Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The Guinness Partnership
30 Brock Street
London
NW1 3FG
UK
Contact person: Our appointed insurance broker, Weald Insurance Brokers Ltd
Telephone: +44 1959547056
E-mail: chris.gibbs@wealdinsurance.com
NUTS: UKC
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.guinnesspartnership.com
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Insurance for Leasehold Property to The Guinness Partnership
Reference number: 2018/S 009-016080
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66510000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Insurers are invited to respond to this tender for insurance and related services for Leasehold Property and associated Legal Liability, as required by The Guinness Partnership. The insurance will be placed through Weald Insurance Brokers (unless the successful insurer is Zurich Municipal, in which case it will be placed on a direct basis).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
3 351 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
Main site or place of performance:
Focused on the Head Office and Leasehold Housing Stock in the UK, plus other areas that are necessary to fulfill the Contract.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A programme of insurance for Leasehold Property, to be placed via Weald Insurance Brokers Ltd, our appointed insurance brokers for the leasehold insurances. The programme will require Insurance and related services for risks that may include but not be limited to:
— property damage and business interruption,
— public, and,
— products and Property Owners Liability.
A full specification of required cover was issued with the Contract Documents.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 40
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 50
Cost criterion: Cost certainty / sustainability for the duration of the Award period
/ Weighting: 10
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The Guinness Partnership will consider entering into Long-Term Agreements with the bidder and/or the risk carriers proposed by the bidder, for 3 years (or 3 periods of insurance), with an option to extend the award period by up to 2 further years, subject to satisfactory service, performance, and cost.
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
Open 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:
2018/S 009-016080
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: 1
Title: Provision of Insurance for Leasehold Property to The Guinness Partnership
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28/02/2018
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: 0
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
Zurich Municipal
1 Gladiator Way
Farnborough
GU14 6GB
UK
NUTS: UKH3
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 3 351 035.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Lots 1-4 were not awarded, in deference to a single Award of Lot 5.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court of England and Wales
London
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Contracting Authority entered into this contract following a 10 calendar day standstill period starting on the day after the notification of the result.
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved Parties who have been harmed or who are at risk of harm by a breach of the Regulations to bring proceedings in the High Court. Any such proceedings must have been brought within the limitation period specified by the Regulations according to the remedy sought.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
The Cabinet Office
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/05/2018