Electric Vehicle Charging Points – P5941 2000 Standard Chargers (5kw) and P5942 35 Rapid Chargers (50kw)

Description

The Council wishes to expand the Electric Vehicle charging infrastructure across the borough. The expansion will involve the installation of 2000 standard 5kw charging points and 35 rapid 50 kw charging points The services will be split into 2 lots and the details of the lots are as follows: • P5941 Lot 1: Standard Chargers - 2000 standard 5kw charging points to be attached to street lighting columns across the borough. • P5942 Lot 2: 35 Rapid chargers – 35 Rapid 50kw charging points to be deployed at various sites identified by the Authority. Tenderers may bid for one or both lots, but each lot will be evaluated and awarded separately, more details are available in the Invitation to Tender documents. The procurement will a 2-stage restricted procedure. The Contract term for Lot 2 will be 15 years although the Authority reserves the right to terminate the Contract on year 8. The Contract term for Lot 1 is for a period of 10 years. Lot 2: 2 The installation and management of 2000 standard 5kw charging points and 35 rapid 50 kw charging points are being tendered as 2 lots and the details of the lots are as follows: • P5941 Lot 1: Standard Chargers - 2000 standard 5kw charging points to be attached to street lighting columns across the borough. • P5942 Lot 2: 35 Rapid chargers – 35 Rapid 50kw charging points to be deployed at various sites identified by the Authority. The procurement route for the Electric Vehicle charging points will be via a 2 stage restricted procedure, the activities are briefly outlined: Stage One – Tenderers will express an interest to the contract opportunity by submitting a Selection Questionnaire (SQ. The questionnaire is designed to establish their capacity, experience and suitability. Only 5 (or more) tenderers will be shortlisted from each lot and invited to submit a tender. Stage Two (Invitation to Tender) – Shortlisted Tenderers which meet the selection criteria will be invited to tender. All tenderers are evaluated in line with the methodology and award criteria set out in the tender documentation. The evaluation criteria and methodology for evaluation will be provided in the Standard Questionnaire ITT documents, The evaluation criteria will be 60% price, 30% quality and 10% social value.