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Tender: UK-Bath: property insurance services

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UK-Bath: property insurance services

2010/S 78-116725

CONTRACT NOTICE

Services

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

  • I.1)
    NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S)

    Attn: Tel. E-mail: Fax Bath Spa University
    Newton Park Newton St Loe
    Jane Silvester
    BA2 9BNBath
    UNITED KINGDOM
    +44 1179065357
    jane.m.silvester@marsh.com
    +44 1179065339

    Internet address(es)

    General address of the contracting authority http://www.bathspa.ac.uk

    Address of the buyer profile http://www.bathspa.ac.uk

    Further information can be obtained at:Attn: Tel. E-mail: Fax Internet: Marsh Limited
    1 Victoria Street
    Jane Silvester
    BS1 6AABristol
    UNITED KINGDOM
    +44 1179065357
    jane.m.silvester@marsh.com
    +44 1179065339
    http://www.bathspa.ac.uk

    Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at:Attn: Tel. E-mail: Fax Internet: Marsh Ltd
    1 Victoria Street
    Jane Silvester
    BS1 6AABristol
    UNITED KINGDOM
    +44 1179065357
    jane.m.silvester@marsh.com
    +44 1179065339
    http://www.marsh.com

    Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to:Attn: Tel. E-mail: Fax Internet: Marsh Ltd
    1 Victoria Street
    Jane Silvester
    BS1 6AABristol
    UNITED KINGDOM
    +44 1179065357
    jane.m.silvester@marsh.com
    +44 1179065339
    http://www.marsh.com

  • I.2)
    TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES

    Body governed by public law

    Education

    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

    UK - Bath Spa University :Provision of insurance services - excluding broking services.

  • II.1.2)
    Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

    Services

    Service category: No 6

    Main place of performance Bath - Campuses of Bath Spa University.

    NUTS code UKK12

  • II.1.3)
    The notice involves

    A public contract

    • II.1.4)
    Information on framework agreement

  • II.1.5)
    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    To provide insurance cover to meet the business needs of Bath Spa University, including but not exclusive to material damage, business interruption, computer, engineering.

    Inspection, employers liability, public liability, motor fleet, personal accident/travel, professional indemnity, contractors all risk, Hired in plant.

  • II.1.6)
    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    66515200, 66516000, 66516500, 66512100, 66514110, 66519200, 66513200

  • II.1.7)
    Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

    No

  • II.1.8)
    Division into lots

    Yes

    tenders should be submitted for one or more lots

  • II.1.9)
    Variants will be accepted

    Yes

  • II.2)
    QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
  • II.2.1)
    Total quantity or scope

    Insurance cover as described within the tender specifications.

  • II.2.2)
    Options

    Yes

    description of these options: Insurance cover as described in the tender specifications. Cover to be for a minimum of 12 months but offers of Long Term Agreements ( 3 and 5 years) to be considered.

  • II.3)
    DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION

    Starting 1.8.2010. Completion 31.7.2011

INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS

    LOT NO: 1

    TITLE Commercial Combined

  • 1)SHORT DESCRIPTION

    Property & Business Interruption Insurances including Fine Arts - excluding Broking Services.

  • 2)COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV)

    66515200, 66516000, 66516500, 66512100, 66514110, 66519200, 66513200

  • 3)QUANTITY OR SCOPE

    As per the tender specification document. Cover to be for a minimum of 12 months with options of Long Term.

    Agreements of 3 or 5 years to be considered.

  • 4)INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR STARTING/COMPLETION

    Starting 1.8.2010. Completion 31.7.2011

    • 5)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS

    LOT NO: 2

    TITLE Public & Products and Employers Liability

  • 1)SHORT DESCRIPTION

    Legal Liability Insurance.

  • 2)COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV)

    66515200, 66516000, 66516500, 66512100, 66514110, 66519200, 66513200

  • 3)QUANTITY OR SCOPE

    As per the tender specification document. Cover to be for a minimum of 12 months with options of Long Term.

    Agreements of 3 or 5 years to be considered.

  • 4)INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR STARTING/COMPLETION

    Starting 1.8.2010. Completion 31.7.2011

    • 5)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS

    LOT NO: 3

    TITLE Professional Liability

  • 1)SHORT DESCRIPTION

    Governors Liability & Professional Risks.

  • 2)COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV)

    66515200, 66516000, 66516500, 66512100, 66514110, 66519200, 66513200

  • 3)QUANTITY OR SCOPE

    As per the tender specification document. Cover to be for a minimum of 12 months with options of Long Term.

    Agreements of 3 or 5 years to be considered.

  • 4)INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR STARTING/COMPLETION

    Starting 1.8.2010. Completion 31.7.2011

    • 5)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS

    LOT NO: 4

    TITLE Accident Insurance Services

  • 1)SHORT DESCRIPTION

    Personal Accident & Travel - Excluding Broking Services.

  • 2)COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV)

    66515200, 66516000, 66516500, 66512100, 66514110, 66519200, 66513200

  • 3)QUANTITY OR SCOPE

    As per the tender specification document. Cover to be for a minimum of 12 months with options of Long Term.

    Agreements of 3 or 5 years to be considered.

  • 4)INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR STARTING/COMPLETION

    Starting 1.8.2010. Completion 31.7.2011

    • 5)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS

    LOT NO: 5

    TITLE Motor Vehicle Insurance Services

  • 1)SHORT DESCRIPTION

    Motor Vehicle insurance - Excluding Broker Services.

  • 2)COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV)

    66515200, 66516000, 66516500, 66512100, 66514110, 66519200, 66513200

  • 3)QUANTITY OR SCOPE

    As per the tender specification document. Cover to be for a minimum of 12 months with options of Long Term.

    Agreements of 3 or 5 years to be considered.

  • 4)INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR STARTING/COMPLETION

    Starting 1.8.2010. Completion 31.7.2011

    • 5)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS

    LOT NO: 6

    TITLE Engineering Insurance Services

  • 1)SHORT DESCRIPTION

    Statutory Inspections and Associated Insurance - excl Broking Services.

  • 2)COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV)

    66515200, 66516000, 66516500, 66512100, 66514110, 66519200, 66513200

  • 3)QUANTITY OR SCOPE

    As per the tender specification document. Cover to be for a minimum of 12 months with options of Long Term.

    Agreements of 3 or 5 years to be considered.

  • 4)INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR STARTING/COMPLETION

    Starting 1.8.2010. Completion 31.7.2011

    • 5)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS

    LOT NO: 7

    TITLE Contractors All Risks Insurance Services

  • 1)SHORT DESCRIPTION

    CAR & HIP - excluding Broker Services.

  • 2)COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV)

    66515200, 66516000, 66516500, 66512100, 66514110, 66519200, 66513200

  • 3)QUANTITY OR SCOPE

    As per the tender specification document. Cover to be for a minimum of 12 months with options of Long Term.

    Agreements of 3 or 5 years to be considered.

  • 4)INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR STARTING/COMPLETION

    Starting 1.8.2010. Completion 31.7.2011

    • 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

  • III.1.2)
    Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them

    Payment in Sterling.

  • III.1.3)
    Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded

    Joint and several liability.

  • III.1.4)
    Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject

    No

  • 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 requirements are met: Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: A certificate issued by the relevant authority of the member state indicating the types of activities they are competent to engage in. Also see tender specification.

  • III.2.2)
    Economic and financial capacity

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Appropriate statements from banks and evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance The insurers balance sheets extracts therefore (where publication is required of that insurer). A statement of the insurers overall turnover and its turnover in respect of the services to which the contract relates for the previous 3 financial years.

  • III.2.3)
    Technical capacity

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Evidence of the educational and professional qualifications of the insurer, its managerial staff and the persons responsible for providing services Evidence of the last 3 years experience in underwriting the classes of insurance referred to in this Contract Notice (together with details of the policy dates, premium payable and assured’s names) by way of certificates issued or countersigned by the relevant public authority assured Evidence of the insurer's risk management, risk control, claims and other technical facilities, including the identity of any third party (e.g. loss adjuster, surveyor) used by the insurer An indication of the proportion of the contract which the insurer may intend to sub-contract.

  • III.2.4)
    Reserved contracts

    No

  • III.3)
    CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
  • III.3.1)
    Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession

    Yes

    The Insurers must be authorised to carry on business in the relevant classes of insurance cover as listed in this Contract Notice in accordance with the provisions of the Insurance Companies Act 1982 and any other statutory modifications thereof.

  • III.3.2)
    Legal entities 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 procedure

    Negotiated

    Candidates have already been selected Yes

  • IV.1.2)
    Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

    Envisaged number of operators 26

  • IV.1.3)
    Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

    Recourse 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 criteria

    The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated below

    1. Premium. Weighting 50

    2. Policy Wording. Weighting 10

    3. Service Level. Weighting 10

    4. Claims Handling. Weighting 10

    5. Financial Security. Weighting 10

    6. Sector Experience. Weighting 5

    7. Risk Management Capability. Weighting 5

  • IV.2.2)
    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

  • IV.3.3)
    Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

    Payable documents No

  • IV.3.4)
    Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

    24.5.2010 - 12:00

  • IV.3.5)
    Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

    26.5.2010

  • 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 tenders

SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

  • VI.1)
    THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT

    Yes

    estimated timing for further notices to be published: Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Long term agreements will be considered for 3 or 5-year.

  • VI.2)
    CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS

    No

  • VI.3)
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

    The following insurers have been pre-selected:

    ACE, ACE Buildings , 100 Leadenhall Street, London EC3A 3BP.

    Allianz Commercial, London Regional Centre, 27 Leadenhall Street, London EC3A 1AA.

    Amlin plc, St Helen's, 1 Undershaft, London EC3A 8ND.

    Allianz Engineering, 36 Great Charles street, Birmingham B3 3JY.

    Aviva, 1st Floor, 51-54 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 3LA.

    AXA Art Insurance Ltd, 106 Fenchurch street, London EC3M 5JE.

    Brit Insurance, 55 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 3AS.

    Brit Insurance Ltd, 3rd Floor, 1 Colemore Row, Birmingham, B3 2BJ.

    Chartis, The Chartis Building, 2-8 Altyre Road, Croydon, Surrey CR9 2LG.

    Chubb Insurance Co of Europe, 106 Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 5NB.

    CNA Insurance Company Ltd, 5th Floor, 2 Minster Court, London EC3R 7BB.

    DAS Legal Expenses, Temple Quay, Bristol.

    A.G.Dore, Max at Lloyds Ltd, 4th Floor, 70 Gracechurch Street, London EC3V 0XL

    Ecclesiastical Insurance Group, Beaufort House, Brunswick Road, Gloucester, GL1 1JZ.

    HCC St Brandons House, 29 Great George Street, Bristol, BS1 5QT.

    HDI-Gerling, 1 Great Tower Street, London.

    Hiscox, 1 Great St Helen's London EC3A 6HX.

    Johnson Yates Ltd, 144 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 3EE.

    Lloyds of London, Lime Street, London – via Jim Coumminides at Marsh.

    Markel ( UK) Ltd, Riverside West, Whitehall Road, Leeds LS1 4AW.

    NFU Mutual, 4th Floor, 10 Temple Back, Bristol BS1 6FL.

    QBE, 88 Leadenhall Street, London, EC3A 3BP.

    RSA, Level 2, York Street, Manchester M2 3GR.

    Tokio Marine Europe Insurance Limited 150, Leadenhall Street, London EC3V 4TE.

    Travelers Insurance Company Limited, 61-63 London Road, Redhill, Surrey RH1 1NA.

    Zurich Commercial Insurance plc, 126 Hagley Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B16 9PF.

    Zurich Municipal, The Zurich Centre, 3000 Parkway, Whiteley, Farnbrough PO15 7JZ.

  • VI.4)
    PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL

    • VI.4.1)
    Body responsible for appeal procedures

  • VI.4.2)
    Lodging of appeals

    Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: A 10-calendar-day standstill period has been incorporated, from the point that information on the contract award is communicated to tenderers.

    This period allows those who have been unsuccessful to obtain a debriefing from the contracting authority/broker before the Contract is entered in to, information should be obtained from the contact points noted in section 1.1.

    Tenderers have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request a debriefing and that information shall be provided a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period.

    • VI.4.3)
    Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

  • VI.5)
    DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:

    19.4.2010