St.Helens Council - 2013 Insurance Tender excluding broking services
Contract notice
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
St. Helens Council
Procurement, 3rd Floor, Wesley House, Corporation Street
For the attention of: Phil Pokato
WA10 1HF St Helens
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.sthelens.gov.uk
Further information can be obtained from: Aon UK Limited
40 Spring Gardens
For the attention of: Dave Worthington
M2 1EN Manchester
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1616872164
E-mail:
Internet address: http://www.aon.com/
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The Chest
UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: www.the-chest.org.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The Chest
UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: www.the-chest.org.uk
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.3)Main activity
General public services
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
St.Helens Council - 2013 Insurance Tender excluding broking services
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 6: Financial services a) Insurances services b) Banking and investment services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: St. Helens.
Service category No 6: Financial services a) Insurances services b) Banking and investment services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: St. Helens.
NUTS code UKD51
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The notice involves a public contract
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
St. Helens Council - 2013 Insurance Tender excluding broking services.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
66510000, 66515200, 66516500, 66516000, 66515000, 66515100, 66515411, 66516100, 66514110, 66519200, 66513000, 66516400, 66512000, 66514150, 66518300, 66519500
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.1.8)Lots
This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
II.1.9)Information about variants
II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
Tenders for insurance risks will be invited on the basis of a three year Long Term Agreement with the option to extend for a further two years with a second option to extend for a further two years. Insurers will be permitted to tender for all or some of the risk classes.
II.2.2)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.3)Information about renewals
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Duration in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)
Information about lots
Lot No: 1 Lot title: Property Damage and Business Interruption1)Short description
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
66515200, 66515000, 66515100
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 2 Lot title: Casualty Programme
1)Short description
Employers' Liability / Public Liability / Products Liability / Officials' Indemnity / Professional Indemnity.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
66516000, 66516500, 66516400
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 3 Lot title: Motor Fleet Insurance
1)Short description
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
66514110, 66516100
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 4 Lot title: Contract Works
1)Short description
Contract Works.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
66513200
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 5 Lot title: Computer Insurance
1)Short description
Computer Insurance.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
66515000, 66515100, 66519200, 66515200
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 6 Lot title: Fidelity Guarantee Insurance
1)Short description
Fidelity Guarantee Insurance.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
66515411
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 7 Lot title: Group Personal Accident and Travel
1)Short description
Group Personal Accident and Travel.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
66512000
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 8 Lot title: Engineering Insurance and Statutory Inspection
1)Short description
Engineering Insurance and Statutory Inspection.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
66519200
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 9 Lot title: Claims Handling
1)Short description
Claims Handling.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
66519200, 66518300, 66519500
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
Not applicable.
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
The awarding authority will pay insurance premiums at renewal and annually thereafter.
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Joint and Several Liability.
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
III.2)Conditions for participation
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: This tender is open to insurance companies who must be licensed to transact insurance business in the categories listed in II.1.6 either in the UK or the EU Member State of domicile.
Insurance companies or claims handlers must be authorised by the UK Financial Services Authority or equivalent.
Insurance companies or claims handlers must be authorised by the UK Financial Services Authority or equivalent.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Standard & Poor's (or equivalent rating) for insurance companies.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
List of other Public Sector bodies insured and the risk classes involved.
List of other Public Sector bodies where you provide claims handling services.
Overview of services provided to the Public Sector over the last three years.
List of other Public Sector bodies insured and the risk classes involved.
List of other Public Sector bodies where you provide claims handling services.
Overview of services provided to the Public Sector over the last three years.
III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts
III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: yes
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision: This tender is open to insurance companies who must be licensed to transact insurance business in the categories listed in II.1.6 either in the UK or the EU Member State of domicile.
Insurance companies or claims handlers must be authorised by the UK Financial Services Authority or equivalent.
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision: This tender is open to insurance companies who must be licensed to transact insurance business in the categories listed in II.1.6 either in the UK or the EU Member State of domicile.
Insurance companies or claims handlers must be authorised by the UK Financial Services Authority or equivalent.
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: yes
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Negotiated
Some candidates have already been selected (if appropriate under certain types of negotiated procedures) yes
Some candidates have already been selected (if appropriate under certain types of negotiated procedures) yes
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Insurance companies will be short-listed using the criteria set out under III.2.1 to III.2.3 above.
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated no
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
27.3.2013
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
27.3.2013
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
English.
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
until: 1.7.2013
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 8.5.2013
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes
Additional information about authorised persons and opening procedure: All submission will be opened in accordance with St.Helens Council Contract Procedure Rules (available on request).
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes
Additional information about authorised persons and opening procedure: All submission will be opened in accordance with St.Helens Council Contract Procedure Rules (available on request).
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.3)Additional information
ACE Europe, AIG Europe Ltd, Allianz, Amlin, Aspen, AUM,Aviva, AXA, Beazley, Brit, Bureau Veritas, Catlin, Chubb, CNA, DAS Legal Services, Ecclesiastical, Equity, Generali Global, Groupama, Hiscox, HSB Haughtons, Liberty, Lloyds of London, MAPS, Markel, Mitsui, Navigators & General, Opus, QBE, Risk Management Partners, Royal & Sun Alliance, TopMark, Travelers,Tokio Marine, W R Berkley, XL, Zurich Municipal, Garwyn, Cunningham Lindsey, GAB Robins.
VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
St. Helens Council
UNITED KINGDOM
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
St. Helens Council
UNITED KINGDOM
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
22.2.2013