Award

Tenants Home Contents Insurance Scheme 2022-2027

NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

14 Dec 2021 at 00:00

Tender

11 Aug 2021 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

North Lanarkshire Council is conducting the procurement process for the "Tenants Home Contents Insurance Scheme 2022-2027," which falls within the services industry category. The process is currently in the Award stage, having been signed on 14 December 2021. This procurement aims to provide basic home contents insurance for NLC tenants in the North Lanarkshire geographical area. The tender was initiated under an open procurement method, with a total contract value of £2,200,000 and an expected duration of up to five years, allowing for initial 36 months plus options to extend for two additional twelve-month periods.

This contract presents considerable business opportunities, especially for insurance providers capable of offering home contents insurance solutions tailored to local needs. Companies like Thistle Insurance Services Limited have already engaged in this process, demonstrating that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the insurance sector could flourish by participating. Additionally, businesses that can provide community benefits through employment, training, and support for local initiatives would be well-positioned to compete and align with the council's objectives while enhancing their market presence.

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Notice Title

Tenants Home Contents Insurance Scheme 2022-2027

Notice Description

The Council is seeking to put in place a Contract for Tenants Home Contents Insurance (HCI) which will be available solely for North Lanarkshire Council (NLC) tenants who elect to participate. This Contract is designed to offer basic home contents insurance with an option for additional accidental damage cover.

Lot Information

Lot 1

North Lanarkshire Council (the "Council") intend to award a contract to single service provider for the provision of Tenants Home Contents Insurance. The service provider should be able to offer basic home contents insurance (HCI) with an option for additional accidental damage cover to all North Lanarkshire tenants. The HCI scheme was introduced to give NLC's tenants access to Home Contents Insurance at rates that individually they would not be able to source The proposed contract will be for an initial 36 months with the option to extend for up to a further 2, 12 month periods. The maximum term is 5 years. Further to this overview, a detailed specification is contained within the "Documents for Tenderers" folder, which is accessible (and downloadable) within the PCS-T Tendering System. . The Contract must be carried out in accordance with the information provided within this Contract Notice and the Invitation to Tender documents (ITT) which will be published within the PCS-T Tendering System. . Tenderers must respond to a series of Selection Questions within the PCS-T Qualification Envelope; . Tenderers must downloand and complete a range of Award Questions and Statements located within the PCS-T Technical Envelope; . Tenderers must download and complete a Pricing Schedule located within the PCS-T Commercial Envelope. .. PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE EXCLUSION GROUNDS. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: The Contract will be awarded for a total of 60 months (36 _+ 12 + 12). Following expiry of the Contract, the Council may elect to re-tender requirements.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000661014
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC435748
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

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
£2,200,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£2,200,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£2,200,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Dec 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
13 Sep 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Dec 20214 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL
Contact Name
Corporate Procurement
Contact Email
corporateprocurement@northlan.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 7866989244

Buyer Location

Locality
MOTHERWELL
Postcode
ML1 1AB
Post Town
Motherwell
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM34 North Lanarkshire
Delivery Location
TLM84 North Lanarkshire

Local Authority
North Lanarkshire
Electoral Ward
Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig
Westminster Constituency
Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

THISTLE INSURANCE SERVICES

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG424129
    Tenants Home Contents Insurance Scheme 2022-2027 - The Council is seeking to put in place a Contract for Tenants Home Contents Insurance (HCI) which will be available solely for North Lanarkshire Council (NLC) tenants who elect to participate. This Contract is designed to offer basic home contents insurance with an option for additional accidental damage cover.
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC435748
    Tenants Home Contents Insurance Scheme 2022-2027 - The Council is seeking to put in place a Contract for Tenants Home Contents Insurance (HCI) which will be available solely for North Lanarkshire Council (NLC) tenants who elect to participate. This Contract is designed to offer basic home contents insurance with an option for additional accidental damage cover.

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