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Published 13 Mar 2024, 14:02 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Award for Provision of Various Commercial Insurance Policies for Gas Network Operator - 2024

Official notice

Authority: Phoenix Energy Group Ltd (Public body)

16 lotsServicesNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Published estimate£950,000total for 16 lots
Submissions closed 12 Apr 2024awarded 15 Jul 2024
Lots 16see the lot list below

What is being bought16 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Utility requires a number of insurance policies to cover the various aspects of it's business operations.

CPV: Financial and insurance services · General liability insurance services · Insurance services

Lots and requirements (16)Procurement structure

16 lots · all with a published value (£945,250 together)
Lot #1Combined LiabilityAwardedRenewalPublished value£125,000

Combined Liability Insurance

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland
Extensions: The initial term shall be 12 months albeit this may be extended subject to agreement.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Excess Public and Products LiabilityAwardedRenewalPublished value£60,000

Excess Public and Products liability Insurances - GBP 25m/ 10m and 35m/ 25m

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland
Extensions: The initial term shall be for 12 months albeit this may be extended subject to agreement.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Excess Public and Products LiabilityAwardedRenewalPublished value£40,000

Excess Public and Products Liability Insurance

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland
Extensions: The initial terms shall be 12 months albeit this may be extended subject to agreement.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Motor FleetAwardedRenewalPublished value£80,000

Motor Fleet Insurance

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland
Extensions: The initial term shall be 12 months albeit this may be subject to agreement.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #5Property InsuranceAwardedRenewalPublished value£10,000

Property Insurance

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland
Extensions: The initial terms shall be 12 months albeit this may be extended subject to agreement.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #6Engineering & Inspection InsuranceCancelledRenewalPublished value£750

Engineering & Inspection Insurance

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland
Extensions: The initial term shall be for 12 months albeit this may be extended subject to agreement.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #7Business Interruption InsuranceCancelledRenewalPublished value£450,000

Business Interruption Insurance

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland
Extensions: The initial term shall be 12 months albeit this may be extended subject to agreement.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #8Personal Accident & TravelCancelledRenewalPublished value£5,000

Travel Insurance

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland
Extensions: The initial term shall be for 12 months albeit this may be extended subject to agreement.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #9Computer InsuranceCancelledRenewalPublished value£4,000

Computer Insurance

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland
Extensions: The initial term shall be 12 months albeit this may be extended through subsequent agreement.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #10Terrorism InsuranceAwardedRenewalPublished value£6,000

Insurance against acts of terrorism

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland
Extensions: The initial term shall be 12 months albeit this period may be extended through subsequent agreement.Second stage: up to 6 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #11Management LiabilityAwardedRenewalPublished value£58,000

Management Liability Insurance

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland
Extensions: The initial term shall be 12 months albeit this period may be extended through subsequent agreement.Second stage: up to 6 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #12Excess Management Liability - 5mAwardedRenewalPublished value£35,000

Excess Management Liability - 5m GBP

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland
Extensions: The initial term shall be 12 months albeit this may be extended through subsequent agreement.Second stage: up to 6 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #13Excess Management Liability 5m/ 10mCancelledRenewalPublished value£23,000

Excess Management Liability - 5m/ 10m

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland
Extensions: The initial term shall be 12 months albeit this may be extended through subsequent agreement.Second stage: up to 6 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #14Excess Management Liability 5m/ 15mCancelledRenewalPublished value£17,000

Excess Management Liability 5m/ 15m

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland
Extensions: The initial term shall be 12 months albeit this may be extended through subsequent agreement.Second stage: up to 6 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #15Insurance Against CrimeAwardedRenewalPublished value£28,000

Insurance Against Crime

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland
Extensions: The initial term shall be 12 months albeit this period may be extended through agreement.Second stage: up to 6 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #16Professional Indemnity InsuranceRenewalPublished value£3,500

Professional Indemnity Insurance for Downstream Engineering area of the Group.

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland
Extensions: The initial term shall be 12 months albeit this period may be extended through subsequent agreement.Second stage: up to 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
Legal form for consortia
Offers from consortia are welcome.
Shortlisting
Parties who wish to obtain further information on the project may access the tender summary document on e-sourcingni. bravosolution.co.uk - project_28067. Those interested parties that then wish to be considered for inclusion in the tender process must first express their interest by writing to [email protected] stating which particular Lot (one or more) that they wish to be considered for. Expressions of interest must be received by no later than 16:00hrs on the 12.04.2024. A tender process shall follow for each insurance category (Lot) from which the most economically advantageous offer shall be determined. This determination shall be based upon the tender return and subsequent negotiations - albeit not all tendering organisations shall be invited to proceed to the negotiation stage.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
13 Mar 2024, 14:02 GMT
Last source update
23 Aug 2024, 11:24 BST
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-027012
Classification (CPV)
Financial and insurance servicesGeneral liability insurance servicesInsurance services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044827 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

Payment terms shall be agreed with the successful Tenderer(s).

Contract terms
Performance terms

As stated in the tender documentation and/ or agreed through subsequent negotiations.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Phoenix will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to all participating entities. The standstill period provides time for

unsuccessful participating entities to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (as amended) 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 (Northern Ireland).

Publisher note: Contract(s) is/ are being procured competitively in accordance with the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (as amended). The procedure to be followed for this procurement is the negotiated procedure. The costs of responding to this notice and participation in the process will be borne by each participating entity. All discussions and correspondence will be deemed strictly subject to contract until a formal contract is entered into. Any subsequent formal contract(s) shall not be binding until they have been signed and dated by the duly authorised representatives of each of the participating Parties.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
12 Apr 2024, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Deposits and guarantees
Not applicable.
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Apr 2024 → 23 Aug 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    12 Apr 2024, 16:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    19 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    23 Aug 2024, 11:24 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    23 Aug 2024, 11:24 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 14
Contracts signed 14latest 15 Jul 2024

14 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

  • Combined Liability · supplier not published

    Signed
    15 Jul 2024
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Terrorism Insurance · supplier not published

    Signed
    15 Jul 2024
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Management Liability · supplier not published

    Signed
    15 Jul 2024
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Excess Management Liability 5m/ 5m · supplier not published

    Signed
    15 Jul 2024
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Excess Management Liability 5m/ 10m and 5m/ 15m · supplier not published

    Signed
    15 Jul 2024
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Insurance Against Crime · supplier not published

    Signed
    15 Jul 2024
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Excess Public and Products Liability 25m/ 10m & 35m/ 25m · supplier not published

    Signed
    15 Jul 2024
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Excess Public and Products Liability 90m/60m · supplier not published

    Signed
    15 Jul 2024
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Motor Fleet Insurance · supplier not published

    Signed
    15 Jul 2024
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Property Insurance · supplier not published

    Signed
    15 Jul 2024
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Engineering & Inspection Insurance

    Signed
    15 Jul 2024
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Business Interruption Insurance

    Signed
    15 Jul 2024
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Personal Accident & Travel

    Signed
    15 Jul 2024
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Computer Insurance

    Signed
    15 Jul 2024
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Phoenix Energy Group Ltd

Contracting authorityPublic bodyProduction, transport and distribution of gas and heat 197 Airport Road West, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT3 9EDContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of Justice in Northern IrelandReview body BelfastContact email
Process and specification contact points (1)
  • Marsh LtdProcess contact point Belfast, Northern IrelandContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria