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Official UK procurement notice

Main Programme Insurance · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Ashford Borough Council (Local council)

11 lotsServicesOpen procedureMax 11 lots per supplier
Published estimate£1,100,000total for 11 lots
Submissions closed 30 Jan 2023awarded 1 Apr 2023
Awarded to ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY LTD
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Ashford Borough Council is seeking a Supplier for the main Programme Insurance for insurances coverage and associated services. The Services have been divided into Lots and Suppliers are invited to bid for all or any of the Lots. Published lot titles: Material Damage, Business Interruption, Specified All Risks, Theft, Works in Progress; Houseowner; Property Owners; Terrorism; Employer's Liability, Public/Products Liability, Official Indemnity, Libel & Slander, Land Charges, Professional Indemnity, Public Health Act; Crime; Personal Accident/Business Travel; Computer; Engineering Inspection/Insurance; Motor Fleet; Package.

What is being bought11 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Ashford Borough Council is seeking a Supplier for the main Programme Insurance for insurances coverage and associated services. The Services have been divided into Lots and Suppliers are invited to bid for all or any of the Lots.

  • Recurrence: At the expiry of the contract.

CPV: Financial and insurance services

Lots and requirements (11)Procurement structure

11 lots · no lot values published · win at most 11 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Material Damage, Business Interruption, Specified All Risks, Theft, Works in ProgressCancelled

Material Damage

 Fire, lightning and explosion

 Explosion

 Aircraft and other aerial devices or articles dropped from them

 Riot, civil commotion, strikers, locked-out workers or persons taking part in labour

disturbances or malicious persons acting on behalf of or in connection with any political

organisation

 Riot, civil commotion, strikers, locked out workers or persons taking part in labour

disturbances or malicious persons

 Earthquake

 Subterranean fire

 Spontaneous Fermentation or Heating

 Storm or Flood

 Escape of water from any tank, apparatus or pipe

 Impact including Own Vehicles

Sprinkler Leakage

 Theft involving breaking into or out of the buildings at the premises by forcible or violent

means

 Breakage or collapse of audio or visual communication apparatus

 Accidental breakage of fixed glass or fixed sanitary ware

 Accidental damage to supply pipes and cables serving the buildings

 Falling trees or branches

 Leakage of fuel oil from any fixed oil-fired installation including smoke and smudge

damage arising from defective vaporisation

Business Interruption

 Fire, lightning, explosion

 Explosion

 Aircraft or other aerial devices or articles dropped therefrom

 Riot, civil commotion, strikers, locked-out workers or persons taking part in labour

disturbances or malicious persons acting on behalf of or in connection with any political

organisation

 Riot, civil commotion, strikers, locked out workers or persons taking part in labour

disturbances or malicious persons

 Earthquake

 Storm or Flood

 Escape of water from any tank, apparatus or pipe

 Impact including own vehicles

 Sprinkler Leakage

 Accidental breakage of fixed glass or fixed sanitary ware

Specified All Risks

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"All Risks" of accidental loss or damage, including theft and whilst in transit.

Theft

Theft involving:

 forcible and violent entry to or exit from any building at the premises or any attempt at

such theft;

 personal violence or threat of personal violence to any employee.

Work in Progress

In the event of damage occurring during the period of insurance the insurer will pay to the

insured the value of the property insured at the time of the damage or the cost of repair of

the damage or at the insurer's option reinstate or replace the property or any portion of it.

Delivery: South East
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2HouseownerCancelled

Cover

 Fire, lightning, thunderbolt, explosion

 Riot, civil commotion, strikers, locked out workers or persons taking part in labour

disturbances or malicious persons

 Malicious persons

 Aircraft or other aerial devices or articles dropped from them

 Earthquake, subterranean fire

 Storm or flood

 Escape of water from any tank, apparatus or pipe

 Falling trees or branches

 Impact by any road vehicle or animal

 Theft (forcible/violent only)

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 Leakage of oil from any fixed oil-fired heating installation

 Breakage or collapse of TV or Radio Signalling apparatus

 Accidental breakage of fixed glass and fixed sanitary ware

 Accidental damage to fuel oil supply pipes, water gas supply pipes etc.

 Subsidence, ground heave or landslip

Delivery: South East
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Property OwnersCancelled

Cover

 Fire, lightning and explosion

 Explosion

 Aircraft or other aerial devices or articles dropped from them

 Riot civil commotion strikers locked-out workers or persons taking part in labour

disturbances or malicious persons acting on behalf of or in connection with any political

organisation

 Storm or flood

 Escape of water from any tank apparatus or pipe

 Impact by any road vehicle or animal not belonging to or under the control of the insured

or any occupier of the premises or their respective employees

 Theft or attempted theft (forcible & violent entry to or exit from a building)

Delivery: South East
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4TerrorismCancelled

Cover

Insurance of property against physical loss or physical damage occurring during the period of

the insurance caused by an Act of Terrorism and/or Sabotage.

Delivery: South East
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #5Employer's Liability, Public/Products Liability, Official Indemnity, Libel & Slander, Land Charges, Professional Indemnity, Public Health ActCancelled

Employer's Liability Cover

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Indemnity against legal liability to pay compensation for bodily injury, illness or disease

(including death) sustained by an employee arising out of and in the course of employment

by the insured in connection with the business and caused during the period of insurance.

Including:

a) Claimant's Costs and Expenses;

b) Defence Costs and Expenses - including:

i. costs incurred with the insurer's written consent in defending any claim for damages;

ii. costs incurred with the insurer's written consent for:

 representation at any coroner's inquest or fatal injury inquiry;

 defending in any court of summary jurisdiction any proceedings in respect of any act or

omission;

relating to any event which may be the subject of indemnity.

Public/Products Liability

Cover

Indemnity in respect of all sums which the insured shall become legally liable to pay as

damages in respect of:

a) accidental injury to any person other than an employee;

b) accidental damage to property;

c) accidental obstruction, accidental trespass, accidental nuisance, accidental interference

with pedestrian, road, rail, air or waterborne traffic, accidental invasion of the right of

privacy, accidental interference with any right of air, light water or way, wrongful

interference with goods;

d) wrongful arrest or false imprisonment;

occurring during the period of insurance within the territorial limits in the business.

The insurer will also pay costs and expenses. Costs and expenses will be payable in addition

to the limit of indemnity other than in respect of any claim made or brought:

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a) in the United States of America or Canada or territories under their jurisdiction;

b) under or in consequence of any judgement or order in or under the laws of the United

States of America or Canada or territories under their jurisdiction;

where the limit of indemnity will be inclusive of costs and expenses.

Officials Indemnity

Cover

Negligent and Accidental Acts or Omissions

Indemnity in respect of sums which the insured may become legally liable to pay as damages

for financial loss directly caused by a negligent and accidental act or omission committed or

alleged to have been committed within the territorial limits by an employee or member in the

normal execution of their duties for the business for which a claim is first made against the

insured and is notified to the insurer during the period of insurance.

In addition the insurer will pay costs and expenses.

Elections

In connection with the conducting of elections the insurer will indemnify the insured and at

the insured's request any Returning Officer, Acting Returning Officer or Counting Officer

against:

a) reasonable legal expenses necessarily incurred in connection with the defence of any

proceedings brought against the insured or any Returning Officer, Acting Returning Officer

or Counting Officer;

b) the cost of holding another election in the event of the original election being declared

invalid.

Libel & Slander

Cover

Indemnity in respect of all sums which the insured may become legally liable to pay as

damages for:

a) libels appearing in any publications normal in the business by:

i. any member provided such publications were specifically authorised by the insured

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ii. any employee

b) slanders in oral utterances made by any member or employee arising out of and in the

course of:

i. the discharge of official duties on behalf of the insured

ii. in the case of a member the insured's official business at meetings or of the insured or its

committees or subcommittees or any occasion when the member is specifically authorised

to represent the insured

for which a claim is first made against the insured and notified to the insurer during the

period of insurance or within 12 months of this part ceasing to operate.

Land Charges

Cover

Indemnity in respect financial loss arising from or in consequence of any act, error, or

omission of the insured or any employee in respect of:

a) information provided or made available on questions of fact concerning land or buildings

in respect of which the insured are required to maintain and do maintain a register or other

records;

b) replies given to questions (other than questions of fact referred to above) added to the

approved printed form of enquiry and issued at the same time as the search certificate

provided always that such replies are given subject to a disclaimer of liability in a form

approved by the insurer

for which a claim is first made against the insured and is notified to the insurer during the

period of insurance.

In addition, the insurer will pay costs and expenses.

Professional Indemnity

Cover

Indemnity in respect of all sums which the insured may become legally liable to pay as

damages for financial loss arising from breach of professional duty be reason of any negligent

act, error or omission committed or alleged to have been committed by an employee in

providing the services within the territorial limits and for which a claim is first made against

the insured and is notified to the insurer during the period of insurance.

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Including in addition Costs and Expenses.

Public Health Act

Cover

Indemnity in respect of:

a) all sums which the insured becomes legally liable to pay under the terms of any legislation

pertaining to public health to any person who complies with a notice to cease such sums

constituting:

i. the net loss of income sustained by any such person comprising:

  1. the amount of any wage or salary;
  2. any other earned income;

ii. damage to property of any such person;

b) compensation paid by the insured under the terms of Section 31(4) of the Public Health

(Control of Disease) Act 1984;

provided always that such notice is served and the damage is ordered during the period of

insurance.

Delivery: South East
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #6CrimeCancelled

Cover

Employee Dishonesty

Loss arising from loss of assets resulting directly from any act of fraud or dishonesty

committed on or after the retroactive date by an employee acting alone or in collusion with

others which is first discovered during the period of insurance.

Computer Fraud and Funds Transfer Fraud

Loss by theft committed on or after the retroactive date which is first discovered during the

period of insurance of:

a) assets due to any fraudulent or dishonest misuse or manipulation by a third party of the

computer hardware, software programs or systems operated by the insured

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b) insured funds or those for which the insured is responsible at law from an account

maintained by the insured at a financial institution following fraudulent electronic,

telegraphic, cable, telephone or written instructions to debit such account and to transfer,

pay or deliver funds from such account and which instructions purport to have come from the

insured but which are fraudulently altered, transmitted or issued by a third party or are a

forgery.

Forgery and Counterfeiting

Loss occurring on or after the retroactive date which is first discovered during the period of

insurance:

a) of assets resulting from forgery

b) arising from the acceptance by the insured in good faith in exchange for money, goods or

services of any post office or express money order issued or purporting to have been issued

by any post office or express office if such money order is not paid on presentation

Including indemnity in respect of loss arising from counterfeiting.

Delivery: South East
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #7Personal Accident/Business TravelCancelled

Personal Accident Cover

If an insured person sustains accidental bodily injury during the operative time which within

two years solely and independently of any other cause results in death, disablement or the

incurring of medical expenses, insurers will pay the insured or, in the case of medical

expenses, the insured or an insured person the amount appropriate to the benefit shown in

the schedule.

Business Travel

Cover

 Overseas Medical Expenses, Travel Expenses and Emergency Repatriation Expenses

 Personal Property

 Money

 Electronic Business Equipment

 Cancellation, Curtailment, Rearrangement and Replacement Expenses

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 Kidnap

 Political and Natural Disaster Evacuation

 Legal Expenses

 Personal Liability

Delivery: South East
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #8ComputerCancelled

Cover

Material Damage

 Accident (excluding breakdown, fire perils and residual breakdown)

Data and Information

 Accident

 Fire, lightning, explosion or aircraft or other aerial devices dropped from them

 Breakdown

 Denial of Access

 Failure of Electricity Supply

 Failure of Telecommunications

 Erasure

Additional Expenditure

 Accident

 Fire, lightning, explosion or aircraft or other aerial devices dropped from them

 Breakdown

 Denial of Access

 Failure of Electricity Supply

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 Failure of Telecommunications

 Erasure

Delivery: South East
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #9Engineering Inspection/InsuranceCancelled

Cover

Inspection service

Provide the Council with an inspection service for plant within normal working hours at the

sites shown in the plant schedules.

Delivery: South East
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #10Motor FleetCancelled

Cover

Comprehensive

Use

Use for social domestic and pleasure and the business of the Council.

Drivers

Any authorised licensed driver.

Delivery: South East
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #11PackageCancelled

This Lot comprises the following lots only:

1 Material Damage

 Business Interruption

 Specified All Risks

 Theft

 Works in Progress

2 Houseowner

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3 Property Owners

5 Employer's Liability

 Public/Products Liability

 Officials Indemnity

 Libel & Slander

 Land Charges

 Professional Indemnity

 Public Health Act

6 Crime

10 Motor Fleet

Delivery: South East
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored · same split on all 11 lots
Quality: 45%Price: 55%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 45%
  • Price: 55%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Please refer to tender documents.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 55 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £738,8861 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 7
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Not linked to a lot1 award
ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY LTD£738,886 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7bids———

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · At the expiry of the contract.
First published
2 Dec 2022, 10:59 GMT
Last source update
27 Apr 2023, 16:26 BST
Award evaluation window
30 Jan 2023 – …
Authority reference
Insurance/22/1
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-012189
Classification (CPV)
Financial and insurance services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038a1a Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Please refer to the tender documents.

How it was run

Official notice
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Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
30 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
30 Jan 2023, 12:01 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

30 Jan 2023 → 27 Apr 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    30 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    30 Jan 2023, 12:01 GMT
  3. Notice published
    27 Apr 2023, 16:26 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    27 Apr 2023, 16:26 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ashford Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre,Tannery Lane, ASHFORD, South East, TN231PLContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria