Loss Adjuster Services · UK public procurement notice

Where it is required, within a bidder’s country of establishment they must confirm which authorisation or memberships of the relevant organisation(s) are required in order to perform this service.

Bidders must confirm if they hold the particular authorisation or memberships.

Bidders will be required to have a minimum “specific” yearly turnover of 40,000 GBP for the last 3 years (for Loss Adjuster); 80,000 GBP (for Surveyor). If single organisation is covering all requirements then the combined total turnover should be met as minimum.

Bidders who cannot meet the required level of turnover may be excluded from this tender.

Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up or started trading.

North Ayrshire Council reserve the right to review the bidders financial information including information from credit reference agencies at tender stage and throughout the life of the contract, and seek clarifications if necessary. If clarifications are not satisfactory the bidder may be excluded from the tender process.

It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10M GBP

Public Liability Insurance = 10M GBP

Professional Risk Indemnity Insurance = 5M GBP (6 YEARS)

Product Liability Insurance = 5M GBP

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Bidders will be required to provide a minimum of 2 examples of works carried out in the past 5 years that demonstrates they have the relevant experience to deliver the work as described in part II.2.4 of the Contract Notice. The works must be of a similar value, size and scope.

Unsatisfactory experience will result in exclusion from the tender process.

Bidders must also provide two satisfactory references for the same two contracts on the reference templates provided. References should be completed and signed by previous customers for contracts of a similar value, size and scope. If any of the referees score the bidder less than 2 the bidder will be excluded from the tender process.

Completed experience and reference templates must be zipped and uploaded at question 4C.1 of the qualification envelope.

Bidders will be required to confirm that their managerial staff have the relevant educational and professional qualifications. Loss Adjusters must be members of the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters (CILA) and Surveyors must be a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.

Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.

The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent) or a documented policy regarding quality management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1.

Loss adjusters must be members of the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters (CILA).

Surveyors must be a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.