Tender: London: insurance services

UK-London: insurance services

2009/S 81-117046

CONTRACT NOTICE

Services

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

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

Address: Organisation: Tower Hamlets College,

Poplar Centre, Poplar High Street

, Attn: John Francis, Country code: UK-London Postal code: E14 0AF. Tel. +44 2075107705. E-mail: insurance@tower.ac.uk. Fax +44 2075107728.

Further information can be obtained at:

Address: Organisation: ERA Insurance Cost Management Limited,

2nd Floor, Europe House, Bancroft Road

, Attn: Robin Hobbs, Country code: UK-Reigate Postal code: RH2 7RP. Tel. +44 1737226866. E-mail: r.hobbs@eraicm.com. Fax +44 1737237824.

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s).

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As in above-mentioned contact point(s).

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

Other: College of Further Education.

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:

THC - Insurance Services 2009.

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

Services.

Service category: No 06.

Main place of performance: London.

NUTS code: Location: "Outer London - East and North East">UKI21.

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):

Non-life Insurance Services.

II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):

CPV code: "Insurance services">66510000 , CPV code: "Property insurance services">66515200 , CPV code: "Pecuniary loss insurance services">66515411 , CPV code: "Liability insurance services">66516000 , CPV code: "Motor vehicle insurance services">66514110 , CPV code: "Engineering insurance services">66519200 , CPV code: "Professional liability insurance services">66516500 .

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

Yes.

II.1.8) Division into lots:

No.

II.1.9) Variants will be accepted:

Yes.

II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope:
II.2.2) Options:
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION:

Duration in months: 36 (from the award of the contract).

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

Direct insurance companies or insurance brokers may submit requests.

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: Details of relevant professional bodies and associations. Details of similar clients.

III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity:

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Copy of last published Report and Accounts including latest balance sheet.

III.2.3) Technical capacity:

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Details of professional qualifications and experience/expertise of employees who would be responsible for supplying the service.

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.

Direct Insurance Companies and/or Insurance Brokers authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Relevant legislation the Financial Services and Market Act 2000, the Insurance Companies Act 1982 or equivalent legislation, the Insurance Brokers (Registration) Act 1977 or equivalent legislation, 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:

Yes.

SECTION IV: PROCEDURE

IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:

Open.

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 below:

1. Compliance and Corporate Governance. Weighting: 5.

2. Relevant Sector Experience. Weighting: 5.

3. Review of Insured and Uninsured Risks. Weighting: 5.

4. Claims Management and General Administration. Weighting: 30.

5. Risk Management and Technical Resources. Weighting: 5.

6. Programme Pricing and Service Fees. Weighting: 45.

7. Financial Security of Suppliers. 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:

THCS/INSUR/C/09.

IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract:

Prior information notice

Notice number in OJ: ="011777-2009">2009/S 009-011777 of 15.1.2009.

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:

5.6.2009 - 12:00.

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 tenders:

SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

VI.1) THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT:

No.

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

No.

VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures:

Address: Organisation: ERA Insurance Cost Management,

2nd Floor, Europe House, Bancroft Road

, Country code: UK-Reigate Postal code: RH2 7RP. E-mail: r.hobbs@eraicm.com. Tel. +44 1737226866. Fax +44 1737237824.

VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals:

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: A 10-day standstill period for the lodging of appeals with ERA Insurance Cost Management will apply. This appeal allows for the unsuccessful tenderers to seek debriefing from ERAICM before the contract is entered into.

VI.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:

27.4.2009.