Award

21049-23 CCC Insurance Brokerage and Associated Services

CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

25 May 2023 at 15:36

Tender

09 Mar 2023 at 07:24

Summary of the contracting process

The Cambridgeshire County Council has recently completed a tender process for the provision of expert insurance brokerage services. The title of the contracting process was "21049-23 CCC Insurance Brokerage and Associated Services" in the financial and insurance services category. The tender involved selecting a single broker to provide insurance services to the council and several partner organizations. The contract has an estimated annual spend of £60,000, and the initial duration is 60 months with a potential extension up to 84 months.

This tender by Cambridgeshire County Council presents an opportunity for businesses in the insurance brokerage sector to engage in a long-term contract providing services to various public sector bodies. Companies with experience in insurance programme management, risk-related advice, and claims management may find this opportunity particularly suited for business growth. The procurement stage for this tender was in the award phase, with the successful bidder being Arthur J. Gallagher Insurance Brokers Limited.

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Notice Title

21049-23 CCC Insurance Brokerage and Associated Services

Notice Description

The Authority requires the provision of expert and respected insurance brokerage services to enable it to achieve the most appropriate insurance programme for the organisations it represents. The bidder shall be required to provide high quality, timely and focussed advise on all matters of insurable risks and insurance solutions, particularly as they impact on any key projects that the organisations undertake. The bidder shall ensure they have an appropriate level of skill and experience with sufficient capacity to ensure that the Council's receive the required levels of service to agreed timescales. The Authority is not splitting this contract into lots as it wishes to procure a single broker for consistency in delivery and in order to support the Lead Authority Model.

Lot Information

Lot 1

From 1 December 2020 Cambridgeshire County Council, Milton Keynes Council and Northamptonshire County Council (now superseded by North and West Northamptonshire Council's) entered into a Lead Authority arrangement for the delivery of shared services. These arrangements followed the disaggregation of the former LGSS shared service model. The management of each individual shared service area has transferred to the 'lead' council who will be responsible for the performance of the service to its customers and partners. Cambridgeshire County Council is the lead authority for all aspects of insurance services to the lead authority partners. Each Authority's insurance arrangements are managed by a dedicated team which forms part of the Cambridgeshire County Council Lead Authority Services Provision. In addition to providing insurance services to the Lead Authority partners the Insurance Service also provides insurance services to the following organisations: Norwich City Council, including Norwich City Services Ltd Northampton Partnership Homes Pathfinder Legal Services Ltd Cambridge City Council Maintained and Academy Schools The Insurance Service delivers * Insurance Programme Management * Provision of Insurance and insurable risk related advice * Claims Management Service The service provides professional, high quality insurance services and is responsible for ensuring that insurable risks are identified and catered for within the partner's insurance arrangements as well as the control and management of insurable risk, the raising of managerial awareness of operational and strategic pressures, and the minimising of risks which could adversely affect service delivery and lead to civil litigation. The Procurement is being procured by the Lead Authority for the benefit of the Authority and the Partner Organisations. For the purposes of this tender the partner organisations are Milton Keynes Council, West Northamptonshire Council North Northamptonshire Council, Norwich City Council and Northamptonshire Partnership Homes. Cambridge City Council shall consider utilising the arrangement upon the end of their existing agreement but Bidders should note there is no guarantee of them doing so. Cambridgeshire County Council shall act as the lead Authority and will enter into the Contract with the successful Bidder(s). While Cambridgeshire County Council will be the contracting party, the Services will be performed by the selected Suppliers for the Authority and the Partner Organisations The following approach will be taken to the contract arrangements: * The Authority will enter into the Contract with the successful Bidder on behalf of itself and the Partner Organisations. * Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) Insurance Services is responsible for the management of claims made by and against the Council and the procurement and management of insurance arrangements entered into the Council. The Authority proposes to enter into one Contract for an initial period of 60 months with the preferred bidder, with an option to extend for up to two further 12 months, making 84 months in total. The Contract has an estimated annual spend of PS60,000 (exclusive of VAT and insurance service brokerage fees) for the delivery of Insurance Brokerage and Associated Services across all bodies using the Insurance Service

Options: The Authority proposes to enter into one Contract for an initial period of 60 months with the preferred bidder, with an option to extend for up to two further 12 months, making 84 months in total.

Renewal: The Authority proposes to enter into one Contract for an initial period of 60 months with the preferred bidder, with an option to extend for up to two further 12 months, making 84 months in total.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b0be
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014989-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services


CPV Codes

66000000 - Financial and insurance services

66510000 - Insurance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£420,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£503,665 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 May 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
17 Apr 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 May 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Mr Jon Collyns
Contact Email
jon.collyns@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 7775703930

Buyer Location

Locality
HUNTINGDON
Postcode
PE28 4YE
Post Town
Peterborough
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
Delivery Location
TLF24 West Northamptonshire, TLF25 North Northamptonshire, TLH12 Cambridgeshire CC, TLH15 Norwich and East Norfolk, TLJ12 Milton Keynes

Local Authority
Huntingdonshire
Electoral Ward
The Stukeleys
Westminster Constituency
Huntingdon

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ARTHUR. J GALLAGHER INSURANCE BROKERS

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