Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
North Lanarkshire Council
Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street
Motherwell
ML1 1AB
Contact
Corporate Procurement
corporateprocurement@northlan.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 7866989244
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM84 - North Lanarkshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00010
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
Tenants Home Contents Insurance Scheme 2022-2027
Reference number
NLC-CPT-21-019
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 66510000 - Insurance services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Council is seeking to put in place a Contract for Tenants Home Contents Insurance (HCI) which will be available solely for North Lanarkshire Council (NLC) tenants who elect to participate. This Contract is designed to offer basic home contents insurance with an option for additional accidental damage cover.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £2,200,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM84 - North Lanarkshire
Main site or place of performance
North Lanarkshire geographical area
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
North Lanarkshire Council (the "Council") intend to award a contract to single service provider for the provision of Tenants Home Contents Insurance.
The service provider should be able to offer basic home contents insurance (HCI) with an option for additional accidental damage cover to all North Lanarkshire tenants. The HCI scheme was introduced to give NLC's tenants access to Home Contents Insurance at rates that individually they would not be able to source
The proposed contract will be for an initial 36 months with the option to extend for up to a further 2, 12 month periods. The maximum term is 5 years.
Further to this overview, a detailed specification is contained within the “Documents for Tenderers” folder, which is accessible (and downloadable) within the PCS-T Tendering System.
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The Contract must be carried out in accordance with the information provided within this Contract Notice and the Invitation to Tender documents (ITT) which will be published within the PCS-T Tendering System.
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Tenderers must respond to a series of Selection Questions within the PCS-T Qualification Envelope;
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Tenderers must downloand and complete a range of Award Questions and Statements located within the PCS-T Technical Envelope;
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Tenderers must download and complete a Pricing Schedule located within the PCS-T Commercial Envelope.
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two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: OVERALL QUALITY / Weighting: 40%
Price - Weighting: 60%
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
PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE EXCLUSION GROUNDS.
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-019499
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
NLC-CPT-21-019
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14 December 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Thistle Insurance Services Limited
Southgate House, Southgate Street
Gloucester
GL1 1UB
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £2,200,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:677161)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Scottish Courts
Edinburgh
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session