Provision of Insurance and related services to Westward Housing Group

1.1 Westward Housing Group is looking for a Provider to be appointed to provide a programme of Insurance and related Services, plus an Engineering Inspection contract. 1.2 You have applied under an OJEU Competitive Procedure with Negotiation procedure to submit a full Tender for the provision of Insurance and related Services to Westward Housing Group. 1.3 The required Services consist of two Lots. 1.4 Services under Lots One to Two may include insurance broking, insurance underwriting or a combination of both. We require a suitable provider of Insurance Broking and/or Insurance Underwriting services to design, place and manage our programme of General Insurance and to advise us in the future. Management of the services will also include day to day support and advice, training, claims management, insurable risk management services and all other related services required by us and included by the successful bidder in their proposal. 1.5 The term of the Contract will commence with cover inception on 28 October 2018, although preparatory work to set in place the programme may be required before this date. The duration of the new contract is expected to be for a period of three annual policy periods from 28 October 2018. A further extension of this contract by one or two years may be considered by the contracting Authority strictly subject to satisfactory performance and annual review.