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Published 15 Sept 2026, 10:09 BST

Official UK procurement notice

EV Infrastructure Back Office

Official notice

Authority: Stirling Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31)Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Software Packages & ERP (48)
+5 moreRepair & Maintenance (50)Postal and telecommunications services (64)Public utilities (65)IT Services & Software (72)Administration, defence and social security services (75)
 Delivery: Scotland (UKM77)
Published estimate£315,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 15 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Stirling Council seeks a Charge Point Network Operator (CPNO) to provide EV Charge Point Management System (CPMS) services for its public and fleet charging network. The contract includes migration from the existing ChargePlace Scotland platform, ongoing operation, customer support, payment processing, monitoring, reporting and account management services for approximately 200 charge points across the Stirling area.

CPV: Administration services · Billing system · Chargers · Electric vehicles · Electricity distribution and related services · Maintenance of information technology software · Software-related services · System maintenance services · Telematics services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Renewal
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The initial term for this requirement is for a period of 3 years with the option to further extend it for 2 more years (total 5 years)Variant bids: not allowed
31158000 Chargers34144900 Electric vehicles48444100 Billing system50324100 System maintenance services64226000 Telematics services65300000 Electricity distribution and related services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 100Price: 60
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Contract Implementation: 20
  • Account Management: 30
  • Customer Service: 30
  • Reporting Requirements: 10
  • Community Benefits: 10
  • price: 60
Published award criteria (6)
  • Contract Implementation: 20
  • Account Management: 30
  • Customer Service: 30
  • Reporting Requirements: 10
  • Community Benefits: 10
  • Price: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 160 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
15 Sept 2026, 10:09 BST
Last source update
15 Sept 2026, 10:09 BST
Award evaluation window
15 Oct 2026 – …
Authority reference
SC2526-0133
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-087147
Classification (CPV)
Administration servicesBilling systemChargersElectric vehiclesElectricity distribution and related servicesMaintenance of information technology softwareSoftware-related servicesSystem maintenance servicesTelematics services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM77)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f9c3 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 32712. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Community Benefits form part of the evaluation process. The successful contractor will be required to deliver and report on the Community Benefits commitments contained within its tender submission, which will form part of the contract requirements and be monitored throughout the contract term. (SC Ref:842994)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
15 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
15 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

15 Sept 2026 → 15 Oct 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published41 days ago
    15 Sept 2026, 10:09 BST
  2. Submission deadline11 days ago
    15 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened11 days ago
    15 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Stirling Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Procurement, Teith House, Stirling, Scotland, FK7 7QAContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Sheriff's CourtReview body Stirling

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.