South of Scotland Electric Vehicle Charging Delivery Partner

Location

Edinburgh

Description

A concession contract for the operation, maintenance, and expansion of the public electric vehicle charging network across eight collaborating local authorities in the South of Scotland. The contract includes migrating existing ChargePlace Scotland assets to a new back-office system and delivering approximately 1,800 additional charge points by 2030.

Total Quantity or Scope

A regional collaboration of Scottish local authorities wish to put in a place a concession contract for an electric vehicle charging network across a large geographical region. The authorities are City of Edinburgh Council (lead authority), Dumfries and Galloway Council, West Lothian Council, Midlothian Council, Scottish Borders Council, Clackmannanshire Council, Fife Council and Falkirk Council. The concession contract will assume responsibility for the existing public charging estate. This will include migration of these assets from the Chargeplace Scotland network onto a new back office. Further to this, Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund (EVIF) grant funding in the region of GBP6 million has been secured from Transport Scotland to support the expansion of the network by approximately 1800 additional chargepoints by 2030. The authorities will work with the operator throughout the contract term to support further network expansion beyond the initial expansion phase which may be funded from a range of sources. The contract will be for a single operator who can provide a mix of charging solutions and capacities across the region with an expectation the majority by number will be long dwell time AC charging. The back office software will facilitate fleet charging. The tender process is expected to be as follows; Initial SPD submission to shortlist five operators. Shortlisted operators will be invited to submit a proposal following which they will be invited to discuss and explore their proposal for the region. Subsequently shortlisted operators will be invited to submit a full tender.

CPV Codes

• 65300000 - Electricity distribution and related services
• 51100000 - Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment
• 09310000 - Electricity
• 31158000 - Chargers
• 30163000 - Charge cards
• 31681500 - Rechargers
• 34920000 - Road equipment
• 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Award on a basis other than price and quality.

Other Information

The successful tenderer will be required to work with the City of Edinburgh Council to complete a cyber security assessment. This will include a requirement for supporting evidence/accreditations, such as ISO27001, Cyber Essentials, PEN tests, etc. The named authorities within the South of Scotland group include the City of Edinburgh Council, Midlothian Council, West Lothian Council, Falkirk Council, Clackmannanshire Council, Fife Council, Scottish Borders Council and Dumfries and Galloway Council. The City of Edinburgh Council reserves the right to continue the procurement exercise should an individual authority wish to withdraw prior to contract award. The Contract length is expected to be an initial term of 15 years with the possibility of an extension of up to 5 years. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this PQQ exercise. The Project code is 29854. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Community Benefits will be sought across the lifetime of this contract to be delivered across the region. Further information will be provided to short listed tenderers prior to seeking a proposal. (SC Ref:804568)