Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Northern Housing Consortium Ltd
Hope Street Xchange, 1-3 Hind Street
Sunderland
SR1 3QD
UK
Contact person: Drew Frame
Telephone: +44 1915661000
E-mail: tenders@consortiumprocurement.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.northern-consortium.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.consortiumprocurement.org.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Central Purchasing Body
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
NHC Simple Tenants Contents Insurance 22 - 26
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66510000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
We are about to enter a Formal UK/PCR Compliant tender process (competitive with negotiation) to procure a Home Contents Insurance Scheme - the framework commencement date is 1 April 2022 and will last for a period of four years. This framework will be limited to Local Authorities (LA), Large Scale Voluntary Transfer organisations (LSVT’s), Registered Providers (RP)/Social Landlords (RSL’s), Housing Associations, Arms Length Management Organisations (ALMO’s), Tenant Management Organisations, housing co-operatives.
Please click on the following link to our website which lists our current memberships and all other eligible members. Please note the Member Organisations listed will still be eligible to access the framework even if they are subject to name changes or merger/group structure changes.
https://consortiumprocurement.org.uk/frameworks-and-services/who-can-access/
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
60 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Insurance services (excluding Brokerage services). The scope of this framework is for the provision of an insurance provider to deliver the Northern Housing Consortium's (NHC) ‘SIMPLE’ brand of Tenant Contents Insurance to current and future members of the NHC via our appointed brokers Marsh Ltd.
The primary objective of SIMPLE is to provide tenants who live in social accommodation access to insurance services that are affordable, easy to understand and appropriate to the tenants needs. The intention is that this is provided by one supplier through portfolio underwriting.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Core Cover
/ Weighting: 25
Quality criterion: Marketing and Innovation
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Underwriting Criteria
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 5
Cost criterion: Simple Cover
/ Weighting: 20
Cost criterion: Simple + Cover
/ Weighting: 18
Cost criterion: Optional Extras
/ Weighting: 2
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
II.2.14) Additional information
To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/QV5N3ARD53
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
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:
2021/S 000-018935
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/11/2021
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
Royal Sun Alliance Insurance PLC
00093792
St Marks Court, Chart Way, Horsham
Horsham
RH12 1XL
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 60 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=643529980
GO Reference: GO-20211115-PRO-19234823
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Northern Housing Consortium Ltd
Hope Street Xchange, 1-3 Hind Street
Sunderland
SR1 3QD
UK
Telephone: +44 1915661000
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Northern Housing Consortium Ltd
Hope Street Xchange, 1-3 Hind Street
Sunderland
SR1 3QD
UK
Telephone: +44 1915661000
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the Regulations) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). As stated within the regulations, any such action must be started within 30 days beginning with the date when the aggrieved party first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen.
The Court may extend the time limit for starting proceedings where the Court considers that there is a good reason for doing so but not so as to permit proceedings to be started more than 3 months after that date.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/11/2021