Insurance in the case of Accident & Natural death of the seconded personnel and accidents at work of the personnel working in Belgium;
Annual meeting at least once a year with each insured school (policy holder) at the location(s) of the European schools and the OSGES Additional visits and meetings at the schools upon simple request of the schools Training and prevention sessions (minimum 1 day/year per insured entity, at the request of the school) Information dissemination to OSGES and insured schools via newsletters, zoom meetings, seminars, and so forth Virtual opening session for tenders (procurement phase) Online system for management of policies and claims handling (mandatory for contractor to set up)
Tenderers must prove that they have legal capacity to perform the contract and the regulatory capacity to pursue the professional activity necessary to carry out the work subject to this call for tenders. Tenderers must prove that they have obtained the prior authorisation of the relevant supervisory authorities to carry out insurance activities in accordance with Article 14 of Directive 2009/138/EC of 25 November 2009 on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of insurance and reinsurance (Solvency II). The authorisation shall be granted for the following particular classes of insurance, corresponding to the classification in Part A of Annex I or in Annex II of the Directive Solvency II: For Lot 1 - class of insurance 1 (Accident) of Part I of Annex I and class of insurance I of Annex II.
Tenderers must comply with the following selection criteria in order to prove that they have the necessary economic and financial capacity to perform the contract. Tenderers must demonstrate an annual average turnover in the insurance sector of more than EUR 2.000.000 /two millions euros/ over the last three financial years for which accounts have been closed.
Compliance with the solvency rules. Candidates must be in compliance with the rules regarding solvency in force in the Member State in which their registered office is located and must not currently be the subject of any administrative procedure by the competent inspection authorities in that Member State, e.g. reorganisation measures or liquidation proceedings to rectify or penalise any failing(s) likely to compromise solvency of the company or the fulfilment of their commitments to insured parties in the future.
The tenderer must prove experience in the field of the contract, as insurer for Accidents & Natural death. The tenderer must have carried out three contracts comparable in nature to the subject of this lot over the last 3 /three/ years. A comparable contract means any contract covering the insurance sectors of Accidents and Natural death, with a minimum value for each of them € 100.000 as the annual amount of the insurance premium due.
Tenderers must have an insurance rating greater than or equal to 'A', that is valid at the time of submitting the tender.
Availability of local servicing in the countries where the European Schools are situated, mentioned in the section 1.1. At least one branch, agency or office per country working directly with clients /policyholder, insured or injured persons/ into the local language and into English. The personnel working into the local language must be able to meet clients both into its office or make visits at the school sites. The existence of a single branch, agency or office for the Benelux countries /BEL, LUX, NL/, servicing into French, Dutch and German language /plus English/ could be accepted. The requirement under this criterion could be replaced by the existence of a contract or cooperation with an identified local insurance broker, assuring the same level of service as required above, regarding its location in the country concerned, languages spoken and availability of on- and off-site service. The broker could be the one mandated to represent the insurer(s) in the context of the joint tenders - see section 2.3.2 of these Specifications.
Tenderers must prove that they have legal capacity to perform the contract and the regulatory capacity to pursue the professional activity necessary to carry out the work subject to this call for tenders. Tenderers must prove that they have obtained the prior authorisation of the relevant supervisory authorities to carry out insurance activities in accordance with Article 14 of Directive 2009/138/EC of 25 November 2009 on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of insurance and reinsurance (Solvency II). For Lot 2 - class of insurance 1 (Accident) of Part I of Annex I and class of insurance I of Annex II, corresponding to the branches 1b 'Accidents de travail et les maladies professionnelles' and 21, according to the Belgian categorisation. Additionally, for this lot, tenderers governed by the law of another Member State of the European Union must prove that they have fulfilled the requirements to carry out insurance against accidents at work in Belgium through a branch or under the freedom to provide services, in accordance with the Belgian Law of 13 March 2016 on the status and supervision of insurance or reinsurance undertakings. Namely, they must be registered in one of the lists of the National Bank of Belgium, under the insurance classes 1b 'Accidents de travail et les maladies professionnelles' and 21.
Tenderers must demonstrate an annual average turnover in the insurance sector of more than EUR 2.000.000 /two millions euros/ over the last three financial years for which accounts have been closed.
Compliance with the solvency rules. Candidates must be in compliance with the rules regarding solvency in force in the Member State in which their registered office is located and must not currently be the subject of any administrative procedure by the competent inspection authorities in that Member State, e.g. reorganisation measures or liquidation proceedings to rectify or penalise any failing(s) likely to compromise solvency of the company or the fulfilment of their commitments to insured parties in the future.
The tenderer must prove experience in the field of the contract, as insurer for accidents at work and occupational diseases. The tenderer must have carried out three contracts comparable in nature to the subject of this lot over the last 3 /three/ years. A comparable contract means any contract covering the insurance sectors of accidents at work and occupational diseases, with a minimum value for each of them € 100.000 as the annual amount of the insurance premium due, and a minimum number of staff/end beneficiaries amounting to 100 persons.
Tenderers must have an insurance rating greater than or equal to 'A', that is valid at the time of submitting the tender.
Availability of local servicing in Belgium. Tenderers, including those governed by the law of another Member State of the European Union, must possess at least one branch, agency or office in Belgium, who works directly with clients / policyholder, insured or injured persons/ into French, Dutch and English. Personnel working into these languages must be able to meet clients both into its office or make visits at the school sites. This requirement could be replaced by the existence of a contract or cooperation with an identified insurance broker, situated in Belgium, assuring the same level of service as required above, regarding languages spoken and availability of on- and off-site service. The broker could be the one mandated to represent the insurer(s) in the context of the joint tenders - see section 2.3.2 of these Specifications.
Published 8 June 2026 · rebuilt nightly from the official notice.