CONTRACT 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

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

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

Torridge District Council

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

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

II.1.3)

This notice involves

A public contract
The setting up of a Dynamic Purchasing System
The establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Information on framework agreement (if applicable)

Framework agreement with a single operators
Framework agreement with several operators

Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged

Duration of the framework agreement

Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Provision of Insurance-Related Services for North Devon District Council, divided into 9 lots as follows:

Property Combined, Fidelity Guarantee, Contract Works, Computers, Combined Liability, Motor Fleet, Personal Accident, Combined Engineering and North Devon Joint Crematorium Committee (package policy).

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.7)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

II.1.8)

Division into lots

one lot only

one or more lots

all lots

II.1.9)

Will variants be accepted

II.2)

Quantity or Scope of the Contract

II.2.1)

Total quantity or scope

II.2.2)

Options

Provisional timetable for recourse to these options

Number of possible renewals

In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent contracts

II.3)

Duration of the contract or limit for completion

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 Terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions

Please see Invitation to Tender documents.

III.1.3)

Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is to be awarded

The Contract is open to the following organisations.

1) Insurers, being registered with the FCA, proposing to provide the requested service and insurance listed in Annex B with the Council.

2) Insurance Brokers or Managing General Agents who are submitting a bid which is fully and exclusively supported by Insurers who are registered with the FCA and authorised to transact such business as detailed in Annex B. When submitting their bid, the name, identity and the exclusive quotation basis must be provided and clearly identified for all covers being tendered.

III.1.4)

Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject

Please see Invitation to Tender documents.

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Please see Invitation to Tender documents.

III.2.2)

Economic and financial capacity

III.2.3)

Technical capacity

III.2.4)

Reserved contracts

The contract is restricted to sheltered workshops
The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes

III.3)

Conditions Specific to Service Contracts

III.3.1)

Is provision of the service reserved to a specific profession?

III.3.2)

Will legal entities be required to state the names and professional qualifications of the personnel responsible for the execution of the service?

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of Procedure

Open		Restricted
Accelerated restricted		Negotiated
Accelerated negotiated		Competitive dialogue

Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure

IV.1.1)

Have candidates already been selected?

IV.1.2)

Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates

IV.1.3)

Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated

IV.2)

Award Criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction will be used

IV.3 Administrative Information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Prior Information Notice
Notice on a Buyer Profile

Other previous publications

IV.3.3)

Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

IV.3.4)

Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

IV.3.5)

Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

IV.3.7)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender 

IV.3.8)

Conditions for opening tenders

Section VI: Other Information

VI.1)

Indicate whether this procurement is a recurrent one and the Estimated timing for further notices to be published

VI.2)

Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds?

VI.3)

Additional Information

Contract is for three years with an option to extend for a further two years at the council's discretion.

VI.4)

Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

Any notice of intention to appeal under this process should be addressed to the person specified in Section I.1.

VI.4.3)

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

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

General Properties

Industrial & Commercial Properties

Fuel at Ilfracombe Harbour

Special Property

Money

Business Interruption.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

Contract is for 3 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the council's discretion.

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Fidelity Guarantee.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

Contract is for 3 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the council's discretion.

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Contract Works.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

Contract is for 3 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the council's discretion.

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Computers.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

Contract is for three years with an option to extend for a further two years at the council's discretion.

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Employers Liability

Public & Products Liability

Officials Indemnity

Libel & Slander

Professional Indemnity.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

Contract is for 3 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the council's discretion.

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Motor Fleet.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

Contract is for 3 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the council's discretion.

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Personal Accident

Travel.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

Contract is for 3 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the council's discretion.

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Engineering Inspection

Engineering Insurance.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

Contract is for 3 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the council's discretion.

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Material Damage

Business Interruption

‘All Risks’

Money

Public and Products Liability

Employers Liability

Inspection Contract

Plant Protection

Employee Dishonesty

Personal Accident.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

North Devon Joint Crematorium Committee is a joint committee set up pursuant to the Local Government Act 1972 between North Devon District Council and Torridge District Council with North Devon District Council being the lead authority for the management of North Devon Crematorium.

Contract is for 3 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the council's discretion.