Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
South Ayrshire Council
County Buildings, Wellington Square
Ayr
KA7 1DR
UK
Telephone: +44 3001230900
E-mail: Procurement@south-ayrshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM94
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/procurement/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00405
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
Provision of Casualty Insurance
Reference number: CE-57-25-DA
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66510000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of Casualty Insurance
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
3 480 340.06
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66510000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM94
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of Casualty Insurance
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
The Council ran a mini-competition which received no bids for this requirement. There are no alternatives and this award would fit into the exemption clauses as highlighted above. Due to the deadline of 30th April 2025, it is not possible to re-run this competition or go out to open tender as the Council has a statutory obligation to provide insurance cover beyond this date. No other provider has presented a quote to the Councils Insurance Broker. This provider is the only company who have quoted for the services the Council needs.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CE-57-25-DA
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16/05/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
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: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Risk Management Partners Ltd
Enterprise House, Springkerse Business Park
Stirling
FK7 7UF
UK
NUTS: UKM94
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 3 480 340.06
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:801260)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/06/2025