Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Northern Housing Consortium Ltd
Hope Street Xchange, 1-3 Hind Street
Sunderland
SR1 3QD
UK
Contact person: Drew Frame
Telephone: +44 1915661000
E-mail: tenders@consortiumprocurement.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.northern-consortium.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.consortiumprocurement.org.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Sunderland:-Insurance-services./QV5N3ARD53
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Central Purchasing Body
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
NHC Simple Tenants Contents Insurance 22 - 26
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66510000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
We are about to enter a Formal UK/PCR Compliant tender process (competitive with negotiation) to procure a Home Contents Insurance Scheme - the framework commencement date is 1 April 2022 and will last for a period of four years. This framework will be limited to Local Authorities (LA), Large Scale Voluntary Transfer organisations (LSVT’s), Registered Providers (RP)/Social Landlords (RSL’s), Housing Associations, Arms Length Management Organisations (ALMO’s), Tenant Management Organisations, housing co-operatives.
Please click on the following link to our website which lists our current memberships and all other eligible members. Please note the Member Organisations listed will still be eligible to access the framework even if they are subject to name changes or merger/group structure changes.
https://consortiumprocurement.org.uk/frameworks-and-services/who-can-access/
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
60 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Insurance services (excluding Brokerage services). The scope of this framework is for the provision of an insurance provider to deliver the Northern Housing Consortium's (NHC) ‘SIMPLE’ brand of Tenant Contents Insurance to current and future members of the NHC via our appointed brokers Marsh Ltd.
The primary objective of SIMPLE is to provide tenants who live in social accommodation access to insurance services that are affordable, easy to understand and appropriate to the tenants needs. The intention is that this is provided by one supplier through portfolio underwriting.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Core Cover
/ Weighting: 25
Quality criterion: Marketing and Innovation
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Underwriting Criteria
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 5
Cost criterion: Simple Cover
/ Weighting: 20
Cost criterion: Simple + Cover
/ Weighting: 18
Cost criterion: Optional Extras
/ Weighting: 2
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
60 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 1
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/QV5N3ARD53
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
Supplier must be FCA registered.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.1) Information about a particular profession
Participation is reserved to a particular profession: Yes
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:
Insurance underwriting services only.
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Please see documentation
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with a single operator.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
10/08/2021
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
17/08/2021
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:
01/04/2022
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
NHC reserves the right to change without notice the procedure for awarding the framework, to reject all or any bids for the framework, to terminate the process and not to award a framework at any time without any liability on its part. No framework will be created between NHC and any party until a framework agreement is executed between NHC and the winning bidders.
NHC do not guarantee the volume of contracts that will be awarded under the framework agreement.
Tenders and all supporting documentation for the contract must be in English and must be priced in sterling.
NHC is not liable for any costs (including any third party costs fees or expenses) incurred by those expressing an interest in, negotiating or tendering for this contract opportunity.
Any agreement entered into will be governed by English law and will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.
All communications must be made through NHC's eTendering portal at www.delta-esourcing.com. NHC will not respond to any queries or requests to participate made via any other method.
The successful supply partner will be expected to become a member of the NHC for the duration of the framework agreement and any subsequent contracts, which incurs an annual membership fee (currently £535 per annum).
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Sunderland:-Insurance-services./QV5N3ARD53
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/QV5N3ARD53
GO Reference: GO-202185-PRO-18687984
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Northern Housing Consortium Ltd
Hope Street Xchange, 1-3 Hind Street
Sunderland
SR1 3QD
UK
Telephone: +44 1915661000
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Northern Housing Consortium Ltd
Hope Street Xchange, 1-3 Hind Street
Sunderland
SR1 3QD
UK
Telephone: +44 1915661000
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the Regulations) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). As stated within the regulations, any such action must be started within 30 days beginning with the date when the aggrieved party first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen.
The Court may extend the time limit for starting proceedings where the Court considers that there is a good reason for doing so but not so as to permit proceedings to be started more than 3 months after that date.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/08/2021