CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Other (Please specify): Registered Social Landlord

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

Contract for the Provision of Insurance Services.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

London, South East and East England.

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Genesis Housing Association (‘GHA’) is seeking to award a contract for the provision of Insurance services. The Contracting Authority is seeking to procure its ‘Insurance services’ which may involve insurance broking, insurance underwriting or a combination of both. The term is intended to include the arrangement, placing and administration of insurance policies, as well as claims settlement and administration, risk management services and any other insurance related services. It is intended to let the contract for an initial period of 3 years, subject to the maintenance of any relevant Long Term Agreements or Undertakings, and with the option to extend by up to 2 years in one or more contract extension, again subject to no prior breach of LTA / LTU and no other contravention of procurement law. This is a contract being procured via the negotiated procedure in accordance with regulation 17 in the circumstances referred to in regulations 13, as implemented by the UK Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (S.I.2006 No:5 as amended) (the ‘Regulations’). The process will be conducted in two stages. The first stage, which is the request to participate, will involve submission of a response to this Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) and, from the responses submitted, GHA will select potential providers to take part in the second stage, the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) The purpose of this review is to consider carefully all the available risk transfer options which might be viable for GHA. This means that the eventual assessment of the tenders and the negotiation process will be structured to give proper consideration to the potential benefits of such arrangements which might outweigh initial cost disadvantages, or other characteristics which may not present in conventional insurance arrangements in the sector. Further details of the assessment criteria will be given to candidates who are successful in reaching the ITN stage of the process. Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at http://www.myTenders.org/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=115819

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at http://www.myTenders.org/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

Contract for the Provision of Insurance Services.

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

The contracting authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by GHA as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the Applicant was unsuccessful. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or who are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action. Any such action must be brought within the applicable limitation period. Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the contracting authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the court may depending on the circumstances award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order the contracting authority to pay a fine, and/or order that the duration of the contract be shortened. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into.

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice