Planning

Insurance Claims Handling Solution

ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

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07 Aug 2024 at 10:12

Summary of the contracting process

Essex County Council is planning a procurement process for an Insurance Claims Handling Solution, identified by tender ID CO0528. The tender, classified under industry category "IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support" (CPV code 72000000), is intended to service the council's needs for the next ten years. The procurement is in the planning stage, with key activities including supplier engagement and demonstrations scheduled for August 2024. The council seeks to finalise the supplier selection by late 2024 or early 2025, with the system going live by May 2025. Businesses must express interest by 12 noon on 20th August 2024 to participate in the demonstrations.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in insurance claims handling systems. Companies that offer robust, cloud-based solutions with flexible reporting and secure data management compliant with the Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR 2016 would be highly suited for this procurement. The opportunity includes a long-term contract that promises sustained business growth. Suppliers should be prepared to provide a comprehensive overview of their system capabilities, along with indicative costs for budgeting purposes. Organisations possessing a strong track record in delivering user-friendly, compliant IT services aimed at local authorities will find this opportunity particularly advantageous.

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Notice Title

Insurance Claims Handling Solution

Notice Description

Procurement to purchase an Insurance Claims Handling Solution for 11 users/licenses

Lot Information

Lot 1

Essex County Council (ECC) is seeking to procure an off the shelf insurance claims handling system as its current contract is due to expire May 2025. In order to support ECC's in house claims handling there is a requirement for a system to record and manage the data for insurance claims and associated policies. The minimum requirements of the claims handling system will include but is not limited to the below: - The system must be flexible with a user friendly reporting system that allows ECC to produce various claims reports, including triangulation reports. - The system must be able to record claims from a number of classes of business, record financial details and have a diary/task system. - The system must be Cloud based with Multi Factor Authentication (MFA). - ECC data must be managed securely, and the system must adhere to the Data Protection Act 2018 and UK General Data Protection Regulation 2016. - The system must have an online claims form that is accessible from ECC's Highways website and once claims are submitted can either be promoted to the system or rejected. ECC is currently scoping out its requirement to ensure a robust, effective, and adaptable system is procured. ECC would hope to nominate a Supplier in late 2024/early 2025 with a system go live date of May 25; ECC is looking to award a 10 year contract. To support ECC's scoping work this PIN has been put out to the market to engage with Suppliers who can offer such a solution; ECC is hoping to gain a better understanding of the current market through Supplier engagement and demonstrations. The Supplier demonstrations will be held during August 2024 and should focus on the following: - Claim functionality including payments/reserves, diary tasks - Admin controls - Reporting including find claim function If you are interested, please help to submit a response to the below and reach out to Sam Ellis - sam.ellis@essex.gov.uk to arrange a demonstration. - Provide a general overview and capabilities of your insurance claims handling system. - For budgetary purposes please help to provide indicative costs for 11 users/licenses. - With the exclusion of ongoing license costs, for budgetary purposes please help to provide indicative costs for any implementation works or ongoing support associated with the system. (Please kindly advise how long you anticipate implementation will take). Please express your interest to demonstrate by 12 noon on 20th August 2024.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04885e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024809-2024
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£360,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Aug 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
29 Sep 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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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
TLH3 Essex

Local Authority
Chelmsford
Electoral Ward
Moulsham and Central
Westminster Constituency
Chelmsford

Further Information

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