Concession Opportunity for the Provision of NSC Fleet and Public Installation of Electric Vehicle Charging Points

• How the procedure runs: STAGE 1 - Invitation to Tender The Council intends to reduce the number of participating Suppliers (down selection), as per section 20(4)(a) of the Act following the Intermediate Assessment in Stage 1: • The maximum number of Suppliers that will be invited to Stage 2 is 3. • The down selection will be determined by the highest scoring Assessed Tender(s) from the Intermediate Assessment. • The Council reserves the right to award the Contract at the end of Stage 1. STAGE 2 - Dialogue (Optional) The purpose of Stage 2 is to improve all parties understanding of the requirement, therefore all Suppliers that are invited to Stage 2 will also be invited to Stage 3, and: • Should a Supplier withdraw or be removed from the procurement process after being invited to Stage 2 - the Council reserves the right (but shall not be obliged) to invite the next highest scoring Assessed Tender from Stage 1. • The Council reserves the right to update the tender documents, following Stage 2, however the Award Criteria shall remain the same for the Intermediate Assessment and Final Assessment. • Suppliers are responsible for maintaining the availability of key personnel to attend the Dialogue meeting(s) as per the procurement timeline, which could be in person meetings with the Council, at a Council site. The specific time/date for Dialogue meetings for your organisation will be included in your invitation to Stage 2. STAGE 3 - Best and Final Offer (Optional) Suppliers will be invited to re-submit their Submission as part of Stage 3 and the Council will assess the Submission(s) received against the Award Criteria to determine the Most Advantageous Tender as the Final Assessment.. STAGE 4 - Preferred Supplier Stage (Optional) Preferred Supplier stage is for clarifying or confirming commitments made in the tender or limited post-tender negotiation. Please note: The terms of this procurement procedure can be modified up until the 'Deadline for Stage 1 Submissions' set out in section 3 of the indicative timeline and as per section 31(1)(b) of the Act. In which case the Council will notify Suppliers via the E-tendering Portal at the earliest opportunity and explain changes (if any) to the indicative timeline, number of stages and the number of Suppliers to be selected at any stage.

CPV: Chargers · Electricity distribution and related services

Procedure method

Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023

Procurement category

Services

Notice status

Closed

Procurement threshold

Above threshold (FTS publication)

Regulatory regime

Concession

Commercial structure

Stand-alone contract (no framework)

Competition type

Competitive procedure

GPA / WTO covered

Unspecified in notice

Recurring procurement

Unspecified in notice

First published

10 Nov 2025, 12:32 GMT

Last source update

17 Jul 2026, 12:38 BST

Award evaluation window

Submission end – 30 Nov 2026

FTS notice number

2026/S 000-049905

Latest notice

Tender notice (UK4)

Classification (CPV)

ChargersElectricity distribution and related services

Delivery area

South West (UKK12)

Official registry OCID

ocds-h6vhtk-05dda5 Find a Tender

How it runs

STAGE 1 - Invitation to Tender

The Council intends to reduce the number of participating Suppliers (down selection), as per section 20(4)(a) of the Act following the Intermediate Assessment in Stage 1:

• The maximum number of Suppliers that will be invited to Stage 2 is 3.
• The down selection will be determined by the highest scoring Assessed Tender(s) from the Intermediate Assessment.
• The Council reserves the right to award the Contract at the end of Stage 1.

STAGE 2 - Dialogue (Optional)

The purpose of Stage 2 is to improve all parties understanding of the requirement, therefore all Suppliers that are invited to Stage 2 will also be invited to Stage 3, and:

• Should a Supplier withdraw or be removed from the procurement process after being invited to Stage 2 - the Council reserves the right (but shall not be obliged) to invite the next highest scoring Assessed Tender from Stage 1.
• The Council reserves the right to update the tender documents, following Stage 2, however the Award Criteria shall remain the same for the Intermediate Assessment and Final Assessment.
• Suppliers are responsible for maintaining the availability of key personnel to attend the Dialogue meeting(s) as per the procurement timeline, which could be in person meetings with the Council, at a Council site. The specific time/date for Dialogue meetings for your organisation will be included in your invitation to Stage 2.

STAGE 3 - Best and Final Offer (Optional)

Suppliers will be invited to re-submit their Submission as part of Stage 3 and the Council will assess the Submission(s) received against the Award Criteria to determine the Most Advantageous Tender as the Final Assessment..

STAGE 4 - Preferred Supplier Stage (Optional)

Preferred Supplier stage is for clarifying or confirming commitments made in the tender or limited post-tender negotiation.

Please note: The terms of this procurement procedure can be modified up until the 'Deadline for Stage 1 Submissions' set out in section 3 of the indicative timeline and as per section 31(1)(b) of the Act. In which case the Council will notify Suppliers via the E-tendering Portal at the earliest opportunity and explain changes (if any) to the indicative timeline, number of stages and the number of Suppliers to be selected at any stage.

Submission deadline

7 Aug 2026, 13:00 BST

Clarification deadline

31 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST

Submission channel

Official e-sourcing portal

Electronic submission

Allowed

Accepted languages

en