Tender: UK-Motherwell: insurance services

UK-Motherwell: insurance services

2010/S 39-057653

CONTRACT NOTICE

Services

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

• I.1)NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S):

  North Lanarkshire Council, Dalziel Building 7 Scott Street, Attn: Alan Scougall, Motherwell ML1 1SX, UNITED KINGDOM. Tel. +44 1698403945. E-mail: [email protected]. Fax +44 1698403007.

  Internet address(es):

  General address of the contracting authority: www.northlan.gov.uk.

  Further information can be obtained at: Marsh Limited, 3rd Floor, Kelburn House, Mosley Street, Attn: Jayne Pinnell, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1YE, UNITED KINGDOM. Tel. +44 1912223223. E-mail: [email protected]. Fax +44 1912223210.

  Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at: Marsh Limited, 3rd Floor, Kelburn House, Mosley Street, Attn: Jayne Pinnell, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1YE, UNITED KINGDOM. Tel. +44 1912223223. E-mail: [email protected]. Fax +44 1912223210.

  Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: North Lanarkshire Council, Dalziel Buildings 7 Scott Street, Attn: Alan Scougall, Motherwell ML1 1SX, UNITED KINGDOM. Tel. +44 1698403945. E-mail: [email protected]. Fax +44 1698403007.

• I.2)TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:

  Regional or local authority.

  Housing and community amenities.

  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:

  Tender for Property Insurance - Right to Buy.

• II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

  Services.

  Service category: No 6.

  NUTS code: UKM36.

II.1.3)The notice involves:

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement:

• II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s):

  Tender for Property Insurance - Right to Buy.

• II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):

  66510000, 66515200, 66515100, 66515000.

• 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: 15.5.2010. Completion: 15.5.2013.

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:

  Insurance Carriers will be required to demonstrate a high degree of Financial Security and be willing to submit their last three years Report and Accounts.

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:

• 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: 1. Insurance Carriers should be recognised Insurers authorised to write the classes of business listed above in accordance with all relevant legislation.

  2. Scottish Law and Jurisdiction will apply during the negotiations held prior to the award of the insurance contracts, the contracts themselves and their performance.

  3. Potential suppliers may be asked to produce a Certificate issued by the appropriate Insurance Regulatory Authority indicating the types of insurance the Insurers are authorised to provide and must comply with the Department of Trade and Industry Regulations.

• III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity:

  Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: When requested, Insurers must be willing to produce:-.

  — A Certificate issued or counter-signed by at least three Local Authority clients (together with details of the policy dates and premiums paid) showing evidence of the Insurers last three years experience in writing the classes of business referred to.

  — Evidence of adequate Risk Management facilities and ability to provide a high quality claims handling service.

  — Draft policy documents and wordings, proposal forms, risk improvement requirements or similar on which their tenders are dependent or which will form the basis of contracts.

• III.2.3)Technical capacity:

  Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:

  As specified in the Tender Presentation Document.

III.2.4)Reserved contracts:

• III.3)CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
• III.3.1)Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:

  Yes.

  Insurers must be authorised to carry on business in the relevant classes of insurance listed in this notice in accordance with the provisions of the Insurance Companies Act 1982 and any other statutory modifications thereof.

III.3.2)Legal entities should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service:

SECTION IV: PROCEDURE

• IV.1)TYPE OF PROCEDURE
• IV.1.1)Type of procedure:

  Accelerated negotiated.

• IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate:

  Envisaged minimum number: 4. Maximum number: 6

  Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Six Markets have been pre-selected however, responses from other Markets will also be considered.

IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue:

• 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 or descriptive document:

  Payable documents: no.

• IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:

  12.3.2010 - 12:00.

IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates:

• 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:

  Royal & Sun Alliance.

  Zurich Municipal Insurance.

  Ocaso.

  Primary Social Housing.

  Ecclesiastical.

  Fortis Insurance Ltd.

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:

  23.2.2010.