Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Adra (Tai) Cyf
PO Box 206
Bangor
LL57 9DS
UK
Contact person: Victoria Hallaron
Telephone: +44 3001238084
E-mail: victoria.hallaron@adra.co.uk
NUTS: UKL12
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://adra.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0001
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.sell2wales.gov.wales
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.sell2wales.gov.wales
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
Adra Tender for Insurance and related Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66510000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Adra is procuring the provision of insurance and related services from suitably experienced service providers as specified, including property-related insurance, business interruption, public liability, employer's liability, professional indemnity, crime, motor vehicle insurance and other insurances as required. Services should also include arrangements for engineering inspections, handling claims and advising on aspects of policy cover as required. Bids are invited from suitably qualified insurance brokers/direct providers for the entire scope of services. The procurement will follow the two stage restricted process with this pre-qualifying stage based on SQUID questions and bidders will be selected on the basis of their capability, capacity and experience to perform the contract.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66000000
66510000
66516000
66516100
66516500
66516400
66518300
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
Main site or place of performance:
North Wales
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Adra is procuring the provision of insurance and related services from suitably experienced service providers as specified, including property-related insurance, business interruption, public liability, employer's liability, professional indemnity, crime, motor vehicle insurance and other insurances as required. Services should also include arrangements for engineering inspections, handling claims and advising on aspects of policy cover as required.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Possible extension of two further periods of 12 months.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 5
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
As a minimum, you are required to demonstrate:
— you are an insurance broker registered with and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority or an insurer authorised /and or regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority or Prudential Regulation Authority or equivalent in another member state of the European Economic Area indicating the types of insurance/service the bidder is authorised to arrange or provide
— the financial ability and strength to deliver the programme
— financial ratings of all risk carriers proposed shall be shown within submitted Tenders
-you must clearly state the governance arrangements of the bidding organisation and where part of a larger Group, the title, positioning and
legal status of the bidding organisation within that Group
— the ability to provide social landlords with a choice of insurers and/or options,
— a record of successful provision of relevant services to property owners, social housing organisations or other organisations that are
similar in profile to the contracting authority,
- a skilled and competent service team, being client relationship management, technical staff, broking/underwriting expertise, claims
managers and risk managers
— your commitment to delivering quality service to Adra, including that provided to us by any third party contractor employed by you
or by the insurers you propose
— your ability to demonstrate client satisfaction on at least 2 similar contracts,
— CII chartered form status and/or commitment to its Code of Ethics, commitment to corporate and individual professional development defined by the CII or similar professional organisation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Please see procurement documents
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
1)A statement of the candidate's average annual number of staff and managerial staff over the previous 3 years
(2) Details of the educational and professional qualifications of their managerial staff; and those of the person(s) who would be responsible
for providing the services specified within this Contract or carrying out the work under the contract;
(3) An indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.1) Information about a particular profession
Participation is reserved to a particular profession: Yes
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:
Bidders must be either an insurance broker registered with and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority or an insurer authorised
/and or regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority or Prudential Regulation Authority or equivalent in another member state of the
European Economic Area indicating the types of insurance/service the bidder is authorised to arrange or provide.
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
30/11/2020
Local time: 15:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
02/12/2020
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
CY
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
2024/2025/2026 Depending upon extensions
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
Bidders should note that for reasons of confidentiality, full Tender information will be made available only to those Bidders that are
selected to proceed to the ITT Stage.
Sufficient detail is provided within this notice to enable the Bidder to decide whether to participate in this process.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=105205.
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/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.
(WA Ref:105205)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/10/2020