Official UK procurement notice
Procurement of General Insurance (excluding Broker and Administration Services)
Authority: NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED (Central government)
What is being bought24 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionGeneral Insurance
CPV: Accident and health insurance services · Damage or loss insurance services · Financial loss insurance services · General liability insurance services · Insurance services · Liability insurance services · Motor vehicle insurance services · Professional liability insurance services · Property insurance services · Weather and financial loss insurance services
Lots and requirements (24)Procurement structure
24 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Property Damage & Business InterruptionRenewal
Material Damage & Business Interruption
Lot #2Material Damage / Business Interruption (NI Water Alpha & Dalriada)Renewal
Material Damage and Business Interruption
Lot #3Public Liability - GBP 25mRenewal
Liability to Third Parties
Lot #4Excess PL GBP 35m / GBP 25mRenewal
Liability to Third Parties
Lot #5Excess PL - GBP 40m / GBP60mRenewal
Liability to Third Parties
Lot #6Employers Liability - GBP 25mRenewal
Liability for Injury to Employees
Lot #7Excess EL - GBP 25m / GBP 25mRenewal
Liability for injury to Employees
Lot #8Solar FarmRenewal
Loss of or Damage to Solar Farm inc Business Interruption
Lot #9Motor FleetRenewal
Comprehensive and Third Party only Motor Insurance
Lot #10Environmental Impairment Liability: Northern Ireland WaterRenewal
Gradual pollution cover
Lot #11Environmental Impairment Liability - NI Water Alpha and DalriadaRenewal
Gradual Pollution cover
Lot #12TerrorismRenewal
Property Damage and Business Interruption
Lot #13Cyber - GBP 10mRenewal
Cyber Insurance including First Party, Third Party and Event Management.
It is NI Water's intention to award contract(s) for Cyber Insurance with a total coverage of GBP 10m. This may be in the form of a single policy of GBP 10m or a primary policy and one or more excess layers. Should the exact level of coverage required not be available from the initial submissions, NI Water may request Economic Operators to refine their submissions or may award contracts for a different total coverage.
Lot #14Directors & Officers (inc EPL in respect of NI Water Alpha)Renewal
Insurance for wrongful act by Director or Officer and EPL for NI Water Alpha Employees
Lot #15Pension Trustees LiabilityRenewal
Insurance for wrongful act as a Pension Trustee
Lot #16Professional IndemnityRenewal
Professional Liability in respect of services provided
Lot #17Crime - NI Water Alpha onlyRenewal
Insurance for loss sustained as a direct result of Crime. Cover in respect of NI Water Alpha only.
Lot #18Parametrics - Freeze ThawRenewal
Weather related Insurance for Freeze Thaw events.
Lot #19Parametrics for High Temperature - LTA to 2027Renewal
Weather related Insurance for High Temperature.
This is a precautionary notice should the current Long Term Agreement be breached.
Lot #20Parametrics Lack of Rainfall - LTA to 2027Renewal
Weather related Insurance for Lack of Rainfall.
This is a precautionary notice should the current Long Term Agreement be breached.
Lot #21Computer - NI Water: LTA to 2026Renewal
Accidental Damage, Business Interruption and Recompliation of Data.
This is a precautionary notice should the current Long Term Agreement be breached.
Lot #22Computer - Dalriada Water Ltd & NI Water Alpha: LTA to 2026Renewal
Accidental Damage, Business Interruption and Recompliation of Data.
This is a precautionary notice should the current Long Term Agreement be breached.
Lot #23Travel and Personal Accident: NI Water Alpha only: LTA to 2026Renewal
Insurance in respect of Travel and Personal Accident for Dalriada Water Ltd and NI Water Alpha Employees only.
This is a precautionary notice should the current Long Term Agreement be breached.
Lot #24Material Damage & Business Interruption for Battery Storage: LTA to 2027Renewal
Material Damage and Business Interruption Insurance in respect of a Battery Storage Installation.
This is a precautionary notice should the current Long Term Agreement be breached.
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Social value | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Property Damage & Business Interruption | 55% | 35% | 10% | |
| 10 · Environmental Impairment Liability: Northern Ireland Water | 55% | 35% | 10% | |
| 11 · Environmental Impairment Liability - NI Water Alpha and Dalriada | 55% | 35% | 10% | |
| 12 · Terrorism | 65% | 35% | — | |
| 13 · Cyber - GBP 10m | 55% | 35% | 10% | |
| 14 · Directors & Officers (inc EPL in respect of NI Water Alpha) | 65% | 35% | — | |
| 15 · Pension Trustees Liability | 65% | 35% | — | |
| 16 · Professional Indemnity | 65% | 35% | — | |
| 17 · Crime - NI Water Alpha only | 65% | 35% | — | |
| 18 · Parametrics - Freeze Thaw | 55% | 35% | 10% | |
| 19 · Parametrics for High Temperature - LTA to 2027 | 55% | 35% | 10% | |
| 2 · Material Damage / Business Interruption (NI Water Alpha & Dalriada) | 55% | 35% | 10% |
12 more lots publish their own split on the notice.
- Suitability
Insurers must be authorised to write the classes of business required in accordance with the relevant legislation.
- Condition of participationno text publishedMinimum: Providers must be able to demonstrate experience in the provision of Insurance and Risk Management and have a Credit Rating of at least A- from S&P or equivalent.
- Technical & professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.
- Technical & professional ability
This tender is open to Insurance Companies who are licensed to provide the Insurance cover required in the UK or in the EU member state of domicile. Insurers must be authorised by the UK FCA or equivalant.
- Price carries 35 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- 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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 1 Nov 2024, 13:55 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 Nov 2024, 13:55 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Jan 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-035487- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Jan 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bids opened
- 20 Jan 2025, 09:00 GMT
Timeline
1 Nov 2024 → 30 Apr 2025 · 5 dates- Notice published1 Nov 2024, 13:55 GMT
- Submission deadline17 Jan 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Bids opened20 Jan 2025, 09:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until30 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Northern Ireland Water LtdReview body
Process and specification contact points (1)
- Marsh LtdProcess contact point
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.