Norwich City Council Leaseholders Insurance Tender 2018

Norwich City Council wishes to invite tenders for the supply of Leaseholders Insurance and relevant claims management services as detailed within the tender documentation. Arthur J. Gallagher Insurance Brokers has been selected to assist LGSS Insurance in the tender following the expiry of current Long Term Agreements. Please note that this does not stop other entities of Arthur J. Gallagher Ltd bidding for the contract detailed in this notice. Please note that any questions relating to the tender process should sent via the LGSS Procurement Portal for this project (DN323100) and the messaging system provided within that e-tendering facility: https://www.lgssprocurementportal.co.uk/ The Authority are seeking bids for a number of options as detailed in the Invitation to Tender documentation and shall then seek to select the best option thereafter against the evaluation criteria stated within the Invitation to Tender documentation.

Additional information: The Authorities have invested in an e-tendering tool in order to facilitate its tendering processes in a compliant and transparent manner. Potential Provider's will need to register an account via the 'LGSS eSourcing Portal' atwww.lgssprocurementportal.co.uk before being able to view the full tender details. In order to access the tender documentation, click "Find Opportunities", then on the drop-down menu, filter by "LGSS" by clicking on "Update" to find the relevant opportunity. Please ensure that you read the tender documents carefully in order to be aware of the requirements and relevant deadlines. The Council reserves the right to award all, part or none of the business forming the subject matter of this procurement and to abandon, halt, pause, or postpone this procurement at any time. Under no circumstances will the Council incur any liability (including, but not limited to, liability as to costs) in respect of this procurement exercise, the abandonment of the same, or any documentation issued as part of this procurement exercise. The Award of any contract shall need to follow the necessary legislation process with relevant Norwich Leaseholders. This contract is not being split up into Lots as the provision is for a single provider to cover the whole risk for the authority for this type of Insurance. LGSS will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. The duration of this standstill will be disclosed at this point. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Such additional information should be required from (Refer to address in part 1.1). If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2006 No 5) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly. Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the Contract has been entered into the Court may order the ineffectiveness of a Contract where serious breach have occurred in addition to any fine, the Court may instead provide for alternative penalties, either contract shortening, fines or both. If the Contract has been entered into the Court may order the ineffectiveness of a Contract where serious breach have occurred in addition to any fine, the Court may instead provide for alternative penalties, either contract shortening, fines or both.