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CO0419 Procurement of Insurance Policies by Essex County Council

ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

14 Mar 2025 at 12:20

Award Notice
Tender

03 Oct 2024 at 07:18

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Essex County Council is procuring insurance services through an open procedure. The procurement process covers multiple lots, including property insurance, motor insurance, school journeys insurance, and engineering inspection insurance. The contracts will commence on 1st April 2025, each running for an initial term of three years with an optional extension of up to two additional years. The procurement falls under the category of insurance related to transport and covers locations in England, United Kingdom. The tender process is currently at the award stage, with key deadlines having passed, including the tender period ending on 22nd November 2024. The total value of the procurement is GBP 5,431,000.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses, particularly in the insurance sector, looking to expand their portfolio with public sector contracts. With four distinct lots available, companies specialising in property, motor vehicle, school travel, and engineering inspection insurance services can compete for a substantial long-term partnership with a prominent local authority. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly encouraged to participate, providing an excellent growth opportunity in collaboration with Essex County Council. Given the scale of the contracts, larger enterprises with robust service capabilities, such as Risk Management Partners Ltd. and Allianz LTD, have already been involved, indicating the competitive nature and potential visibility gains for successful bidders.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CO0419 Procurement of Insurance Policies by Essex County Council

Notice Description

Essex County Council seeks to procure the following Insurance services, through an Open procedure procurement exercise: Lot 1: Property Insurance (comprising buildings and contents that the Council are responsible for and includes maintained schools) Lot 2: Motor Insurance (comprising general fleet and waste vehicles) Lot 3: School Journeys (travel) Insurance (for all maintained schools. The policy covers all authorised personnel on official schools trips for personal accident and travel.) Lot 4: Engineering Inspection Insurance (for all relevant plant in ECC buildings and maintained schools.) Each Lot will be awarded to a single supplier for the contract duration. Each contract will be for an initial term of 3 years (commencing 1st April 2025), with an option to extend for up to a further 2 years (12 month increments each). Bidders must also note that the contracts are for provision of Insurance Policy Services only. The Council's broker service is contracted to a third party provider who are supporting this tender procedure. Additional information: For this tender the Authority will be using the ProContract eSourcing portal https://procontract.due-north.com throughout the procurement process, and all communications relating to this procurement exercise must be via the portal's messaging system. It is recommended that any bidder not already registered on the ProContract eSourcing portal, register at the earliest opportunity. Please direct all queries through the ProContract messaging functionality linked with the advertised opportunity. Anyone contacting the Council directly via email will be directed to the portal for communications. A registered supplier account is needed to access information, but registration is free of charge. The Proactis supplier helpdesk (https://www.proactis.com/uk/support-login/support/) can help with any registration queries. Please direct any technical queries to the helpdesk in the first instance, selecting the Supplier Support option on the home page. The Council reserves the right to amend timescales for any reason and change the evaluation criteria where necessary for example if there are genuine omissions or mistakes. We also reserve the right to cancel the procurement exercise and/or not to award all or part of a contract. The Council will not be responsible for any costs incurred by bidders in relation to this procurement exercise.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-e1b4a629-a3bc-44c3-a15c-da21bcf72878
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/031f4132-b9de-4227-8f22-cd468d42ec38
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services

CPV Codes

66514100 - Insurance related to Transport

66514110 - Motor vehicle insurance services

66515200 - Property insurance services

66519200 - Engineering insurance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£5,431,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£6,095,918 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Mar 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
22 Nov 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Feb 202512 months ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2028 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Philip Armstrong
Contact Email
philip.armstrong@essex.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 333

Buyer Location

Locality
CHELMSFORD
Postcode
CM1 1QH
Post Town
Chelmsford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH36 Heart of Essex
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Chelmsford
Electoral Ward
Moulsham and Central
Westminster Constituency
Chelmsford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

ALLIANZ

RISK MANAGEMENT PARTNERS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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