SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1)
NAME,
ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S)
Tamworth Borough Council acting as procurement lead for
the Collaborative Insurance Procurement
Marmion House Lichfield St
Contact: Procurement Team
Attn: Roger Bennett
B79 7BZ Tamworth Staffs
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel. +44 1827709246
E-mail:
[email protected]
Fax +44 1827709229
Internet address(es)
General address of the contracting authority
www.tamworth.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile
www.in-tendhost.co.uk/tamworthbc
Further information can be obtained at: Heath Lambert
27-35 Fleet Street
Contact: Heath Lambert
Attn: Tim Devine
SN1 1RG Swindon
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel. +44 1793468987
E-mail:
[email protected]
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for
competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained
at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As in
above-mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)
TYPE OF
THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES
Regional or local authority
General public services
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other
contracting authorities Yes
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1)
DESCRIPTION
II.1.1)
Title
attributed to the contract by the contracting authority
10/07 Collaborative insurance
II.1.2)
Type of
contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category: No 6a
NUTS code UKG24
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)
This is a collaborative procurement exercise to purchase insurance
coverage and claims handling services for Tamworth Borough Council and
South Derbyshire District Council. Options will be required for
collaborative purchasing and individual purchasing by the Authorities
involved.
II.1.6)
Common
procurement vocabulary (CPV)
66510000, 66515100, 66516500,
66515400,
66515410,
66514110,
66512000,
66513200,
66516000,
66515000,
66515411,
66513100,
66516100, 66515200
II.1.7)
Contract
covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
No
II.1.8)
Division
into lots
No
II.1.9)
Variants
will be accepted
Yes
II.2)
QUANTITY
OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1)
Total
quantity or scope
II.2.2)
Options
II.3)
DURATION
OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION
Starting 30.9.2010. Completion 29.9.2015
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1)
CONDITIONS
RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1)
Deposits
and guarantees required
None.
III.1.2)
Main
financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the
relevant provisions regulating them
None.
III.1.3)
Legal form
to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is
to be awarded
This contract is open to Insurance Companies registered with the
FSA to transact general insurance business in the UK. Collusion between
insurers is strictly prohibited.
III.1.4)
Other
particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is
subject
Yes
Full details of service standards will be found within the tender
documentation.
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: FSA Registered Insurers only.
III.2.2)
Economic
and financial capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if
requirements are met: Full name, address, telephone number and FSA
registration number. Insurer to evidence Standard & Poors rating A-
or better.
III.2.3)
Technical
capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if
requirements are met:
Length of time established and supplying similar types of
insurance programme for which you have tendered.
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
Yes
Application is open to Insurance Companies regulated by the FSA to
underwrite General Insurance cover in the UK.
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 minimum number 3 maximum number 6
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Candidates will be selected following evaluation of the fully completed
PQQs submitted and in line with the scoring system described at annex 1
to the PQQ document.
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
10/07
IV.3.2)
Previous
publication(s) concerning the same contract
No
IV.3.3)
Conditions
for obtaining specifications and additional documents
Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing
documents 2.6.2010
Payable documents No
IV.3.4)
Time-limit
for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
2.6.2010 - 14:00
IV.3.5)
Date of
dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected
candidates
15.6.2010
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
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
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: This
authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period
at the point that information on the award of the contract is
communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of a
contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contracts
Regulations 2006 (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) provide for
aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a
breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and
Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought within 3 months
generally.
VI.4.3)
Service
from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)
DATE OF
DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:
29.4.2010