Insurance Provision - Modification

Concepts

• insurance services
• edinburgh

Location

Description

This Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency (VEAT) notice relates to the extension of the existing Insurance Provision contract. Having sought advice, to meet our statutory regulatory requirements as a Registered Social Landlord, these public contracts shall be modified and awarded under Regulation 72 (1) (c) utilising the Modification of contracts during their term “by circumstances Prospect Community Housing (PCH) could not have foreseen”. Justification of this intention together with full details of the intended contract are included within sections II.2.4 and IV.1.1 of this notice.

Total Quantity or Scope

Prospect Community Housing (PCH) intends to extend the existing Insurance Provision contract due to end 30 September 2024 to the 30 September 2026 with Marsh Ltd who are the current insurance service Broker/provider.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 66510000 - Insurance services

Legal Justification

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition Justification for selected award procedure: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive Explanation: This Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency (VEAT) relates to the extension of the existing Insurance Provision contract. Having sought advice, to meet our statutory regulatory requirements as a Registered Social Landlord, these public contracts shall be modified and awarded under Regulation 72 (1) (c) utilising the Modification of contracts during their term “by circumstances Prospect Community Housing (PCH) could not have foreseen”. Prospect Community Housing (PCH) intends to extend the existing Insurance Provision contract due to end 30 September 2024 to the 30 September 2026 with Marsh Ltd who are the current insurance service Broker/provider. This informed decision based on; the ongoing insurance marketplace uncertainty reflective of the post-Brexit economic environment, the far-reaching impact of the war in Ukraine, recent challenges faced by RSL’s relating to all services, and the current cost-of-living pressures; while concurrently seeking to ensure effective continuity of our insurance services to meet our statutory regulatory requirements. The insurance market for social housing providers has always been quite restricted, however in the field of property and liability this has hardened severely and quickly since the start of 2023. This has been accelerated by the departure of two main insurance providers to the Sector recently, meaning the already limited capacity is much reduced. This has resulted in unsustainable market conditions, and we have seen insurers react this year applying significant rate increases on Renewals during 2023. PCH intend to go out to the marketplace for a new contract for Insurance Provision and this procurement process will commence 2026 quarter 1 with a target effective date contract date of 1st October 2026.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** It should be noted that this VEAT notice is intended to inform the market of the intention to modify a contract under Regulation 72 (1) (c) and whilst the PCS system requires an award date prior to the VEAT notice publication for the avoidance of doubt it should be noted that the contract has not been entered into prior to the publication of this notice. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=746466. (SC Ref:746466)