Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Various Insurance Policies for Natural Gas Network Operator - '22
Authority: Phoenix Natural Gas Ltd.·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought9 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Utility requires a number of insurance policies to cover the various aspects of it's business operations.
CPV: General liability insurance services · Insurance services · Liability insurance services · Motor vehicle liability insurance services
Lots and requirements (9)Procurement structure
9 lots · all with a published value (£1,014,000 together)Lot #1Combined Liability InsuranceAwardedRenewalPublished value£100,000
Insurance Cover for both Employers and Public Liability.
Lot #21st Excess Layer - Public LiabilityAwardedRenewalPublished value£55,000
Excess Public Liability Insurance Cover - 1st Layer
Lot #32nd Excess Layer - Public LiabilityAwardedRenewalPublished value£40,000
Insurance required for Excess Public Liability - 2nd Layer.
Lot #4Motor Fleet InsuranceAwardedRenewalPublished value£80,000
Insurance cover required for a commercial fleet of vehicles consisting of - on average - 42 light commercial vehicles and 38 cars.
Lot #5Management LiabilityAwardedRenewalPublished value£99,000
Insurance cover required to cover Management Liability.
Lot #6Excess Management LiabilityAwardedRenewalPublished value£90,000
Insurance cover required to cover Excess Management (Directors and Officers) Liability.
Lot #7Insurance against CrimeAwardedRenewalPublished value£25,000
Insurance cover required in consideration of the impact of a criminal event.
Lot #8Business Interruption InsuranceAwardedRenewalPublished value£500,000
Insurance cover in respect of an event, or series of events, that result in an interruption to general business activity.
Lot #9Cyber InsuranceCancelledRenewalPublished value£25,000
Insurance cover required in consideration of the impact of a cyber related event.
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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).
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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).
- Legal form for consortia
- Offers from consortia are welcome.
- Shortlisting
- Parties who wish to obtain further information on the project may access the tender summary document on e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk — project_26542. Those interested parties that then wish to be considered for inclusion in the tender process must first express their interest by writing to Mary.McCourt@marsh.com stating which particular lot (one or more) that they wish to be considered for. Expressions of interest must be received by no later than 16:00hrs on the 29.10.2021. A tender process shall follow for each insurance category (lot) from which the most economically advantageous offer shall be determined. This determination shall be based upon the tender return and subsequent negotiations — albeit not all tendering organisations shall be invited to proceed to the negotiation stage.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 5 Oct 2021, 22:45 BST
- Last source update
- 27 May 2022, 16:00 BST
- Authority reference
2021/S 000-024848- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-014954- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e87dFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
Payment rems shall be agreed with the successful Tenderer(s).
- Performance terms
As stated in the tender documentation and/ or agreed through subsequent negotiations.
- Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Phoenix will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to all participating entities. The standstill period provides time for
unsuccessful participating entities to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (Northern Ireland).
Publisher note: Contract(s) is/ are being procured competitively in accordance with the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (as amended). The procedure to be followed for this procurement is the negotiated procedure. The costs of responding to this notice and participation in the process will be borne by each participating entity. All discussions and correspondence will be deemed strictly subject to contract until a formal contract is entered into. Any subsequent formal contract(s) shall not be binding until they have been signed and dated by the duly authorised representatives of each of the participating Parties.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 29 Oct 2021, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Deposits and guarantees
- Not applicable.
Marsh Ltd, Bedford House, Bedford Street, Belfast, BT2 7DX, United Kingdom. NUTS code: UKN. Mary McCourt, Mary.McCourt@marsh.com, www.marsh.com/uk/home.html ↗, buyer profile: www.phoenixnaturalgas.com ↗
Timeline
29 Oct 2021 → 27 May 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline29 Oct 2021, 16:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected1 Nov 2021
- Notice published27 May 2022, 16:00 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 May 2022- Status changed to complete27 May 2022, 16:00 BST
- Buyer details updated27 May 2022, 16:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast9 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Combined Liability Insurance · supplier not published
- Signed
- 2 May 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
1st Excess Layer - Public Liability · supplier not published
- Signed
- 2 May 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
2nd Excess Layer - Public Liability · supplier not published
- Signed
- 2 May 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Motor Fleet Insurance · supplier not published
- Signed
- 2 May 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Management Liability · supplier not published
- Signed
- 2 May 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Excess Management Liability · supplier not published
- Signed
- 2 May 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Insurance against Crime · supplier not published
- Signed
- 2 May 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Business Interruption Insurance · supplier not published
- Signed
- 2 May 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Phoenix Natural Gas LtdContracting authorityProduction, transport and distribution of gas and heat
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of Justice in Northern IrelandReview body
Process and specification contact points (1)
- Marsh LtdProcess contact point
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria