Aspire Housing

Kingsley, The Brampton

Newcastle-under-Lyme

ST5 0QW

UK

Contact person: Maureen Batten

Telephone: +44 7920131507

E-mail: maureenmbatten@gmail.com

NUTS: UKG

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.aspirehousing.co.uk/

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.aspirehousing.co.uk/

II.1.1) Title

Reference number: DN432200

II.1.2) Main CPV code

66000000

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

The contract is for the provision of general insurance and related services, including claims handling, loss control services, engineering inspections and general programme maintenance and advice as required by Aspire Housing, commencing 31.1.2020. The contract is not divided into lots: therefore bidders are required to tender for the entire scope of services. The procurement will follow the 2-stage restricted procedure with bidders pre-qualified on the basis on and bidders will be selected on the basis of their capability, capacity, economic and financial standing using the attached SQ. Those selected will be invited to submit a tender. The contract will be awarded on the basis of most economically advantageous tender, with specific evaluation criteria detailed in the invitation to tender. Due to the commercial sensitivity of the content, a full summary of current cover will be provided with the invitation to tender to selected bidders.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 980 000.00  GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

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:

You are required to demonstrate: you are an insurance broker registered with/regulated by the UK FCA or an insurer authorised/regulated by the UK FCA or prudential regulation authority or equivalent in another member state of the EEA indicating the types of insurance/service authorised to arrange or provide; financial ability to deliver the programme; ability to provide a choice of insurers and/or options; a record of successful provision of relevant services to property owners, RSLs and to demonstrate client satisfaction on at least 3 similar contracts; a skilled and competent service team of client relationship management, technical staff, broking/underwriting expertise, claims managers and risk managers; commitment to delivering quality service Including that provided by any third party contractor employed by you or by the insurers you propose; CII chartered form status or commitment to its code of ethics, commitment to corporate/individual professional development.

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

List and brief description of selection criteria:

Minimum level(s) of standards required:

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:

1) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional indemnity insurance;

2) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the bidder and the turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice;

3) All candidates will be required to provide statements of accounts or extracts from those accounts relating to their business;

4) Financial ratings of all risk carriers must be provided within the final tender.

III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

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 or carrying out the work or works under the contract;

3) An indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract.

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

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: No

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 07/10/2019

Local time: 15:00

IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

Date: 07/10/2019

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

EN

IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

VI.4.1) Review body

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

Any objections the decision must be notified in writing as aforementioned before the mandatory 10-day standstill period expires.

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained