Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence, C&C, C&C
Rm 2102, Level 2, Kentigern House, 65 Brown Street
Glasgow
G2 8EX
UK
Contact person: DefComrclCC-HOCS1B
Telephone: +44 1412242716
E-mail: DefComrclCC-HOCS1B@mod.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.contracts.mod.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Ministry of Defence
I.5) Main activity
Defence
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Personal Accident Insurance and Life Insurance Broking Services For Service Personnel (including MOD Civil Servants on deployment)
Reference number: HOCS1B/00010
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66518100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of Personal Accident and Life Insurance Broking Services (including Critical Illness and Terminal illness (life insurance only) cover) to Service Personnel (including Reserves). The Ministry of Defence (MOD) wishes to appoint a Contractor or Contractors (broker) to provide a Personal Accident and Life Insurance Scheme(s) tailored to the specific needs of Service personnel (including Reservists) and ex-Service personnel and MOD Civil Servants (deployment)for a period of 5 years plus an option to extend for a further period of up to 2 years. The Scheme(s) should include all brokerage and marketing services as appropriate. Options are also required for family cover for personal accident insurance and spouse/partner (nominated partner) cover for life insurance. There is a requirement for the inclusion under the Schemes for MOD Civil Servants; those on deployment whilst in support to operations. There are approximately 27 MOD Civil Servants on deployment currently.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
25 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Personal Accident Insurance
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66518100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
Main site or place of performance:
LONDON.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 1 — Personal accident insurance
The contractor shall establish, market and deliver a Personal Accident Insurance Scheme tailored to the specific needs of Service Personnel (including Reservists), ex-Service Personnel and MOD Civil Servants on deployment. The contractor shall provide for policies which will deliver defined benefits based on agreed levels of cover. The provision of an appropriate level of personal injury cover (excluding death from natural causes) based on a selected number of units and will be available for purchase depending on individual need and extent of the financial commitment that the individual is prepared to make. The individual should be able to increase or decrease the number of units held at any time.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 80
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 20
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
There is an option to extend for a further period of up to 2 years.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Life Insurance.
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66518100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
Main site or place of performance:
London.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 2 — Life insurance
The contractor shall establish, market and deliver an “All Risks” Life Insurance Scheme tailored to the specific needs of Service Personnel (including Reservists), ex-Service Personnel and MOD Civil Servants (on deployment) and provide for policies which will deliver defined benefits based on agreed levels of cover. Members shall be able to increase or decrease the amount of cover they have within the Scheme limits, or leave the Scheme on written application to the Insurer. The minimum policy term will be 5 years and the maximum 25 years.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 80
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 20
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
There is an option to extend for a further period of up to 2 years.
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
Restricted 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 051-094081
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: HOCS1b/00010
Title: Provision of Personal Accident Insurance and Life Insurance Broking Services For Service Personnel (including MOD Civil Servants on Deployment)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/12/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
AON UK Limited
The AON Centre, The Leadenhall Building, 122 Leadenhall Street
London
EC3B 4AN
UK
Telephone: +44 2076235500
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 25 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Advertising Regime OJEU: This contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.contracts.mod.uk
GO Reference: GO-20171219-DCB-11600015
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence, C&C, C&C
Rm 2102, Level 2, Kentigern House, 65 Brown Street
Glasgow
G2 8EX
UK
Telephone: +44 1412242716
E-mail: DefComrclCC-HOCS1b@mod.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Ministry of Defence, C&C, C&C
Rm 2102, Level 2, Kentigern House, 65 Brown Street
Glasgow
G2 8EX
UK
Telephone: +44 1412242716
E-mail: DefComrclCC-HOCS1B@mod.uk
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Ministry of Defence, C&C, C&C
Rm 2102, Level 2, Kentigern House, 65 Brown Street
Glasgow
G2 8EX
UK
Telephone: +44 1412242716
E-mail: DefComrclCC-HOCS1B@mod.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/12/2017