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Construction Contract Leads

Section I: Contracting authority/entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Bedford Borough Council

Borough Hall

BEDFORD

MK429AP

Contact

Commercial Hub

Email

commercial.hub [at] bedford.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1234718282

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKH24 - Bedford

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Applications or, where applicable, tenders must be submitted electronically via

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

The Supply of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure and Associated Services 2025-2040

Reference number

BBC EN 03796

II.1.2) Main CPV code

• 71314000 - Energy and related services

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

The purpose of this ITT is to appoint a single Charge Point Operator, to deliver Bedford Borough Council's requirements for a "full turnkey" solution to supply, install, connect, commission, operate and maintain a network of charge points on behalf of the Council across the Borough.

We expect the winning bidder to deliver a minimum of 512 additional new Electric Vehicle "sockets" (as defined in the Contract at Schedule 4), of which:

• A minimum of 256 sockets to be located at our required sites as set out in Portfolios 1, 2 and 3 (see section 2.2.3 in this document for further information), with our £1.01m subsidy to support installations.

• Further to this we would like the operator to match and extend our investment through private funding with a minimum additional 256 sockets, at our required sites or at additional sites (to be agreed with the Council).

• The total minimum delivery of at least 512 additional new Electric Vehicle "sockets."

To this end, Bedford Borough Council (BBC) is primarily seeking for its required 256 sockets at the stated locations, a charging solution involving 7kw - 22kw power charge points across the Borough-wide network, to benefit residents without off street parking.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £56,643,544

II.1.6) Information about lots

This concession is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes

• UKH24 - Bedford

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

We expect the winning bidder to deliver a minimum of 512 additional new Electric Vehicle "sockets" (as defined in the Contract at Schedule 4), of which:

• A minimum of 256 sockets to be located at our required sites as set out in Portfolios 1, 2 and 3 (see section 2.2.3 in this document for further information), with our £1.01m subsidy to support installations.

• Further to this we would like the operator to match and extend our investment through private funding with a minimum additional 256 sockets, at our required sites or at additional sites (to be agreed with the Council).

• The total minimum delivery of at least 512 additional new Electric Vehicle "sockets."

II.2.5) Award criteria

Concession is awarded on the basis of the criteria stated in the procurement documents

II.2.7) Duration of the concession

Duration in months

180

II.2.14) Additional information

Option to extend by a further 12 months

Section IV. Procedure

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.2) Time limit for submission of applications or receipt of tenders

Date

21 March 2025

Local time

12:00pm

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

Section VI. Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

High Court of Justice

London

Country

United Kingdom