Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Northern Housing Consortium Ltd
Hope Street Xchange, 1-3 Hind Street
Sunderland
SR1 3QD
Contact
Drew Frame
tenders@consortiumprocurement.org.uk
Telephone
+44 1915661000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
www.northern-consortium.org.uk
Buyer's address
www.consortiumprocurement.org.uk
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Sunderland:-Insurance-services./QV5N3ARD53
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
Central Purchasing Body
one.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
NHC Simple Tenants Contents Insurance 22 - 26
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 66510000 - Insurance services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.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/
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £60,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
UNITED KINGDOM
two.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.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Core Cover / Weighting: 25
Quality criterion - Name: Marketing and Innovation / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Underwriting Criteria / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 5
Cost criterion - Name: Simple Cover / Weighting: 20
Cost criterion - Name: Simple + Cover / Weighting: 18
Cost criterion - Name: Optional Extras / Weighting: 2
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £60,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 1
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/QV5N3ARD53
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
Supplier must be FCA registered.
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.1) Information about a particular profession
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:
Insurance underwriting services only.
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Please see documentation
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with a single operator
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
10 August 2021
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
17 August 2021
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until: 1 April 2022
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
NHC reserves the right to change without notice the procedure for awarding the framework, to reject all or any bids for the framework, to terminate the process and not to award a framework at any time without any liability on its part. No framework will be created between NHC and any party until a framework agreement is executed between NHC and the winning bidders.
NHC do not guarantee the volume of contracts that will be awarded under the framework agreement.
Tenders and all supporting documentation for the contract must be in English and must be priced in sterling.
NHC is not liable for any costs (including any third party costs fees or expenses) incurred by those expressing an interest in, negotiating or tendering for this contract opportunity.
Any agreement entered into will be governed by English law and will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.
All communications must be made through NHC's eTendering portal at www.delta-esourcing.com. NHC will not respond to any queries or requests to participate made via any other method.
The successful supply partner will be expected to become a member of the NHC for the duration of the framework agreement and any subsequent contracts, which incurs an annual membership fee (currently £535 per annum).
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Sunderland:-Insurance-services./QV5N3ARD53
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/QV5N3ARD53
GO Reference: GO-202185-PRO-18687984
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Northern Housing Consortium Ltd
Hope Street Xchange, 1-3 Hind Street
Sunderland
SR1 3QD
Telephone
+44 1915661000
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Northern Housing Consortium Ltd
Hope Street Xchange, 1-3 Hind Street
Sunderland
SR1 3QD
Telephone
+44 1915661000
Country
United Kingdom
six.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.