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Provision of Insurance related services excluding Brokering Services, to Stockton on Tees Borough Counci including Claims Handling Services

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Stockton-On-Tees Borough Council
Municipal Buildings, Church Road
TS18 1LD Stockton on Tees
UNITED KINGDOM

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.stockton.gov.uk

Electronic access to information: https://www.qtegov.com/procontract/supplier.nsf/frm_home?openForm

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: https://www.qtegov.com/procontract/supplier.nsf/frm_home?openForm

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.3)Main activity
General public services
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Provision of Insurance related services excluding Brokering Services, to Stockton on Tees Borough Counci including Claims Handling Services
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 6: Financial services a) Insurances services b) Banking and investment services

NUTS code UKC11

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The notice involves a public contract
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Insurance services. Pecuniary loss insurance services. Liability insurance services. Property insurance services. Contractor's all-risk insurance services. Financial loss insurance services. Motor vehicle insurance services. Accident and health insurance services. Professional liability insurance services. Insurance claims adjustment services. Provision of Insurance related services including claims handling as outlined below and more fully described in the market presentation to follow.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

66510000, 66515411, 66516000, 66515200, 66513200, 66515410, 66514110, 66512000, 66516500, 66518300

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.1.8)Lots
This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
II.1.9)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: yes
II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
II.2.2)Information about options
II.2.3)Information about renewals
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Information about lots

Lot No: 1 Lot title: Property Insurance Services
1)Short description
Provision of Property Insurance (But Excluding Brokering services) as more fully described in the market presentation.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

66515200

3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
Starting 1.6.2013. Completion 31.5.2016
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 2 Lot title: Liability Insurance Services
1)Short description
Provision of Liability Insurance (but Excluding Brokering Services) as more fully describes in the market presentation.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

66516000

3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 3 Lot title: Motor Insurance
1)Short description
Provision of Motor Insurance (but excluding Brokering Services) as more fully described in the market presentation.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

66514110

3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 4 Lot title: Computer Insurance
1)Short description
Provision of Computer Insurance (but Excluding Brokering Services) as more fully described in the market presentation.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

66515000

3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 5 Lot title: Fidelity Guarantee
1)Short description
Provision of Fidelity Guarantee Insurance (But xcluding Brokering Services) as more fully described in the market presentation.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

66516000

3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 6 Lot title: Personal Accident and Travel
1)Short description
Provision of Personal Accident & Travel Insurance including school journeys (but excluding brokering services) as more fully described in the market presentation.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

66512000

3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 7 Lot title: Claims Handling Service
1)Short description
Provision of Claims Handling Service (but excluding Brokering Service) as more fully described in the market presentation.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

66518300

3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
This lot may not be awarded subject to conditions placed upon claims handling services included in lots 1-6.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
III.2)Conditions for participation
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Organisations must be authorised by the FSA or EU equivalent to carry on business in the relevant classes of insurance as listed in this contract notice and be complying with any requirements set out by such authorisation.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Organisations are expected to be Standard & Poor (or equivalent agency - AM Best, Moody's).
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Rated A- (minus) or better.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Details of experience providing insurance services to Local Authorities of a similar size to Stockton on Tees Borough Council.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
Minimum of 5 years experience.
III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts
III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: yes
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision: Organisations mucs be authorised by the FSA or EU equivalent to carry on business in the relevant classes of Insurance as listed in this contract notice in accordance with the provisions of the Insurance Companies Act 1982, the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and any other statutory modification thereof.
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
competitive dialogue
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
11.3.2013 - 15:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
English.
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.3)Additional information

All correspondence relating to this tender opportunity should be made via the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) Portal. To obtain documents please log onto the NEPO Portal, via www.nepoportal.org and locate the Stockton on Tees Borough Council tender for this provision through the search facility. You will then be required to register your interest in the tender. If you are not registered you will need to complete the free of charge registration process before registering your interest and accessing the documents. Should you experience any technical difficulties please contact the NEPO Helpdesk on +44 1914335949. Once registered, all questions should be addressed via the Q&A; facility on the NEPO portal.

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GO Reference: GO-201328-PRO-4574477.
VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

Stockton-On-Tees Borough Council
Stockton on Tees Borough Council, Municipal Buildings, Church Road
Stockton on Tees
UNITED KINGDOM

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
8.2.2013