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Published 27 Sept 2021, 15:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SPS 2521 - Leasehold (RTB) Properties Insurance

Official notice

Authority: Royal Borough of Greenwich (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£5,000,000exc. VAT5.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 26 Oct 2021awarded 2 Mar 2022
Awarded to Avid Insurance Services Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Royal Borough of Greenwich is seeking tender submissions for Property Insurance in

respect of leasehold/RTB properties (excluding Broker Services). There is 1 lot.

CPV: Damage or loss insurance services · Fire insurance services · Property insurance services · Weather-related insurance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Royal Borough of Greenwich is seeking tender submissions for Property Insurance in respectAwardedPublished value£5,000,000

Royal Borough of Greenwich is seeking tender submissions for Property Insurance in respect

of leasehold/RTB properties, excluding broker services. Detailed description of the service is

provided in the tender documents.

The contract will commence 1st April 2022 under a 3-year Long Term Agreement with the

option to extend for a further 1 year plus 1 year making it a potential contract period of 5

years at the authority's sole discretion.

Delivery: London
Variant bids: not allowedElectronic catalogue: required

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
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality - Policy Cover: 10%
  • Quality - Claims Handling: 40%
  • price: 50%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality - Policy Cover: 10
  • Quality - Claims Handling: 40
  • Price: 50
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    Insurers must be authorised to write the classes of insurance listed within the UK subject to English/Welsh law and jurisdiction of the English/Welsh courts. Potential suppliers may be asked to produce a certificate issued by the appropriate insurance regulatory authority indicating the types of insurance the insurer is authorised to provide and must comply

    with Departments of Trade and Industry Regulations. Potential suppliers may be asked to produce a copy of their annual reports and account for the last 3 years, name and address of

    bankers, details of the last 3 years of underwriting experience for the classes of business referred to in this notice.

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: All insurers must provide evidence that they are at least “A-” rated by Standard and Poor's (or equivalent) and/or approved by the Marsh Market Security Committee, otherwise, their submission may be automatically rejected.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession

    Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision: Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession Reference to the relevant law,

    regulation or administrative provision: Insurers will be insurance companies authorised to write classes of insurance listed within the UK subject to English/Welsh Courts. The service will be regulated by the provisions of the Insurance Act2015 and any other relevant legislation.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 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.

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
First published
27 Sept 2021, 15:56 BST
Last source update
23 May 2022, 11:37 BST
Award evaluation window
26 Oct 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN572466
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-013759
Classification (CPV)
Damage or loss insurance servicesFire insurance servicesProperty insurance servicesWeather-related insurance services
Delivery area
London (UKI51)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e514 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Royal Borough of Greenwich incorporated a minimum 10 calendar day Standstill Period

after notification to unsuccessful applicants of the award decision.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
26 Oct 2021, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
1080 days from the deadline
Bids opened
26 Oct 2021, 17:05 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 Oct 2021 → 23 May 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    26 Oct 2021, 17:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    26 Oct 2021, 17:05 BST
  3. Notice published
    23 May 2022, 11:37 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    23 May 2022, 11:37 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £4,718,1821 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Mar 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Avid Insurance Services Limited£4,718,182 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 013759-2022-SPS 2521 - Property Insurance in respect of leasehold/RTB properties, excluding broker services-1 · Avid Insurance Services Limited

    Signed
    2 Mar 2022
    Value
    £4,718,182
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 3rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, Woolwich, London, London, SE18 6HQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Cabinet OfficeMediation body London
  • High Court of England & WalesReview body LondonContact email

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