Insurance Services for East Kent Housing

In accordance with best procurement practice, EU and UK Procurement Directives & Regulations, East Kent Housing (EKH), wishes to create an Agreement (the agreement) for the supply of Insurances Services. East Kent Housing Limited (EKH) is an 'arms-length management organisation' (ALMO) that was setup, and is owned by, Canterbury City Council, Dover District Council, Shepway District Council and Thanet District Council, to manage their respective council social housing services. The organisation is run by an independent management board, which includes tenants, independent members and councillors, but remains accountable through a 30 year contract with the four councils. Unlike other ALMOs, the purpose of East Kent Housing is not to gain decent homes funding, but as a way of finding efficiencies and improvements by bringing four organisations together. The purpose is improving the service we deliver, whilst delivering value for money to our customers and owners.

Additional information: Instructions to Suppliers: This opportunity will be completed electronically via ProContract, a site run by Due North. Interested organisations should go to

www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk to register and express interest. To express interest select ‘Current Opportunities’, from the ‘Organisation’ drop down box select ‘Commercial Services’, click search and select the appropriate opportunity. Once you have successfully expressed interest via the portal you will be sent an email directing you to the ProContract site from which you will be able to access and download the invitation to tender documentation and any other relevant information. This email should be retained, as it will contain your direct link to the ProContract portal, for information purposes only the link is www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/procontract/supplier.nsf DO NOT USE THIS LINK NOW.

Tenderers should also note that final submissions must be made via ProContract, no other submission route is permitted. Failure to follow this path will result in the tender submission being disregarded.

ALL DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO THIS OPPORTUNITY WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD VIA

THE PROCONTRACT PORTAL FROM THE OUTSET. Please ensure you are able to download all files immediately after accessing the ProContract portal.

Procurement Services Group has been commissioned to act on behalf of East Kent

Housing for the tendering and contracting of Insurances Services Information about delivery location: Kent