Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)Financial Conduct Authority
25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf
For the attention of: Laura McKee
E14 5HS London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2070665950
E-mail:
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.fca.gov.uk
Further information can be obtained from: Aon UK Limited
8 Devonshire Square
For the attention of: Andrew Harbut
EC2M 4PL London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 12078820750
E-mail:
Internet address: http://www.aon.com/
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: Aon UK Ltd
8 Devonshire Square
For the attention of: Andrew Harbut
EC2M 4PL London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2078820750
E-mail:
Internet address: http://www.aon.com/
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Aon Ltd
8 Devonshire Square
For the attention of: Andrew Harbut
EC2M 4PL London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2078820750
E-mail:
Internet address: http://www.aon.com/
I.2)Type of the contracting authorityBody governed by public law
I.3)Main activityGeneral public services
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authoritiesThe 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:2014 Contract Notice - Financial Conduct Authority - General Insurance Services excluding Broking Services.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performanceServices
Service category No 6: Financial services a) Insurances services b) Banking and investment services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: London.
NUTS code UKI
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)Insurance services as required by the Financial Conduct Authority (excluding broker services).
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)66510000, 66516000, 66515200, 66512220, 66516500, 66515000, 66500000, 66512100, 66513200, 66515100, 66516100, 66516400, 66512000, 66514110
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.1.8)LotsThis contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
II.1.9)Information about variantsVariants will be accepted: no
II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:Lots 1 - 5: Tenders for insurance risks will be invited on the basis of a three year Long Term Agreement with the option to extend for a further two years. Options for longer term contracts will be considered provided sufficient information is provided by tenderers for the total cost of each option to be assessed.
Lots 6 & 7: These lots are included on a precautionary basis only. The above will apply if they are included in the final tender.
Lots 8 & 9: Tenders will be invited on the basis of a one year contract unless Lots 6 & 7 are included in the final tender.
If the tender forms the basis of Lots 1-9 then tenders for insurance risks will be invited on the basis of a three year Long Term Agreement with the option to extend for a further two years. Options for longer term contracts will be considered provided sufficient information is provided by tenderers for the total cost of each option to be assessed.
Insurers will be permitted to tender for all or some of the risk classes.
II.2.2)Information about optionsOptions: yes
Description of these options: See II.2.1 above.
II.2.3)Information about renewalsThis contract is subject to renewal: no
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Information about lots
Lot No: 1 Lot title: Property & Business Interruption1)Short descriptionProperty Damage & Business Interruption.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)66510000, 66516000, 66515200, 66512220, 66516500, 66515000, 66500000, 66512100, 66513200, 66515100, 66516100, 66516400, 66512000, 66514110
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 2 Lot title: Terrorism1)Short descriptionTerrorism for Property Damage, Business Interruption, Art & Computers.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)66510000, 66516000, 66515200, 66512220, 66516500, 66515000, 66500000, 66512100, 66513200, 66515100, 66516100, 66516400, 66512000, 66514110
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: Computers1)Short descriptionComputers.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)66510000, 66516000, 66515200, 66512220, 66516500, 66515000, 66500000, 66512100, 66513200, 66515100, 66516100, 66516400, 66512000, 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: Fine Art1)Short descriptionFine Art.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)66510000, 66516000, 66515200, 66512220, 66516500, 66515000, 66500000, 66512100, 66513200, 66515100, 66516100, 66516400, 66512000, 66514110
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: Motor Fleet1)Short descriptionMotor Fleet.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)66510000, 66516000, 66515200, 66512220, 66516500, 66515000, 66500000, 66512100, 66513200, 66515100, 66516100, 66516400, 66512000, 66514110
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: Combined Liability1)Short descriptionEmployers Liability & Public Liability - precautionary only as this stage.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)66510000, 66516000, 66515200, 66512220, 66516500, 66515000, 66500000, 66512100, 66513200, 66515100, 66516100, 66516400, 66512000, 66514110
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: Personal Accident & Travel1)Short descriptionPesonal Accident & Travel - precautionary only at this stage.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)66510000, 66516000, 66515200, 66512220, 66516500, 66515000, 66500000, 66512100, 66513200, 66515100, 66516100, 66516400, 66512000, 66514110
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 8 Lot title: Excess Employers Liability1)Short descriptionExcess Employers Liability.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)66510000, 66516000, 66515200, 66512220, 66516500, 66515000, 66500000, 66512100, 66513200, 66515100, 66516100, 66516400, 66512000, 66514110
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 9 Lot title: Excess Public Liability1)Short descriptionExcess Public Liability.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)66510000, 66516000, 66515200, 66512220, 66516500, 66515000, 66500000, 66512100, 66513200, 66515100, 66516100, 66516400, 66512000, 66514110
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:Not applicable.
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:The awarding authority will pay insurance premiums on 1 April 2014 and annually thereafter.
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:Not applicable.
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 registersInformation and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Tender tender is open to insurance companies who must be licensed to transact insurance business in the categories listed in II.1.6 either in the UK or the EC Member State of Domicile.
III.2.2)Economic and financial abilityInformation and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Copy of the last three years Annual Reports & Accounts;
Overview of services provided to the Public Sector over the lat three years;
Standard & Poors of A- or better (or equivalent rating).
III.2.3)Technical capacityInformation and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Details of names and qualifications of employees who would be responsible for delivery of services;
List of other public bodies insured and risk classes involved.
III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts
III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular professionExecution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: yes
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision: The tender is open to insurance companies who are licensed to provide the insurance cover required either in the UK or in the EC Member State of Domicile. Insurers must be authorised by the UK Financial Conduct Authority or equivalent.
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the serviceLegal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedureNegotiated
Some candidates have already been selected (if appropriate under certain types of negotiated procedures) yes
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participateEnvisaged minimum number 3: and maximum number 20
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Insurance companies will be shortlisted using the criteria set out under III.2.1 to III.2.3 above
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogueRecourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated no
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteriaThe 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 auctionAn 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 contractno
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 participate10.1.2014
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 upEnglish.
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 recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
VI.3)Additional informationAIG, ACE European Group, Amlin UK (Summit), Aon Artscope, Aon Crisis Management, Aon Underwriting Managers, Aspen, Aviva, AXA, Brit, Catlin, Chubb, CNA, Ecclesiastical, Equity Red Star, Hiscox, Liberty, Lloyds of London, Mitsui, QBE, Risk Management Partners, Royal & Sun Alliance, Travelers, Tokio Marine, Zurich Municipal
Note: Employers Liability, Public Liability, Personal Accident & Travel covers are all under Long Term Agreement and this notice is precautionary in the event that such agreements are broken.
VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
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:6.12.2013