Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
UK Export Finance
1 Horse Guards Road
London
SW1A 2HQ
UK
Contact person: Hannah Lawless
E-mail: hannah.lawless@ukexportfinance.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-export-finance
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://procontract.due-north.com
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://procontract.due-north.com
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Political Risk Insurance Framework.
Reference number: DN303925
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
UK Export Finance intends to establish a multi provider framework to access facultative political risk and/or credit risk insurance services and an accompanying brokerage service to manage the further competition process under the framework.
The framework will be comprised of 2 lots:
(i) Lot 1 — Insurance Brokerage;
(ii) Lot 2 — Insurer panel.
Tender documentation for both lots will be published on 23.10.2017 on the Authority's e-tendering system at https://procontract.due-north.com
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for one lot only
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Insurance Brokerage
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66510000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
UK Export Finance intends to establish a multi provider framework to access facultative political risk and/or credit risk insurance services and this Lot 1 is for an accompanying brokerage service to manage the further competition process under the framework Lot 2.
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: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
24 month extension.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Insurer panel
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66510000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
UK Export Finance intends to establish a multi provider framework to access facultative political risk and/or credit risk insurance services.
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: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
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.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.
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:
22/11/2017
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
22/11/2017
Local time: 14:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
UK Export Finance
1 Horse Guards Road
London
SW1A 2HQ
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/10/2017