Insurance Contract Tender 2013
East Lindsey District Council is looking for insurance company services in respect of the following: Public Liability Employers Liability Professional Indemnity Fidelity Guarantee Officials Indemnity Property Insurance All Risks Business Interruption Computer Insurance.
UK-Spalding: Insurance services
2013/S 003-003289
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
South Holland District Council
Council Offices Priory Way
Contact point(s): Insurance Officer
PE11 2XE Spalding
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1775764797
E-mail: insurance@compasspointbusiness.co.uk
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.sholland.gov.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)
Section II: Object of the contract
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: Council Offices, Priory Way, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 2XE.
NUTS code UKF30
66510000, 66516000, 66515200, 66516500, 66514110, 66513100, 66515410, 66519200
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
Description of these options: A minimum of one year duration – offers of longer term agreements for three years, three plus two years, will be considered.
Number of possible renewals: Range: between 1 and 5
Information about lots
Lot No: 1 Lot title: Combined Liability Insurance Services
66516000
66515200
66513100
66514110
66512100, 66515410
Range: between 1 500 and 26 000 GBP
66519200
66515410
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
2. English Law 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 For Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. 4. is bankrupt or is being wound up, where his affairs are being administered by the court, where he has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where he has suspended business activities or is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations;
5. is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order for compulsory winding up or administration by the court or of an arrangements with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under national laws and regulations.
6. has been convicted by a judgment which has the force of res judicata in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of the offence concerning his professional conduct;
7. has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contracting authorities can demonstrate; 8 has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority.
9. has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;
10. is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under this Section or has not supplied such information;
11 has been the subject of a conviction for participation in a criminal organization, as defined in Article 2(1) of Council Joint Action 98/733/JHA 12 has been the subject of a conviction for corruption, as defined in Article 3 of the Council Act of 26.5.1972 and Article
3(1) of Council Joint Action 98/742/JHA3 respectively;
13. has been the subject of a conviction for fraud within the meaning of Article 1 of the Convention relating to the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities; 14 has been the subject of a conviction for money laundering, as defined in Article 1 of Council Directive 91/308/EEC of 10.6.1991 on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering.
Evidence of the the educational and professional qualifications of the of the supplier, its staff and the persons responsible for providing the services.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
Chartered Insurer.
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision: The suppliers must be authorised to carry on business in the relevant classes of insurance contracts as listed in this contract notice in accordance with the provisions of the Insurance Companies Act 1982 and modifications thereof as well as the requirments of the Financial Services Authority or equivalent. The tender is open to insurance companies who are licenced to provide the insurance required either in the UK or ECmember state of domicile.
Section IV: Procedure
Some candidates have already been selected (if appropriate under certain types of negotiated procedures) yes
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Market Availability – All preselected candidates will be issued a copy of the ITT. Any insurer who registers an interest via email will be provided with a copy of the ITT.
Section VI: Complementary information
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 3 years.
The following insurer’s have been preselected but this does not preclude other Insurance Companies from requesting participation: Aviva London UK; Zurich Financial Services Farnborough UK; Chartis Manchester UK; Travelers Insurance Company Redhill UK; QBE Leeds, Markel Leeds UK, Aspen Insurance Company UK London; Ecclesiastical Insurance Company Manchester ; Bureau Veritas Manchester; HSB Haughton Manchester; Amlin@Lloyds London; ACE Leeds; MAPS Southport ; Allianz Leeds; Liverpool ACE Leeds Chaucer@Lloyds The tender is for insurance contracts provided by insurance companies or providers of Engineering Inspection Services and not for the services of an insurance intermediary. Please note that any insurer or provider of Engineering Inspections services that has exclusive arrangements with any broker/agent is still required to respond to this advertisement.
South Holland District Council
Council Offices Priory Way
PE11 2XE Spalding
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1775764797
Internet address: www.sholland.gov.uk
Applicants have 2 working days from notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period.
Such additional information should be requested from the address in 1.1 if an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successful resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) 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 promptly (generally within 3 months). Where a contract has not been entered into the court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may only award damages.