Invitation To Tender For the Supply and Installation of Electric Vehicle (EV) Chargers in West Suffolk

Concepts

• electrical machinery
• west suffolk council
• bury st edmunds
• west suffolk
• electrical consumables
• installation of electric vehicle
• newmarket.west suffolk council
• electric vehicles
• national level.west suffolk council
• ev drivers

Location

BURY ST EDMUNDS

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West Suffolk Council

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Description

West Suffolk Council are currently out to tender for the Supply and Installation of Electric Vehicle (EV) Chargers in West SuffolkThis opportunity is available in the `Current Tenders` area of portal. Interested parties are invited to express their interest to gain full access to the tender documentation.The deadline date for submissions of the tender is 1500 hours on 7 October, 2022. Please note late returns will NOT be permittedclarification questions i must be generated via the correspondence option on the website West Suffolk Council (WSC) is a district council covering a population of 179,900 (2021) which has six market towns: Brandon, Bury St Edmunds, Clare, Haverhill, Mildenhall and Newmarket.West Suffolk Council has committed to net zero emissions by 2030 and has begun its works to reduce the emissions from its buildings, operations, and activities. West Suffolk Council recognises that Electric Vehicles (EVs) are becoming mainstream within our society and that the authority will need to play a part in the roll out of infrastructure to support this new technology. EVs form a vital part of the decarbonisation plans and are at the core of plans for cleaner air both in Suffolk and at a national level.West Suffolk Council are the principal owner and controller of car parking within many of our major towns and as such we are planning to provide both a rapid/ultra-rapid charging (50kW+) provision for each town, and a good level of 7-22kW chargers across our long-stay spaces within each town. The objectives of the procurement are: • To secure value for money services• To provide EV drivers with a uniform experience when using charging infrastructure in West Suffolk owned car parks and assets.• To encourage EV uptake among residents by means of providing a clear, reliable, affordable, easy to use, and accessible level of charging provision within West Suffolk.

Lot Division

CPV Codes

• 31000000 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

Indicators

• Bids should cover one or more lots.
• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are not available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

We want customers to be confident they understand what they are paying for, that the chargers will work when they need them, and they are supported when something doesn’t work as expected• To enable the transition to low emissions vehicles within WSC’s fleet which is key in working towards its net zero carbon emissions goal by 2030• To build a good working relationship with a charge point supplier and operator (CPO) over the next 15 years (contract is 10+2+2+1)• To provide chargers that are accessible to all users in terms of space for wheelchairs, height of units, managing cables, and screen and information readabilityThere are two lots, Lot 1 is for our private depot sites, Lot 2 is for public charging. If you would like to submit bids for both lots, please complete two quotation forms. We would encourage CPOs to enter submissions for both lots.Funding for Lot 1 will be through the workplace charging scheme and internal funds. Funding for Lot 2 will be through ORCs/LEVI and contributions from CPOs.