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Published 27 Oct 2021, 09:34 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ARDENGLEN HOUSING ASSOCIATION -INSURANCE AND RELATED SERVICES 2022

Official notice

Authority: Ardenglen Housing Association Ltd (Housing)

ServicesRestricted procedure
Published estimate£200,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 26 Nov 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Contract is for the provision of general insurance and related services, including claims handling, loss control services and general programme maintenance and advice as required by Ardenglen Housing Association commencing 1 April 2022. A full Summary of Current Cover will be provided with the Invitation to Tender to selected bidders. Bids are invited from suitably qualified insurance brokers and direct providers for the entire scope of services. The procurement will follow the two-stage Restricted Procedure with a pre-qualifying stage based on completed SPDs and bidders will be selected on the basis of their capability, capacity and experience to perform the contract. PLEASE NOTE THIS CONTRACT IS NOT DIVIDED INTO LOTS

  • Recurrence: 36 or 60 months

CPV: Accident insurance services · Contractor's all-risk insurance services · Damage or loss insurance services · Engineering insurance services · Financial loss insurance services · Fire insurance services · General liability insurance services · Insurance brokerage services · Insurance services · Legal insurance and all-risk insurance services · Liability insurance services · Motor vehicle insurance services · +4 more

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The scope of the Contract includes the provision of insurance cover, brokerage…Renewal

The scope of the Contract includes the provision of insurance cover, brokerage services (where applicable), professional advice, claims management and loss control services for property, legal liabilities, engineering insurance and inspection and other general(non-life)

risks as required by Ardenglen Housing Group for a period of 3 years commencing 1.4.2022, with the option to extend by up to a further 2 years at Ardenglen's sole discretion. The contract is NOT divided into lots so bidders are required to bid for the entire scope of services. Bids are invited from suitably qualified and experienced insurance brokers and direct insurers. The Contract will follow the two-stage Restricted Procedure with bidders being selected on the basis of the responses contained in the pre-qualifying SPD. Bidders will be expected have the capability, capacity, financial and economic standing and experience to perform the contract. SPDs must be completed in full with all relevant information supplied. The Contract will be awarded on the basis of Most Economically Advantageous Tender, with specific evaluation criteria detailed within the Invitation To Tender and contract documents. Additional information: A Summary of Ardenglen's current insurances will be made available along with the Invitation to Tender. Bidders are required to submit the appropriate SPD, completed in full in order to be considered for Stage 2 of the procurement. Please do not submit any other information along with the SPD at this stage as this will not be considered nor taken into account in evaluating the SPD.

Delivery: Scotland · Glasgow, Scotland
Extensions: The contract will be for an initial 3 year period with the option to extend for a further two years at Ardenglen Housing Association's sole discretion. Renewal will be sought at the end of the three or five year period.Second stage: 3–6 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
Conditions of participation4
  • Suitability

    As a minimum, you are required to demonstrate:

    1. you are an insurance broker registered with and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority or an insurer authorised /and or regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority indicating the types of insurance/service the bidder is authorised to arrange or provide(See question 4a of SPD)
    2. the financial ability and strength to deliver the programme (see question 4b of SPD),
    3. the governance arrangements of the bidding organisation and where part of a larger Group, the title, positioning and legal status of the bidding organisation within that Group
    4. the ability to provide social landlords with a choice of suitably rated insurers and/or options
    5. a record of successful provision of relevant services to social housing organisations or other organisations that are similar in profile to the contracting authority (see question 4C1 of SPD),
    6. a skilled and competent service team, being client relationship management, technical staff, broking/underwriting expertise, claims managers and risk managers (see question 4C 2-6 of SPD)

    7)your commitment to delivering quality service to Ardenglen, including that provided by any third party contractor employed by you or by the insurers you propose (see question 4D of SPD)

    1. your ability to demonstrate client satisfaction on at least 3 similar contracts,
    2. commitment to corporate and individual professional development defined by the CII or similar professional organisation (see questi…
  • Economic & financial standing

    See questions at 4B of SPD

    Minimum: Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: (1) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional indemnity insurance (minimum of 5m GBP) and Public Liability Insurance (minimum 10m GBP) and Employer's Liability Insuran…
  • Technical & professional ability

    See questions at 4C of SPD

    Minimum: 1)A statement of the bidder's average annual number of staff and managerial staff over the previous 3 years in the part of any Group proposing to deliver the service (2) Details of the educational and professional qualifications of their managerial staff; and those of the person(…
  • Technical & professional ability

    Bidders must be either an insurance broker registered with and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority or an insurer authorised/and or regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority indicating the types of insurance/service the bidder is authorised to arrange or provide

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · 36 or 60 months
First published
27 Oct 2021, 09:34 BST
Last source update
27 Oct 2021, 09:34 BST
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-026861
Classification (CPV)
Accident insurance servicesContractor's all-risk insurance servicesDamage or loss insurance servicesEngineering insurance servicesFinancial loss insurance servicesFire insurance servicesGeneral liability insurance servicesInsurance brokerage servicesInsurance servicesLegal insurance and all-risk insurance services
+6 moreLiability insurance servicesMotor vehicle insurance services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM82)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f05a Find a Tender

Publisher note: Bidders should note that for reasons of confidentiality, full Tender specification and supporting information will be made available only to those Bidders that are selected to proceed to the Invitation to Tender Stage. Sufficient detail is provided within this Contract Notice and within the SPD to enable the Bidder to decide whether to participate in this process. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS CONTRACT IS NOT DIVIDED INTO LOTS NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=671222. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (SC Ref:671222)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
26 Nov 2021, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

27 Oct 2021 → 1 Apr 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    27 Oct 2021, 09:34 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    26 Nov 2021, 15:00 GMT
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    29 Nov 2021
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    1 Apr 2022, 23:59 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ardenglen Housing Association Ltd

Contracting authorityHousingBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities 355 Tormusk Road, Castlemilk, GLASGOW, Scotland, G45 0HFContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body GlasgowContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.