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Services Restricted Procedure Notice



SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S) Official name: London Borough of Barnet, Postal Address: Building 4, North London Business Park, Oakleigh Road South, Town: London, Telephone: 020 8359 3367, E-mail: nasreen.tayab@barnet.gov.uk, Contact Point(s): , For the attention of: Nasreen Tayab, Postal Code: N11 1NP, Country: UNITED KINGDOM, Fax: 0870 889 7444, General address of the contracting authority (URL): , Address of the Buyer Profile (URL):
I.1.1) Further information can be obtained at As in I.1.
I.1.2) Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a Dynamic Purchasing System) can be obtained at Official name: London Borough of Barnet, Postal Address: North London Business Park, Town: Oakleigh Road South, London, Telephone: 020 8359 7197, E-mail: paul.lawrence@barnet.gov.uk, Contact Point(s): , For the attention of: Paul Lawrence, Postal Code: N11 1NP, Country: UNITED KINGDOM, Fax: , General address of the contracting authority (URL): , Address of the Buyer Profile (URL):
I.1.3) Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to As in I.1.
I.2.1) Type of contracting authority Regional or local authority
If 'other' please specify
I.2.2) Main activity or activities
General Public Services
If 'other' please specify
I.2.2) The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities? No

SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT

II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority UK-London: General Insurance Services
II.1.2) Service Category 6.
II.1.2.1) Main place of performance London Borough of BarnetOuter London - East and North East
NUTS Code UKI21.
II.1.3) The notice involves A public contract
II.1.4) Information on framework agreement (if appropriate)

Number
OR, if applicable, maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged
II.1.4.1) Duration of the framework agreement (if appropriate)
Period in year(s)
OR month(s)
Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years
II.1.4.2) Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement (give figures only)
Estimated value excluding VAT
OR range: between
and
Currency
Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded (if possible)
II.1.5) Short Description of the contract or purchase(s) The London Borough of Barnet are seeking suppliers for the provision of general insurance services related to Property & Business Interruption, Liability, Engineering, Personal Accident and Travel, Legal Protection, Money, Theft, and all Risks and Contractors risks insurance services.General liability insurance services. Professional liability insurance services. Insurance brokerage services. Insurance agency services. Damage or loss insurance services. Fire insurance services. Property insurance services. Weather and financial loss insurance services. Weather-related insurance services. Financial loss insurance services. Pecuniary loss insurance services. Liability insurance services. Motor vehicle liability insurance services. Legal expenses insurance services. Contractor's all-risk insurance services. Insurance related to Transport. Motor vehicle insurance services. Financial and insurance services. Insurance and pension services. Insurance services. Life insurance services. Accident and health insurance services. Accident insurance services. Health insurance services. Voluntary health insurance services. Medical insurance services. Legal insurance and all-risk insurance services.Damage or loss insurance services. Fire insurance services. Property insurance services. Liability insurance services. Motor vehicle liability insurance services. Insurance services. Accident and health insurance services. Accident insurance services. Health insurance services. Medical insurance services. Legal insurance and all-risk insurance services. Legal expenses insurance services. Contractor's all-risk insurance services. Insurance related to Transport. General liability insurance services. Professional liability insurance services. Credit insurance services. Risk management insurance services.
II.1.6) Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
Main Object: 66515100.
Additional Object: 66515200.
Additional Object: 66516000.
Additional Object: 66516100.
Additional Object: 66510000.
Additional Object: 66512000.
Additional Object: 66512100.
Additional Object: 66512200.
Additional Object: 66512220.
Additional Object: 66513000.
Additional Object: 66513100.
Additional Object: 66513200.
Additional Object: 66514100.
Additional Object: 66516400.
Additional Object: 66516500.
Additional Object: 66517100.
Additional Object: 66517300.
Additional Object: 66515000.
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)? Yes
II.1.8) Division into lots Yes
If yes, tenders should be submitted for one or more lots
Lot No
II 1.9) Variants will be accepted Yes
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope (including all lots and options, if applicable)
If known, estimated value excluding VAT (give figures only) 1400000
OR range: between
and
Currency GBP
II.2.2) Options (if applicable)
If yes, description of these options
If known, provisional timetable for recourse to these options: Period in month(s)
or day(s)
Number of possible renewals (if any):
or Range: between
and
If known, in the case of renewable contracts, estimated time-frame for subsequent contracts: in month(s)
and/or days (from the award of the contract)
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME PERIOD FOR COMPLETION
Either: Period in months 60
And / or days
Or: Starting
And/or ending

SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION

III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required (if applicable) Not Applicable
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them The awarding authority will pay insurance premium from the start date of the contract and annually thereafter.
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the grouping of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded (if applicable)

Not Applicable
III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which performance of the contract is subject (if applicable) No
If yes, description of particular conditions
III.2) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Any supplier may be disqualified who:

(a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, where his affairs are being administered by the court, where he has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where he has suspended business activities or is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations;
(b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order for compulsory winding up or administration by the court or of an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under national laws and regulations;
(c) has been convicted by a judgment which has the force of res judicata in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of any offence concerning his professional conduct;
(d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contracting authorities can demonstrate;
(e) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;
(f) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;
(g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under this Section or has not supplied such information;
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met This tender is open to insurance companies who must be licensed to transact insurance business in the categories listed in section II 1.6
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity
(a) appropriate statements from banks or, where appropriate, evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance;
(b) the presentation of balance-sheets or extracts from the balance-sheets, where publication of the balance-sheet is required under the law of the country in which the economic operator is established;
(c) a statement of the undertaking's overall turnover and, where appropriate, of turnover in the area covered by the contract for a maximum of the last three financial years available, depending on the date on which the undertaking was set up or the economic operator started trading, as far as the information on these turnovers is available.
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met (If applicable) Overview of Services provided to the Public Sector over the last three years Standard or Poors (or equivalent) rating
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable)
III.2.3) Technical capacity
(a) a list of the works carried out over the past five years, accompanied by certificates of satisfactory execution for the most important works. These certificates shall indicate the value, date and site of the works and shall specify whether they were carried out according to the rules of the trade and properly completed. Where appropriate, the competent authority shall submit these certificates to the contracting authority direct;
(b) a list of the principal deliveries effected or the main services provided in the past three years, with the sums, dates and recipients, whether public or private, involved. Evidence of delivery and services provided shall be given: - where the recipient was a contracting authority, in the form of certificates issued or countersigned by the competent authority, - where the recipient was a private purchaser, by the purchaser's certification or, failing this, simply by a declaration by the economic operator;
(c) an indication of the technicians or technical bodies involved, whether or not belonging directly to the economic operator's undertaking, especially those responsible for quality control and, in the case of public works contracts, those upon whom the contractor can call in order to carry out the work;
(f) the educational and professional qualifications of the service provider or contractor and/or those of the undertaking's managerial staff and, in particular, those of the person or persons responsible for providing the services or managing the work;
(h) a statement of the average annual manpower of the service provider or contractor and the number of managerial staff for the last three years;
(j) an indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract;
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met (If applicable)
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable)
III.2.4) Reserved Contracts (if applicable) No

III.3) CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
III.3.1) Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession Yes
If yes, reference of the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision This tender is open to insurance companies who are licensed to provide the insurance cover required either int he UK or in the EC Member State of domicile. Insurers must be authorised byt he UK Financial Services Authority or equivalent.
III.3.2) Legal entities should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service

SECTION IV: PROCEDURE

IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE Restricted procedure.
IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators that will be invited to tender or to participate (when applicable)
Envisaged number of operators
Or Envisaged minimum number 5
and, if appropriate, maximum number 10
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: The Pre-Qualification Criteria for evaluation is set out below: Section A: Company Information All sections completed - Yes or No answers will be completed scoring will be based on a Pass or fail. Section B: Technical Resources and Experience the scores are based on a 0, 5, 10 marks with a 50% weighting Section B29 Equalities - Yes or No answers with a Pass or Fail scoring Section C: Financial Information Scores 0, 5, 10 are awarded with a 30% weighting Section D: Health & Safety Scores 0, 5, 10 are awarded with a 10% weighting Section E: Environmental Scores 0, 5, 10 are awarded with a 10% weighting Section F: Undertaking will need to be signed and if not signed could result in the applicant being excluded from the tender. Statement of Good Standing needs to be completed and signed.
IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1) Award criteria (please tick the relevant box(es)) B) The most economically advantageous tender in terms of:
B1) the criteria as stated below:
1) Financial Evaluation. Weighting: 40%.
2) Conditions and Extent of cover. Weighting: 20%.
3) Quality of Service Standards. Weighting: 10%.
4) Range of services offered by insurers. Weighting: 10%.
5) Expertise with Public sector risks. Weighting: 10%.
6) Wording of the Long Term Agreement/contract offered. Weighting: 10%.
7) Claims Handling and provision of claims data:.
8) Price. Weighting: 40%.
9) Quality of Service Standards. Weighting: 40%.
10) Expertise. Weighting: 20%.
In descending order of priority: No.

IV.2.2) An electronic auction will be used No
If yes, additional information about electronic auction (if appropriate)
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1 File reference number attributed by the contracting entity (if applicable) The contract reference number: 50295
IV.3.2) Previous publication concerning the same contract No
If yes:
IV.3.2.1) Notice number in OJ:
Of
IV.3.2.2) Other previous publications
Notice number in OJ:
Of
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents (except for a DPS)
Time-limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents
Time:
Payable documents
If yes, Price (give figures only):
Currency
Terms and method of payment
IV.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date 12/07/2010
Time 12:00
IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates 26/07/2010
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up English
Other - third country
IV.3.8) Conditions for opening tenders
IV.3.8.1) Date, time and place
Date 06/09/2010
Time 12:00
Place (if applicable) London Borough of Barnet
IV.3.8.2) Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders (if applicable)
If yes, authorised persons

SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

VI.1) THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT (if applicable) No
If yes, estimated timing for further notices to be published:
VI.2) CONTRACT(S) RELATED TO A PROJECT AND / OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS
If yes, reference to project(s) and / or programme(s)
VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (if applicable) All expressions of interest should be sent to Nasreen Tayab at nasreen.tayab@barnet.gov.uk. Once expressions have been received a Pre- Qualification Questionnaire will be sent out. All questionnaires and supporting information relating to the questionnaire and the contract notice (particularly section III 2 Conditions of Participation) should be sent in the official envelope by Monday 12 July at 12noon. The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). For the avoidance of doubt, the contracting authority confirms that no weight will be attached to whether or not an economic operator is an SME in selecting economic operators to participate or in assessing the most economically advantageous tender. GO reference: GO 10060220/01
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures Official name: Royal Courts of Justice, Postal Address: Strand, Town: London, Telephone: 020 7947 6000, E-mail: , Contact Point(s): , For the attention of: , Postal Code: WC2A 2LL, Country: UNITED KINGDOM, Fax: , General address of the contracting authority (URL): , Address of the Buyer Profile (URL):
Body responsible for mediation procedures (if applicable) Official name: Royal Courts of Justice, Postal Address: Strand, Town: London, Telephone: 020 7947 6000, E-mail: , Contact Point(s): , For the attention of: , Postal Code: WC2A 2LL, Country: UNITED KINGDOM, Fax: , General address of the contracting authority (URL): , Address of the Buyer Profile (URL):
VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals (please fill heading VI.4.2 OR if need be, heading VI.4.3)
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:
VI.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE 02/06/2010


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