Group Insurance Contract

Contract for the provision of group insurance and associated services.

United Kingdom-London: Financial and insurance services

2015/S 057-100232

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Peabody
45 Westminster Bridge Road
Contact point(s): The Procurement Department
For the attention of: Jonathan Heyes
SE17JB London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2070214000
E-mail: tender.contracts@peabody.org.uk
Fax: +44 2070214011

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://www.peabody.org.uk

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.3)Main activity

Housing and community amenities

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:

Contract for the provision of group insurance and associated 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: Greater London and Kent.
NUTS code UKI,UKI1,UKI2,UKJ4

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)

Contract for the provision of group insurance and associated services.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

66000000, 66500000, 66510000, 66512000, 66512100, 66512220, 66513000, 66513100, 66514100, 66514110, 66515000, 66515100, 66515200,66515300, 66515400, 66515410, 66515411, 66516000, 66516100, 66516400, 66516500, 66517000, 66517100, 66517300, 66518000, 66518100,66518200, 66518300, 66519200, 66519310, 66519400, 66519500, 66519600

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no

II.1.8)Lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

II.1.9)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 8 000 000 and 11 000 000 GBP

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.3)Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract)

Information about lots

Lot No: 1Lot title: Motor Insurance

1)Short description

Motor Insurance as defined within the specification of requirements provided within the ITT documents.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

3)Quantity or scope

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 500 000 and 800 000 GBP

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract)

5)Additional information about lots

Motor Insurance as defined within the specification of requirements provided within the ITT documents.

Lot No: 2Lot title: Engineering Insurance

1)Short description

Engineering Insurance as defined within the specification of requirements provided within the ITT documents.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

3)Quantity or scope

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 500 000 and 800 000 GBP

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract)

5)Additional information about lots

Engineering Insurance as defined within the specification of requirements provided within the ITT documents.

Lot No: 3Lot title: All Other Insurances

1)Short description

— Property Stock;
— Property Stock — Leasehold;
— Combined Liability;
— Offer Combined;
— Computer;
— Contractors All Risks;
— Crime;
— Group Personal Accident/Travel;
— Professional Indemnity;
— Employment Practices Liability;
— Pest Control Liability.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

3)Quantity or scope

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 7 000 000 and 9 400 000 GBP

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract)

5)Additional information about lots

All other insurances required including:
— Property Stock;
— Property Stock — Leasehold;
— Combined Liability;
— Offer Combined;
— Computer;
— Contractors All Risks;
— Crime;
— Group Personal Accident/Travel;
— Professional Indemnity;
— Employment Practices Liability;
— Pest Control Liability.
As further detailed within the specification of requirements forming part of the ITT documents.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

Peabody may require the successful bidder to provide a performance bond or parent company guarantee.

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

Details of the main conditions of financing and payment will be set out within the Invitation to Tender and Contract Documents if appropriate.

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

The procuring authority reserves the right to require groups of service providers to take a particular legal form, or to require a single service provider to accept primary liability, or to require that each party undertakes joint and several liability.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
Description of particular conditions: The selected service provider may be required to offer a TUPE transfer to any qualifying staff currently engaged with the delivery of the services. The selected service provider will be required to demonstrate that all relevant employees engaged in delivery of the services are qualified to an appropriate level with relevant certification bodies.

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: All respondents will be asked to confirm within their ITT response that none of the conditions set out within Article 45 of Directive 2014/18/EC (As amended) apply to their organisation or expression of interest.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As set out within the ITT.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As set out within the ITT.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
As set out within the ITT.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As set out within the ITT.

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: no

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: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open

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

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)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:

As per the contract title

IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 24.4.2015 – 17:00

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

27.4.2015 – 13:00

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

in days: 120 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no

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

The requirement detailed within this notice is being procured for all current and future Peabody Group companies and subsidiaries.

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
WC2A 2LL London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 207947600

Body responsible for mediation procedures

Royal Courts of Justice
WC2A 2LL London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 207947600

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: In accordance with the requirements of Regulation 32, 32A and Part 9 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006.

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

The Cabinet Office
70 Whitehall
SW1A 2AS London
UNITED KINGDOM

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

18.3.2015