Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Essex County Council
County Hall, Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
UK
Contact person: Ms Gemma Longman
E-mail: Gemma.Longman@essex.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH3
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.essex.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.essex.gov.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
PL0079 Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Market Engagement - LEVI Fund
Reference number: DN720280
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45310000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
Essex County Council have been pre-allocated £8,382,000 under the Local Electric Vehicle (LEVI) fund, which aims to increase the number of on-street low-powered charge points in residential areas, accelerating the commercialisation of EV Charging infrastructure across the county.
As part of ensuring that we deliver the maximum value for money and design the best commercial arrangement for this funding, we would be grateful if Charge Point Operators (CPOs) could respond to our Market Engagement pack. The purpose of this is to discover which providers are able to deliver on this requirement and how suppliers would maximise the delivery of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure with ECC’s allocated grant funding. We will then be holding follow up meetings with selected providers
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
31158000
31610000
34144900
51110000
63712600
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Essex County Council have been pre-allocated £8,382,000 under the Local Electric Vehicle (LEVI) fund, which aims to increase the number of on-street low-powered charge points in residential areas, accelerating the commercialisation of EV Charging infrastructure across the county.
As part of ensuring that we deliver the maximum value for money and design the best commercial arrangement for this funding, we would be grateful if Charge Point Operators (CPOs) could respond to our Market Engagement pack. The purpose of this is to discover which providers are able to deliver on this requirement and how suppliers would maximise the delivery of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure with ECC’s allocated grant funding. We will then be holding follow up meetings with selected providers.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
15/09/2024
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/04/2024