Official UK procurement notice
23/010 - Gas Networks Ireland Gas Infrastructure Insurance Broking Services
Authority: Gas Networks Ireland
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGNI is undertaking a competitive tendering process, seeking to enter into a Framework Agreement with a sole provider to meet its requirements for the provision of GNI Gas Infrastructure Insurance Broking Services. It is intended that a single
framework agreement will be awarded pursuant to this tender competition. In summary, this consists of the following cover: 1. Property damage in respect of assets with a value of approx. €3.6 Billion. 2. Business Interruption Insurance. 3. Public Liability Insurance with a limit of indemnity of €300 Million 4. Pollution and Product Liability with a limit of indemnity of €300 Million 5. Terrorism Insurance €250 Million. GNI wishes to discuss the level and conditions of the cover going forward with the short-listed Applicants as part of a competitive dialogue process to ensure that it achieves the optimal cover available at the best price in the current market for its infrastructure. However, applicants should assume that the 2023 Energy Insurance Package is indicative of the scope of insurance policies they will be required to place in 2024 when the policies forming the 2023 Energy Insurance Package expire. The scope of services also includes: -
- Advise GNI
as required on all insurance matters relating to the placing of policies relating to its infrastructure and business.
- Review jointly with GNI the programme biannually to incorporate business and insurance market changes.
- Provide insurance broking services as may be sought by GNI and its subsidiaries from time to time.
- Claims Services to GNI in regard to GNI claims / recoveries against insurers.
- Assist GNI in drafting relevant insurance/indemnity sections of contracts and/or other agreements in order to reflect the insurances applicable and
the obligations of each party to contract.
- Advise in respect of any other insurances that may be considered necessary on a contract-by contract basis.
- Provide day to day service to GNI in respect of the servicing of this account.
- Attend regular review meetings with GNI to continuously review policy coverage, placement strategy, claims performance and other improvement opportunities.
- Ensure that the Insurers continue to satisfy the criteria applied as part of their selection, in particular with regard to credit rating.
CPV: Financial and insurance services · Insurance services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Renewal
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Suitability
Refer to tender documents.
- Legal form for consortia
- Requests to participate may be submitted by single entities or by groups of service providers. A group will not be required to convert into a specific legal form in order to submit a request to participate but may if the Contracting Entity considers it necessary to ensure that the contract is carried out to its satisfaction, be required to do so prior to award of the contract. The Contracting Entity also reserves the right to contract with each member of the group on the basis of joint and several liability, or with one member of the group as a main contractor with a number of sub-contractors or on any other basis as the Contracting Entity considers appropriate.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- “23/010 - Gas Networks Ireland Gas Infrastructure Insurance Broking…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 10 Aug 2023, 12:09 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Aug 2023, 12:09 BST
- Authority reference
23/010- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-023371- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ee99Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
Please refer to Statutory Instrument 131 of 2010, European Communities (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertaking) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (and in particular Regulation 7 and 10(2)).
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 11 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en, ga
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
Timeline
10 Aug 2023 → 11 Sept 2023 · 2 dates- Notice published10 Aug 2023, 12:09 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown11 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria