Published date: 19 December 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 20 January 2023, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Motor vehicle liability insurance services - 66516100

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£1

Procurement reference

CF-1233800D0O000000rwimUAA

Published date

19 December 2022

Closing date

20 January 2023

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 April 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Expressions of interest & tenders are invited from insurers or managing agents acting on
behalf of specific insurers, not brokers or equivalents.

The Authorities are procuring a single supplier contract through a collaborative procurement, which will result in each authority signing its own contract, based on the collaborative tender.

The contract(s) awarded will have an initial duration of 3 years with the option to
extend by 1 year.

The following benefits will be delivered:
• Providing a procurement compliant route to market for UK Ambulance Services;
• Provide a competitive and fit for purpose contract;
• Provide opportunities and associated benefits from aggregating spend and standardising
terms;
• Pool and reduce risk across Ambulance Services;
• Support risk / accident reduction and share best practice;
• Drive cash releasing savings for reinvestment in front line services;
• Professionally managing the procurement and subsequent contract(s).

The primary beneficiaries (contracting authorities) will be United Kingdom ambulance services as
detailed below:
• South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
• South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
• South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
• London Ambulance Service NHS Trust
• East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust
• East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
• Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
• North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
• North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
• West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust
• Scottish Ambulance Service Board

EOECPH is facilitating the process through its e-procurement portal on behalf on behalf of the contracting authorities and Marsh, the contracting authorities insurance broker who are managing the procurement process on behalf of the contracting authorities. For absolute clarity EOECPH nor Marsh are the contracting authority these are as detailed above.

The procurement will use an e-Procurement Portal in this procurement exercise.
https://atamis-1928.1ightning.force.com/

Deadline for submission of bids is 20 January 2023 at 17.00

About the buyer

Contact name

James Richards

Address

Cambridge
Cambridge
CB21 5XB
GB

Email

James.Richards@eoecph.nhs.uk