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Published 20 Sept 2021, 14:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Fife Housing Group - Insurance and Related Services 2022

Official notice

Authority: Fife Housing Group (Housing)

ServicesRestricted procedure
Published estimate£500,000exc. VAT17.1% above published estimate
Submissions closed 25 Oct 2021awarded 17 Jan 2022
Awarded to Marsh Ltd

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 Fife Housing Group commencing 31 January 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.

  • 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 expenses insurance services · Legal insurance and all-risk insurance services · Liability insurance services · +5 more

The lotProcurement structure

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

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)

insurances as required by Fife Housing Group for a period of 3 years commencing 31.1.2022, with the option to extend by up to a further 2 years at FHG'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.

Delivery: Scotland · Fife, Scotland
Extensions: The contract will be for an initial 3 year period with the option to extend for a further two years at FHG's sole discretion. Renewal will be sought at the end of the three or five year period.Second stage: 4–6 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
How bids were scored
Quality: 45%Price: 55%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Response to Tender specification: 15%
  • Resources: 20%
  • Governance: 10%
  • Cost and Value for Money: 55%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Response to Tender specification: 15
  • Resources: 20
  • Governance: 10
  • Cost and Value for Money: 55
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 insurers and/or options
    5. a record of successful provision of relevant services to property owners, 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 FHG, 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 questions…
  • 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
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 55 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5.5 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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted 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 · 36 or 60 months
First published
20 Sept 2021, 14:55 BST
Last source update
21 Jan 2022, 10:34 GMT
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-001814
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 expenses insurance services
+7 moreLegal insurance and all-risk insurance servicesLiability insurance services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM72)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e297 Find a Tender

Publisher note: (SC Ref:680402)

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

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline
25 Oct 2021, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 Oct 2021 → 1 Feb 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    25 Oct 2021, 15:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    1 Nov 2021
  3. Notice published
    21 Jan 2022, 10:34 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    1 Feb 2022, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 Jan 2022, 10:34 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £585,5001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Jan 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Marsh Ltd£585,500 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 001814-2022-1 · Marsh Ltd

    Signed
    17 Jan 2022
    Value
    £585,500
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Fife Housing Group

Contracting authorityHousingBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities 7 Pitreavie Court, Pitreavie Business Park, Dunfermline, Scotland, KY11 8UUContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Dunfermline Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body DunfermlineContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Marsh LimitedAwarded supplier Ground Floor West, 300 TVP2, , Thames Valley Park Drive, Reading, South East, RG6 1PTContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.