Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-01-08
Buyer: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services | 85140000: Miscellaneous health services
Estimated value: 168000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-02-11
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Provision on local staff medical insurance, life insurance, and work accident insurance for British Embassy (BE) Beirut.
BE Beirut requires provision of medical insurance, life insurance, and work accident insurance for its locally employed staff at the British Embassy (BE) Beirut.
a. Local Staff Medical Insurance — 1 year with an option for a 1 year contract extension mutually agreed by the Authority and Contractor beginning on 1.5.2016 to 30.4.2017.
b. Local Staff Life Insurance — 3 years with an option for a 1 year contract extension mutually agreed by the Authority and Contractor beginning on 1.5.2016 to 30.4.2019.
c. Work Accident Insurance on selected local staff — 3 years with an option for a 1 year contract extension mutually agreed by the Authority and Contractor beginning on 1.5.2016 to 30.4.2019.
Contract duration: 1 year from 1.5.2016 to 30.4.2017 with a potential extension of 1 year period mutually agreed by the Authority and Contractor; based on satisfactory performance of the Contractor and the operational requirement.
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.
Contract duration: 3 years from 1.5.2016 to 30.4.2019 with a potential extension of 1 year period mutually agreed by the Authority and Contractor; based on satisfactory performance of the Contractor and the operational requirement.
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.
Contract duration: 3 years from 1.5.2016 to 30.4.2019 with a potential extension of 1 year period mutually agreed by the Authority and Contractor; based on satisfactory performance of the Contractor and the operational requirement.
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.
The Authority requires provision of medical insurance, life insurance, and work accident insurance for its locally employed staff at the British Embassy (BE) Beirut.
All Tender documentation will be published, and all substantive communication between the Authority and bidders will be conducted via the FCO's eProcurement Portal BRAVOSolution (requires registration 1st time which is free and instantaneous). URL is https://fco.bravosolution.co.uk/ (requires registration), then navigate to Project_736 / ITT_980.
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://fco.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register — Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’ — Enter your correct business and user details — Note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete — You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender — Login to the portal with the username/password — Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) — Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. — Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page. — This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’ box 3. Responding to the tender — Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT — There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
See tender documentation: https://fco.bravosolution.co.uk/ (requires registration) and navigate to Project_736 / ITT_980.

Eligibility requirements: Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://fco.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register — Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’ — Enter your correct business and user details — Note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete — You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender — Login to the portal with the username/password — Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) — Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. — Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page. — This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’ box 3. Responding to the tender — Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT — There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk. See tender documentation: https://fco.bravosolution.co.uk/ (requires registration) and navigate to Project_736 / ITT_980. See tender documentation: https://fco.bravosolution.co.uk/ (requires registration) and navigate to Project_736 / ITT_980.
See tender documentation: https://fco.bravosolution.co.uk/ (requires registration) and navigate to Project_736 / ITT_980.