SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1)
NAME, ADDRESSES AND
CONTACT POINT(S)
The British Council
C/O Aon Limited, Somerset House, 47-49 London Road, Surrey
Contact: Stephen Curl
RH1 1TU Redhill
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel. +44 1737783600
E-mail:
[email protected]
Fax +44 1737783702
Internet address(es)
General address of the contracting authority
www.britishcouncil.org
Further information can be obtained at: Aon Limited
Somerset House, 47-49 London Road
Attn: Stephen Curl
RH1 1LU Redhill
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel. +44 1737783600
E-mail:
[email protected]
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for
competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained
at:
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to:
I.2)
TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING
AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES
Body governed by public law
Other Registered Charity
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
Liability Insurance Programme effective 1.9.2010.
II.1.2)
Type of contract and
location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category: No 6 A
NUTS code UKI1
II.1.3)
The notice involves
A public contract
II.1.4)
Information on framework
agreement
II.1.5)
Short description of the
contract or purchase(s)
The provision of a Global General Public Liability, Employers'
Liability, Professional Indemnity, Trustees Liability including
Directors' and Officers' Liability & Pension Fund Trustees Liability
insurance programme. Lots as detailed in Annex B.
II.1.6)
Common procurement
vocabulary (CPV)
66510000, 66516000, 66516400,
66516500
II.1.7)
Contract covered by the
Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
Yes
II.1.8)
Division into lots
Yes
tenders should be submitted for one or more lots
II.1.9)
Variants will be
accepted
Yes
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 options to extend for a further
two years. Options for longer term contracts will be considered provided
sufficient information is provided by tenders for the total cost of
each option to be assessed.
To provide options which represents the best value for the Council
throughout the duration of the contract for the following classes of
insurance:
General Public Liability; Employers Liability: Professional
Indemnity; Charity Trustees Indemnity including D&O; Pension Fund
Trustee Indemnity.
To hold covered in accordance with the Council's instructions
through our Brokers and maintain the cover and deal with any Mid term
adjustments, anywhere in the world.
To deal with and settle any claims that may arise, anywhere in the
world.
To provide any Management Reports that the Council or its Brokers
may require.
To keep the Council informed of any developments which have or may
have an impact on the programme.
The covers are to be operative worldwide in respect of the
territories the Council currently operate in or may operate in the
future.
Full Employers Liability will not extend to include locally
engaged staff; however it will need to provide cover for all employees
who are working overseas on UK payroll or UK contract terms. Residual EL
cover should be included in the review for locally engaged staff.
II.2.2)
Options
Yes
description of these options: Option 1 Fully insured - small
excess.
Option 2: Fully insured - significant excess (other than Bodily
injury claims).
Option 3. Partially insured - (substantial excess or other
options) but fully serviced in respect of Assistance Help Line, Claims
Management and Administration.
II.3)
DURATION OF THE CONTRACT
OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION
Starting 1.9.2010. Completion 31.8.2013
INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS
LOT NO: 001 TITLE Global General Public Liability,
Employers' Liability insurance programme
1)
SHORT DESCRIPTION
The provision of a Global General Public Liability and Employers'
Liability insurance programme.
2)
COMMON PROCUREMENT
VOCABULARY (CPV)
66510000, 66516000, 66516400
3)
QUANTITY OR SCOPE
4)
INDICATION ABOUT
DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR STARTING/COMPLETION
5)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ABOUT LOTS
LOT NO: 002 TITLE Professional Indemnity, Trustees
Liability including Directors' and Officers' Liability & Pension
Fund Trustees Liability insurance programme
1)
SHORT DESCRIPTION
The provision of a Professional Indemnity, Trustees Liability
including Directors' and Officers' Liability & Pension Fund Trustees
Liability insurance programme.
2)
COMMON PROCUREMENT
VOCABULARY (CPV)
66510000, 66516000, 66516500
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
III.1.2)
Main financing
conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant
provisions regulating them
III.1.3)
Legal form to be taken
by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded
III.1.4)
Other particular
conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject
Yes
Each supplier will be required to become jointly and severally
liable for the contract before acceptance.
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
requirements are met: This tender is open to insurance companies who
must be licensed to transact business in the categories listed in II.1.6
either in the UK or the EU Member State of domicile and they must be
authorised and Regulated by the Financial Services Authority or EU
Equivalent.
Worldwide representation or network or access to quality network.
III.2.2)
Economic and financial
capacity
III.2.3)
Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if
requirements are met:
Details of names and qualifications of employees who would be
responsible for delivery of services, including a description of their
experience in handling global insurance programmes, including a list of
other public sector bodies insured especially those involved
internationally and the risk classes involved.
Detailed information relating to the methods/procedures for
instructions to overseas offices and monitoring of overseas office
performance.
III.2.4)
Reserved contracts
No
III.3)
CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO
SERVICES CONTRACTS
III.3.1)
Execution of the service
is reserved to a particular profession
No
III.3.2)
Legal entities 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
Candidates have already been selected No
IV.1.2)
Limitations on the
number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
Envisaged number of operators 003
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)
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
IV.3.4)
Time-limit for receipt
of tenders or requests to participate
7.4.2010 - 09:00
IV.3.5)
Date of dispatch of
invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
3.5.2010
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
IV.3.8)
Conditions for opening
tenders
Date: 8.6.2010
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1)
THIS IS A RECURRENT
PROCUREMENT
No
VI.2)
CONTRACT RELATED TO A
PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS
No
VI.3)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
VI.4)
PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1)
Body responsible for
appeal procedures
VI.4.2)
Lodging of appeals
VI.4.3)
Service from which
information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)
DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS
NOTICE:
26.3.2010