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Published 6 Oct 2023, 15:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CO0377 Insurance Lease Motor & Personal Accident & Business Travel

Official notice

Authority: Essex County Council (Local council)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£2,500,000total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 1 Dec 2023awarded 1 Apr 2024
Awarded to Protector Forsikring ASA (Protector Insurance), Maven Public Sector2 awards
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2027 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2024

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Open Tender completed for Insurance Services for Essex County Council comprising 2 Lots;

Lot 1 Lease Motor

Lot 2 Personal Accident and Business Travel.

Contract for 3 years commencing 1st April 2024 with the option to extend up to an additional 2 years. Tender supported by Aon UK Ltd (the Council's appointed Broker).

The maximum value for both lots (including potential extensions) is £2,500,000.00

CPV: Financial and insurance services · Motor vehicle insurance services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£2,500,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Lease MotorAwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£2,278,000

Insurance Services for Essex County Council for Lease Motor for a period of 3 years with the option to extend up to an additional 2 years.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2024 – 31 Mar 2027 (3 yrs)
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: Long term agreement will be for 3 years but there is an option to extend up to an additional 2 years. · Long term agreement will be for 3 years but there will be an option to extend for a further maximum period of 2 years (in one year increments). It is likely that these services would be re-tendered before expiry.Variant bids: allowed
Lot #2Personal Accident and Business TravelAwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£222,000

Insurance Services for Essex County Council for Personal Accident & Business Travel for a

period of 3 years with the option to extend up to an additional 2 years.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2024 – 31 Mar 2027 (3 yrs)
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: Long term agreement will be for 3 years but there is an option to extend up to an additional 2 years. · Long term agreement will be for 3 years but there will be an option to extend for a further maximum period of 2 years (in one year increments). It is likely that these services would be re-tendered before expiry.Variant bids: 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
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Price: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/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
Yes
First published
6 Oct 2023, 15:08 BST
Last source update
11 Apr 2024, 15:39 BST
Award evaluation window
1 Dec 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN687058
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-011825
Classification (CPV)
Financial and insurance servicesMotor vehicle insurance services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0408ab Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
1 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
1 Dec 2023, 12:05 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Dec 2023 → 11 Apr 2024 · 5 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    1 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    1 Dec 2023, 12:05 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    1 Apr 2024, 23:59 BST
  5. Notice published
    11 Apr 2024, 15:39 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    11 Apr 2024, 15:39 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Bids received 8
Contracts signed 2latest 1 Apr 2024

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Lease Motor5bids · 5 electronic0—£1,260,000 – £2,278,000
2 · Personal Accident and Business Travel3bids · 3 electronic0—£123,000 – £222,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Essex County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, East of England, CM1 1QHContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Court of JusticeReview body Strand LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.