Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-04-21
Buyer: Sheffield Hallam University
Country: UK
Region: Sheffield
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 66000000 | 66510000 | 66512100 | 66513200 | 66514110
Submission deadline: 2016-05-19
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The University wishes to appoint underwriter(s) to provide a range of insurance cover/polices required by the University.
Our requirement is as detailed in the Specification of Requirement, in Part 3 of the Invitation to Tender document. Details about the University structure and activities are provided within Part 2: Background to the University.
All tender responses must be submitted in accordance with the instructions as detailed in Part 1: Instructions and Conditions of the Invitation to Tender documents.
To view copies of the tender documents you must click on ‘View Tender Details’ and then click on ‘Express Interest’. The documents will then be sent to the ‘My Tenders’ section of the supplier portal.
If submitting correspondence you must ensure that you select the correct tender. Correspondence submitted against the wrong tender may not be answered. The University accepts no liability for failure to reply to incorrectly submitted correspondence.
A Underwriter presentation day will be held at the University on Tuesday, 26.4.2016. Full details of the event will be issued separately to those who have expressed an interest and confirmed attendance.
The University requires insurance cover for the following Lots. Full details of each lot are detailed within the ITT documentation.
Quotations are required for a minimum of 1 year cover which is required to start on 1.8.2016 to 31.7.2017. However quotations may be offered for up to a 3 year Long Term Agreement.
All bidders must pass the mandatory exclusion questions — bidders that fail this will not be evaluated.
All bidders must be authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority, or EU equivalent, to provide insurance underwriting services for the relevant lot/class of insurance that their bid relates to.


Eligibility requirements: Bids are permitted from insurance underwriter(s). Bids are not permitted from Insurance Brokers. All bidders must pass the mandatory exclusion questions — bidders that fail this will not be evaluated. All bidders must be authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority, or EU equivalent, to provide insurance underwriting services for the relevant lot/class of insurance that their bid relates to. A credit rating score will be obtained and a positive score of 30 or more must be achieved. A Standard and Poor rating, or equivalent, of A- or better must also be achieved. Both are minimum standard levels which a bid must achieve in order to be evaluated.
All bidders must be authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority, or EU equivalent, to provide insurance underwriting services for the relevant lot/class of insurance that their bid relates to. A credit rating score will be obtained and a positive score of 30 or more must be achieved. A Standard and Poor rating, or equivalent, of A- or better must also be achieved. Both are minimum standard levels which a bid must achieve in order to be evaluated.
All bidders must be authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority, or EU equivalent, to provide insurance underwriting services for the relevant lot/class of insurance that their bid relates to.
A credit rating score will be obtained and a positive score of 30 or more must be achieved. A Standard and Poor rating, or equivalent, of A- or better must also be achieved. Both are minimum standard levels which a bid must achieve in order to be evaluated.