Financial and insurance services

Tender description

ITT for Provision of Asset and Insurance Valuation Services The Council wishes to invite interested parties (“Tenderers”) to participate in a tender exercise to establish a single Contract for the Provision of Asset and Insurance Valuation Services. The suitably qualified and experienced provider of Asset and Insurance Valuation Services will be required to provide the services described below and in the Tender Specification. These services will be carried out on behalf of both Sandwell MBC and the West Midlands Fire Service. Sandwell Council is a Metropolitan Borough Council situated in the West Midlands and lies approximately 6 miles west of Birmingham. The Borough comprises the areas of Oldbury, Rowley Regis, Smethwick, Tipton, Wednesbury and West Bromwich. The West Midlands Fire Service operates throughout the West Midlands County covering the Metropolitan Districts of Sandwell, Dudley, Walsall and Solihull as well as the cities of Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Coventry. The Strategic Asset Management service of the Council, on behalf of Strategic Finance, Risk and Insurance Services and the West Midlands Fire Service will issue instructions for work, monitor and manage the contract following the appointment of a successful tenderer. The Council is seeking to procure an Asset Valuation and Insurance Valuation service together potentially with additional associated hourly rate based work incidental to the Council’s main requirements to be provided under a single contract on behalf of Sandwell MBC and the West Midlands Fire Service. Term The Council proposes to enter into a Contract Agreement for an initial term of 5 years with a possible extension of a further year, subject to satisfactory performance. The anticipated commencement date is 5.9.2016. Value The anticipated value of the Contract Agreement for Provision of Asset and Insurance Valuation Services is estimated is 216 000 GBP The value is based on historical spend data and is intended to be used as a guide only. It is given in good faith as a guide to assist you in submitting your Tender. It is not a guarantee of the level of business that will be generated and should not be interpreted as an undertaking to purchase any services to any particular value and does not form part of the Contract Agreement or any contract pursuant to it. The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement exercise, please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal. From here you will be able to register your company, express an interest in the opportunity, and gain immediate access to the ITT and other related documents. In Order To View the On-Line Questionnaire and Submit a Tender, you will be required to' Opt-In'. Please be mindful that if you are cut and pasting your question responses onto the On-Line Questionnaire that you do so from a notepad document, this is due to the fact that some special characters are not accepted within the On-Line Questionnaire. For a Step-by-Step user guide to the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal please click on the 'Guidance for Suppliers' section of the website. All procurement responses must be carried out via the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal. If you require further assistance in respect of the system please contact the In-tend support team on 0844 272 8810. Closing date: 1.8.2016 at 12:00 Noon.