Planning

PME3693 - Phoenix 10 Environmental Impairment Liability Insurance Provision

  • Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Homes England

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-002230

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02901d

Published 4 February 2021, 10:08am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council

Civic Centre,Darwall Street

WALSALL

WS1 1TP

Email

procurement@walsall.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1922654329

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKG38 - Walsall

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://walsall.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/walsallcouncil

one.1) Name and addresses

Homes England

One Friargate

Coventry

CV1 2GN

Email

enquiries@homesengland.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - UNITED KINGDOM

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/walsallcouncil

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

PME3693 - Phoenix 10 Environmental Impairment Liability Insurance Provision

Reference number

PME3693

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 66510000 - Insurance services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This pre-market engagement is being undertaken by Walsall Council to obtain the interest of potential providers on the procurement.

This exercise does not form part of any formal procurement process. We will treat all information in strict confidence and not make it available to bidders once the tendering process has begun.

This exercise will provide background information on the current project with several questions designed to help establish:

the appetite for whether your organisation would like to be considered for this project

your observations regarding the coverage structure and draft Scope of Cover

your views on any issues that may exist with respect to providing the specified Scope of Cover- especially the SPL Period(s), Limits of Indemnity and Deductibles

potential solutions to these issues

Walsall Council is contractually obliged to procure on behalf of itself and Homes England (HE) and Henry Boot Developments Limited (HBD Ltd) Environmental Impairment Liability Insurance to cover the Phoenix 10 site during the remediation period and for a period of 10 years following remediation.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £900,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG38 - Walsall
Main site or place of performance

UK - Walsall

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The 18ha Phoenix 10 site is the priority employment site for Walsall Council and Black Country Local Enterprise Partnership due to the scale of the opportunity the site presents and its contribution to economic growth objectives as expressed in the Black Country Strategic Economic Plan.

Walsall Council and Homes England (HE) [jointly 'The Landowners'] have entered into a contract with Henry Boot Developments Limited (HBD Ltd) for the remediation and development of the site (further details on the proposals can be found on HBD Ltd consultation website https://phoenix10walsall.co.uk/ ).

Remediation and ground stabilisation is required before new development can commence due to historic site uses - as a former copper works and commercial tip and located within a former mining area.

Walsall Council is contractually obliged to procure on behalf of itself and Homes England (HE) and Henry Boot Developments Limited (HBD Ltd) Environmental Impairment Liability Insurance to cover the Phoenix 10 site during the remediation period and for a period of 10 years following remediation.

Phoenix 10 - Environmental Insurance Scope of Cover - Draft

Type of Insurance:

Environmental Impairment Liability - Combined coverage for Site-Specific Pollution Legal Liability (SPL) - Pre-Existing Pollution Conditions Only (Claims-Made) and Project Contractors Pollution Liability (CPL) - New Pollution Conditions (Occurrence) Insurance

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

22 February 2021


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No