Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Tenant Contents Insurance
Authority: The Wheatley Housing Group Limited (Housing)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWheatley Solutions Ltd (WSL) wishes to place a programme of insurance in relation to Tenants Contents insurance to provide low cost and readily available home contents insurance to all tenants and homeowners. The service provider will be required to offer both standard cover and accidental damage cover to tenants and homeowners. Full details are included within the tender documentation.
Wheatley Solutions Limited is the entity that is authorised to conduct insurance intermediary services therefore they are the contracting authority for this purpose.
- Recurrence: Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 2025 if option to extend is not utilised
CPV: Damage or loss insurance services · Financial and insurance services · Insurance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Wheatley Solutions Ltd (WSL) wishes to place a programme of insurance in relation to…Renewal
Wheatley Solutions Ltd (WSL) wishes to place a programme of insurance in relation to Tenants Contents Insurance. Arthur J. Gallagher Insurance Brokers Ltd is managing this procurement in accordance with the Public Contracts Scotland Regulations 2015 ("the regulations") Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 35%
- Cost: 65%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 35%
- Cost: 65%
- Suitability
Tenderers must confirm if they hold the particular authorisation or memberships:
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
It is a mandatory requirement for Tenderers to hold the above membership.
- Economic & financial standing
Tenderers who cannot meet the required level of turnover will be excluded from this tender.
Tenderers are expected to be Standard & Poor's (or equivalent agency A M Best or Moodys) rated A- or better. If the information provided or the clarifications are not satisfactory, the tenderer will be excluded from the tender process.
Should the Tenderer not have the specified insurances at the time of tendering then, the Tenderer must certify in their response that the specified insurance will be obtained.
Minimum: Tenderers are required to have a minimum yearly “specific” turnover of 8000000 GBP for the last 2 years in the business area covered by the contract. Tenderers are expected to be Standard & Poor's (or equivalent agency A M Best or Moodys) rated A- or better. Tenderers must have t… - Technical & professional ability
Tenderers are required to provide 2 examples of services carried out in the past 3 years that demonstrates they have the relevant experience to deliver the services described in the Contract Notice. The services must be of a similar value, size and scope.
Minimum: Unsatisfactory experience will result in exclusion from the tender process.
- Price carries 65 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6.5 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 2025 if option to extend is not utilised
- First published
- 9 Aug 2023, 08:43 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Sept 2023, 15:58 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Sept 2023 – …
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-026230- Accelerated
- To allow sufficient time to notify affected customers
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ee21Find a Tender
Publisher note: Quality Management Procedures The Tenderer must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent) or a documented policy regarding quality management. Health and Safety Procedures The Tenderer must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with ISO 45001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum or the bidder must have a regularly reviewed and documented policy for Health and Safety management. The Tenderer must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a documented policy regarding environmental management. 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=740112. The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason: dont envisage being a requirement The Contracting Authority does not intend to include any community benefit requirements in this contract for the following reason: To ensure premiums secured are competitive 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=729945. 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. (SC Ref:729945)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Sept 2023, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 20 Sept 2023, 09:00 BST
Timeline
5 Sept 2023 → 28 Sept 2023 · 3 dates- Notice published5 Sept 2023, 15:58 BST
- Bids opened20 Sept 2023, 09:00 BST
- Submission deadline28 Sept 2023, 17:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Deadline moved to 28 Sept 2023, 17:00 BST5 Sept 2023, 15:58 BST+9 days · was 19 Sept 2023, 17:00 BST
Published amendments (2 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 19 Sept 2023 | 28 Sept 2023 | +9 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 20 Sept 2023 | 29 Sept 2023 | +9 d |
Q&A Deadline Extension Good morning, Please know the deadline for Q&A has been extended to 5pm on 1st September 2023.
The Client is happy to extend the deadline to 28th September 2023 at 5pm, however cannot extend beyond this due to internal deadlines for Board approval.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.