23/010 - Gas Networks Ireland Gas Infrastructure Insurance Broking Services

Gas Networks Ireland

GNI is undertaking a competitive tendering process, seeking to enter into a Framework Agreement with a sole provider to meet its requirements for the provision of GNI Gas Infrastructure Insurance Broking Services. It is intended that a single framework agreement will be awarded pursuant to this tender competition. In summary, this consists of the following cover: 1. Property damage in respect of assets with a value of approx. โ‚ฌ3.6 Billion. 2. Business Interruption Insurance. 3. Public Liability Insurance with a limit of indemnity of โ‚ฌ300 Million 4. Pollution and Product Liability with a limit of indemnity of โ‚ฌ300 Million 5. Terrorism Insurance โ‚ฌ250 Million. GNI wishes to discuss the level and conditions of the cover going forward with the short-listed Applicants as part of a competitive dialogue process to ensure that it achieves the optimal cover available at the best price in the current market for its infrastructure. However, applicants should assume that the 2023 Energy Insurance Package is indicative of the scope of insurance policies they will be required to place in 2024 when the policies forming the 2023 Energy Insurance Package expire. The scope of services also includes: - โ€ข Advise GNI as required on all insurance matters relating to the placing of policies relating to its infrastructure and business. โ€ข Review jointly with GNI the programme biannually to incorporate business and insurance market changes. โ€ข Provide insurance broking services as may be sought by GNI and its subsidiaries from time to time. โ€ข Claims Services to GNI in regard to GNI claims / recoveries against insurers. โ€ข Assist GNI in drafting relevant insurance/indemnity sections of contracts and/or other agreements in order to reflect the insurances applicable and the obligations of each party to contract. โ€ข Advise in respect of any other insurances that may be considered necessary on a contract-by-contract basis. โ€ข Provide day to day service to GNI in respect of the servicing of this account. โ€ข Attend regular review meetings with GNI to continuously review policy coverage, placement strategy, claims performance and other improvement opportunities. โ€ข Ensure that the Insurers continue to satisfy the criteria applied as part of their selection, in particular with regard to credit rating.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-09-11. The procurement was published on 2023-08-08.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-08-08 Contract notice
Contract notice (2023-08-08)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Gas Networks Ireland
Postal address: Gasworks Road
Postal town: Cork
Postal code: T12RX96
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: tenders@gasnetworks.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.gasnetworks.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/prepareViewCAOrganisation.do?id=1362 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œ23/010 - Gas Networks Ireland Gas Infrastructure Insurance Broking Services 23/010โ€
Products/services: Financial and insurance services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œGNI is undertaking a competitive tendering process, seeking to enter into a Framework Agreement with a sole provider to meet its requirements for the...โ€    Show more

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Additional products/services: Insurance services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Insurance brokerage and agency services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Insurance brokerage services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Insurance agency services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Place of performance: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œGNI is undertaking a competitive tendering process, seeking to enter into a Framework Agreement with a sole provider to meet its requirements for the...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal โœ…
Description
Description of renewals: Option to extend for 4 years
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Description
Additional information:
โ€œYou must submit through the eTenders system before the deadline. It is very important that you commence the scanning & uploading of your response in a...โ€    Show more

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: Refer to tender documents.
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Conditions for participation
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
โ€œRequests to participate may be submitted by single entities or by groups of service providers. A group will not be required to convert into a specific legal...โ€    Show more
Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-09-11 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Irish ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 6

Complementary information
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: High Court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +35 318886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
URL: http://www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
โ€œPlease refer to Statutory Instrument 131 of 2010, European Communities (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertaking) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (and...โ€    Show more
Source: OJS 2023/S 154-491121 (2023-08-08)