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Published 26 Oct 2023, 16:21 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Insurance Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: River Clyde Homes

ServicesOpen procedure
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 19 Jan 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The River Clyde Homes Group (RCHG) are seeking to employ a suitably experienced and competent Insurance Firm, or broker, to provide annual Insurance cover for the elements stated below:

Property Stock

Group Personal Accident

Combined Liability

Crime

Office & Computer Combined

Motor

Contract Works

Professional Indemnity

Engineering

Cyber Liability

Detailed information in relation to RCHG’s requirements for each schedule are provided at Appendix F.

Supporting information (claims experience, plant lists, motor vehicles info, etc) to enable tenderers to provide a robust bid is provided at Appendix G.

The successful bidder will be expected to provide general guidance and advice on insurance and risk management issues, and keep RCHG up to date with relevant technical and legislative developments

  • Recurrence: October 2027

CPV: Damage or loss insurance services · Financial and insurance services · General liability insurance services · Insurance brokerage services · Insurance consultancy services · Insurance services · Motor vehicle insurance services · Motor vehicle liability insurance services · Professional liability insurance services · Property insurance services · Risk management insurance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Renewal
Delivery: Scotland · Inverclyde
Extensions: The contract will run for an initial 3-year period. RCH may wish, at its sole discretion, to extend any resultant agreement for a further 12 month period subject to the agreement of the successful bidder.Variant 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: 25%Price: 75%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Methodology & Approach: 10%
  • Key Performance Indicators: 5%
  • Community Benefits: 5%
  • Fair Work First: 5%
  • price: 75%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Methodology & Approach: 10.00%
  • Key Performance Indicators: 5.00%
  • Community Benefits: 5.00%
  • Fair Work First: 5.00%
  • Data Protection: Pass/Fail
  • Price: 75%
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    It is a requirement that companies must hold a current registration with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for insurance distribution services.

  • Economic & financial standing

    SPD Question 4B.5.1a

    It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

    Professional Risk Indemnity Insurance = 5m GBP

    SPD Question 4B.5.1b

    It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

    Employers Liability Insurance = 5m GBP

    4B.5.2

    It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

    Public Liability Insurance = 5m GBP

    4B.6

    The bidder’s company name and registration number will be used to obtain a financial risk assessment report from Dun & Bradstreet. Only companies, that are deemed to be financially stable by RCH’s Finance Department, on the strength of their financial report will be eligible to be a party to the contract. It is the tenderers responsibility to ensure that the information held by Dun & Bradstreet is up to date at the time of submission. If you prefer to have this assessment carried out in respect of a guarantor, such as an ultimate parent body, then you may elect for this option and details of the guarantor should be provided. Bidders should provide their company registration number in the space provided in the SPD.

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 75 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7.5 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
Open 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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · October 2027
First published
26 Oct 2023, 16:21 BST
Last source update
6 Dec 2023, 11:42 GMT
Award evaluation window
27 Nov 2023 – …
Authority reference
RCH589
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-035912
Classification (CPV)
Damage or loss insurance servicesFinancial and insurance servicesGeneral liability insurance servicesInsurance brokerage servicesInsurance consultancy servicesInsurance servicesMotor vehicle insurance servicesMotor vehicle liability insurance servicesProfessional liability insurance servicesProperty insurance services
+1 moreRisk management insurance services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM83)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040f5f Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

The contract will be subject to formal Key Performance Indicators which are detailed within the attached tender document.

Publisher note: Tenders must be submitted electronically via the Public Contracts Scotland (PCS) Electronic Tender Post Box. Any response not submitted via the post box will not be considered. Any questions in relation to the tender must be raised via the 'Question & Answer' function of the PCS website. Tenderers should ensure they read and understand the SPD guidance document attached to the contract notice prior to submitting a bid. 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=748638. 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. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Bidders are required to set out what specific, tangible, community benefits they will bring to the Inverclyde area in the event of a successful bid. The response may address but is not limited to, targeted recruitment & training; equal opportunities; supply-chain initiatives; environmental initiatives (recycling), community consultation; contributions to education; the promotion of social enterprises; and resources for community initiatives. These benefits must be specific to this contract and not part of a wider Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme. 5.00% of the total tender score will be allocated for this award criterion. (SC Ref:748638)

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
19 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
27 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

27 Nov 2023 → 19 Jan 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Bids opened
    27 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Notice published
    6 Dec 2023, 11:42 GMT
  3. Submission deadline
    19 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Nov 2023
  1. Deadline moved to 6 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
    10 Nov 2023, 15:58 GMT
    +9 days · was 27 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Deadline moved to 19 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
    6 Dec 2023, 11:42 GMT
    +44 days · was 6 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 2 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.227 Nov 20236 Dec 2023+9 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.727 Nov 20236 Dec 2023+9 d
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.26 Dec 202319 Jan 2024+44 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.76 Dec 202319 Jan 2024+44 d

To allow more information to be provided in order to enable robust bids. Kind regards, Procurement Team, RCH.

RCH is currently gathering further information to allow companies to submit a more robust response. Kind regards, Procurement Team, RCH.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

River Clyde Homes

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities Clyde View, 22 Pottery Street, Greenock, Scotland, PA15 2UZContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Greenock Sheriff Court House,Review body Greenock

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria