Published date: 21 September 2017

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: 27 September 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Financial and insurance services - 66000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

CCFI17A27

Published date

21 September 2017

Closing date

27 September 2017

Contract start date

1 November 2017

Contract end date

31 October 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) is the government's centre of expertise for infrastructure and major projects, sitting at the heart of government and reporting to the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury (www.gov.uk/IPA).

The IPA was established in 2016 following the merger of the Major Projects Authority (MPA) and Infrastructure UK (IUK). Prior to this, IUK was located within HM Treasury, transferring to the Cabinet Office in April 2016 when it became part of the IPA.

IUK itself was formed in 2010 following the transfer of a public private partnership (Partnerships UK - PUK) into HM Treasury. As part of the terms of these transfers TUPE was applied to certain members of staff.

Core IPA teams include experts in infrastructure, project delivery and project finance who work with government departments and industry.

In 2016, following the merger of the MPA and IUK, the original PUK/IUK, TUPE undertakings transferred to the Cabinet Office, including the brokerage contract and insured policies.


The current contract expires 31st October 2017 and Cabinet Office are seeking to source the brokerage contract and insured policies which should commence on 1st November 2017; Cabinet Office is seeking to invite tenders for the brokerage service and the insurance policies via an open market competition. The existing policies are all closed schemes, with the exception of the private medical element where new family members can be added

The requirements of each insurance policy are set out in Annexes A - D and associated Appendices within this document as outlined within the Appendix B "Statement of Requirement" document.

More information

Additional text

How to apply Instructions to Potential Providers:

Potential Providers must first be registered on the Crown Commercial Service e-Sourcing Suite in order to respond to the Procurement. If you have not yet registered on the e-Sourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link 'Register for CCS e-Sourcing'.

Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so at the Invitation to Tender stage. Potential Providers should note that it could take up to 10 working days to obtain a DUNS number.
Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at:
http://gps.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/i-am-supplier/respond-tender

Your email must clearly state:
- name/reference of this procurement
- the name of the registered supplier; and
- the name and contact details

Crown Commercial Service will then process your registration and assign your organisation to the opportunity. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done.

It is advised however that Potential Providers register as soon as practically possible in order to receive the Invitation to Tender and have a sufficient amount of time to respond. Crown Commercial Service is not able to offer any extensions to the advertised procurement timetable.

For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact the
Helpdesk:
Freephone: 0345 010 3503
Email: supplier@Crowncommercial.gov.uk

About the buyer

Contact name

Crown Commercial Service

Address

Floor 9, The Capital Building, Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9PP
England

Telephone

03450103503

Email

supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/crown-commercial-service