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Published 2 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Insurance Brokerage Services

Official notice

Authority: Belfast City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Awarded value£90,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 4 Oct 2021awarded 29 Oct 2021
Awarded to Abbey Bond Lovis Ltd (previously Willis Towers Watson Ireland Ltd)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Belfast City Council is awarding a contract for the services of an insurance broker to negotiate and arrange comprehensive and cost effective insurances which are tailored to the special needs of a local authority.

CPV: Insurance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Extensions: The contract shall be for the period from 1 November 2021 until 31 October 2022, with the option of renewal for a further year until 31 October 2023, at the discretion of the Council.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: 60Price: 80
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality Criteria: 60
  • Price: 40
  • price: 40
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality Criteria: 60
  • Price: 40
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 80 of 140 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
2 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
Last source update
8 Nov 2021, 22:45 GMT
Award evaluation window
4 Oct 2021 – …
Authority reference
T2192
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-028005
Classification (CPV)
Insurance services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
4 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
4 Oct 2021, 12:05 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 Oct 2021 → 8 Nov 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    4 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    4 Oct 2021, 12:05 BST
  3. Notice published
    8 Nov 2021, 22:45 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Nov 2021, 22:45 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £90,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Oct 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Abbey Bond Lovis Ltd (previously Willis Towers Watson Ireland Ltd)£90,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Belfast City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 9 - 21 Adelaide Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT2 8DJContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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