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Published 20 Dec 2023, 12:18 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Mobile Battery Storage Units for EV Charging

Official notice

Authority: The Highland Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£280,000exc. VAT0.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 31 Jan 2024awarded 7 Mar 2023
Awarded to Norco Group Limited
Contract term 2 moends 29 Mar 2024 · starts 1 Feb 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Mobile battery storage units for charging of EVs

CPV: Battery chargers · Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting · Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #12 Mobile battery storage units for charging of Electric Vehicles in rural/grid…Awarded 2 moPublished value£280,000

2 Mobile battery storage units for charging of Electric Vehicles in rural/grid constrained areas with the Highland region

Contract period: 1 Feb 2024 – 29 Mar 2024 (2 mo)
Delivery: Scotland · Highland region
Variant bids: allowed

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: 30%Price: 70%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical response: 30%
  • Commercial response: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical response: 30
  • Commercial response: 70
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
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
20 Dec 2023, 12:18 GMT
Last source update
29 Oct 2025, 16:54 GMT
Award evaluation window
31 Jan 2024 – …
Authority reference
HC/EVCI/BSU/2024
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-069539
Classification (CPV)
Battery chargersElectrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lightingElectricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM6)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0428a3 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:814265)

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

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ↗

Submission deadline
31 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
31 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

31 Jan 2024 → 29 Oct 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    31 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    31 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 Feb 2024
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    29 Mar 2024, 23:59 GMT
  5. Notice published362 days ago
    29 Oct 2025, 16:54 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    29 Oct 2025, 16:54 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £279,1871 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Mar 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Norco Group Limited£279,187 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 069539-2025-HC/EVCI/BSU/2024-1 · Norco Group Limited

    Signed
    7 Mar 2023
    Value
    £279,187
    Period
    … – 29 Mar 2024
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Highland Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, Scotland, IV3 5NXContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • NORCO GROUP LIMITEDAwarded supplier Norco House, Pitmedden road, Dyce, Norco house, ABERDEEN, Scotland, AB21 0DTContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria