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Insurance Placement DPS for the Housing Sector - 1051

Our dedicated team is here to provide you with a comprehensive and flexible framework for social housing providers to secure insurance placement through a transparent and competitive procurement process. With this framework, you can seek optimal insurance solutions tailored to your sector requirements.
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This contract has been designed to address the challenges you face when it comes to procuring insurance cover. The contract accommodates various business models adopted by insurers and insurance intermediaries operating in the social landlord sector. The structure of the contract is flexible enough to allow the best broker and insurance partnership bid as well as providing access to direct dealing insurers.

There are two elements to the service provision available to you via this contract:

  • YPO’s procurement support and management of the end-to-end process - The work we do with you prior to the commencement of the formal procurement will ensure that you receive maximum competition from the insurance markets and value for money submissions. We draft and design the further competition document (which will be bespoke for your organisation), and we run and oversee the entire procurement process for you, including the moderation meeting and drafting of award and rejection letters.
  • YPO provides access to an FCA accredited insurance advisor - The insurance advisor will work with you to design your insurance programme and write a specification to ensure your insurance policies are fit for purpose in covering your risk exposures. The advisor will also organise and chair pre-tender 1-1 sessions and support you in the evaluation of the insurance proposals.

The contract guarantees a transparent process for social housing providers and insurance partners. The competitive style of the closed bid process ensures all potential partners put forward their best possible terms on pricing, cover levels and value-added services e.g. workshops, training and risk management.

Key Facts on this Framework

Period:
05 July 2021 - 04 July 2024
Extension Opportunities:
2 x 3 years
Contract Notice:
2021/S 000-010782
Award Notice:
Not applicable
Geographic Coverage:
National

Benefits of the framework and achieved objectives: 

Supports Value for Money
For the first time ever, social landlords will be able to benchmark insurance proposals through a transparent and EU complaint route to market and procure all types of insurance covers as well as services outside of the insurance placement scope.

Access to wider insurance market
Social landlords tender exercises usually generated only up to 3 responses, if not less. We increased capacity with more insurers than ever willing to bid for social landlords risk.

Transparency
We have created a level playing field for all insurance providers bringing transparency to the process and flexibility to access a wider insurance market.

Process efficiencies 
Desired outcomes will come from the work you put in upfront. Our advice and guidance documents will help you prepare strong market presentation.

Added value 
Our desire is to empower and equip social landlords with the best practice on how to buy insurance. Framework will help create opportunities to have an open dialogue with insurers and insurance intermediaries. Networking and knowledge sharing is key to achieve successful outcomes.

Insurance consultancy services
Your existing insurance programmes may have been in place for many years . We provide you with access to new consultants. Objective assessment of your requirement and fresh look at your programme will challenge the norm.

 


Free support available

The route to market for this solution is via a further competition and our experienced team are on hand to help you through every step of this process – offering practical advice and support when you need it.

Our free support includes:

Further competition support

    • Assistance with or management of the supplier pre-engagement
    • Assistance and guidance in the drafting of the documentation, including the provision of template documents
    • Advice on the specification, including the provision of anonymised specifications
    • Advice on the award criteria, including sustainability to ensure compliance
    • Advertising the further competition on YPO’s e-tendering portal – ProContract, and full administration of the process, including clarification log management
             There are three ways to run a further competition via ProContract
                  1. YPO can administer the full end-to-end further competition process
                  2. Request temporary access to ProContract and run the further competition yourself or with our support
                  3. If you're a current user of ProContract you can access and use our solutions directly without our involvement. View the 'How to access YPO’s frameworks directly' user guide.
    • Running or supporting the evaluation process
    • Moderation of the evaluation process
    • Drafting/checking award and rejection letters, including provision of template documents

Standard documents available

   • Further competition template
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Specification examples
   • Example award questions
   • Pricing matrix
   • Award and rejection letters
   • Call-off contract terms and conditions

 

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Case Studies:

  • Newport city homes
    Until recently, SPS Associate Debbie White was providing procurement consultancy to Newport City Homes (NCH). In March 2018, she recommended that NCH should seek to market test their current insurance contracts.

  • Trident Group
    Trident Group approached YPO looking for procurement support, management of the process and help in designing their insurance programme. 

 

Literature:

 

•  Arthur J Gallagher

•  JM Glendinning

•  Marsh

•  Miller Insurance

•  PIB

•  Zurich Municipal

 




“The DPS was very easy to access and use with queries responded to quickly. No barriers or burdensome paper work was required. The fact that the DPS is specific to housing associations gave reassurance that the providers were aware and experienced in the sector.”  


Grŵp Cynefin

 

 

 

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