Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Hillingdon
London
Hillingdon
London
UK
E-mail: amayo2@hillingdon.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI7
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.hillingdon.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Tenants Contents Insurance Scheme for the London Borough of Hillingdon
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66510000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This Notice is being issued following the conclusion of a competitive tender. The London Borough of Hillingdon (the Council) is seeking to appoint a sole supplier for the provision of its Tenants Contents Insurance Scheme.
The proposed new contract will be for 3 years, from 1.4.2018 with the option to extend for a further 2 years beyond the initial contact term. The current contract expires on 31.3.2018.
The Tenants Contents Scheme is an insurance product for Hillingdon's tenants who find themselves financially excluded from the mainstream home contents insurance market. Currently 812 tenants buy into the Tenants Contents Insurance Scheme, which is just under a 10% take-up rate. The scheme is not intended to rival individual contents policies offered by mainstream insurance providers and unlike these standard contents insurance policies, the Tenants Contents Insurance Scheme has minimal entry criteria, to ensure the scheme is as inclusive as is reasonably possible.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
209 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66510000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI7
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Tenants Contents Scheme is an insurance product for Hillingdon's tenants who find themselves financially excluded from the mainstream home contents insurance market. Currently 812 tenants buy into the Tenants Contents Insurance Scheme, which is just under a 10% take-up rate. The scheme is not intended to rival individual contents policies offered by mainstream insurance providers and unlike these standard contents insurance policies, the Tenants Contents Insurance Scheme has minimal entry criteria, to ensure the scheme is as inclusive as is reasonably possible.
The Tenants Contents Insurance Scheme has two significant features, tenants purchasing insurance through the Tenants Contents Scheme pay a weekly premium which is collected with the tenant's rent. Secondly, tenants the ability to purchase cover for smaller sums insured than mainstream policies, with sums insured.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
1 x 2 year extension (total of two (2) years) is available at the discretion of the Council
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2017/S 227-473142
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/04/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Thistle Insurance Services Ltd
Prospect House, 32 Sovereign Street
Leeds
LS1 4BJ
UK
NUTS: UKE42
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 209 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court of England and Wales
The Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/04/2018