Official UK procurement notice
Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Solutions (VCIS)
Authority: The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service (CCS (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCCS has a dynamic purchasing system for Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Solutions.
This provides central government and wider public sector departments the opportunity to procure an extensive range of vehicle charging products and services.
CPV: Approval plans, working drawings and specifications · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Architectural, engineering and planning services · Battery chargers · Calculation of costs, monitoring of costs · Car park building construction work · Car park services · Charge cards · Chargers · Construction consultancy services · Construction work · Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork · +58 more
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market
- Market period
- 2 yrs from 8 Apr 2020
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The supplier shall have the ability to provide vehicle charging infrastructure…Renewal
The supplier shall have the ability to provide vehicle charging infrastructure products and services to central government and organisations across the wider public sector.
This may be required under (i) Supplier funded routes (ii) Buyer funded routes, or (iii) funding route to be decided, where the Buyer requires consultancy and feasibility services to determine which funding option would be most appropriate/available to them. Additional information: The duration given in II.2.7 is the total duration of the RM6213 Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Solutions DPS
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Suitability
Suppliers will be assessed on their response to the selection criteria in their request to participate for a place on the RM6213 Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Solution DPS Agreement. The procurement bid pack and registration details can be accessed via the following URL address
supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dps ↗
and clicking on the Vehicle Charging Infrastructure link
Please read the DPS Needs document first for a full overview of the procurement process and read the instructions carefully. To register for the RM6213 Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Solution DPS Agreement please select the ‘Access as a Supplier’ link which can be located at the URL address above. An example of how to register for the DPS platform can be found at the following YouTube generic guide
Please note that to register you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering and who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. The procurement will be managed electronically via CCS. The value provided in Section II.1.5) is only an estimate. We cannot guarantee to suppliers any business through this DPS Agreement. This procurement offering does not guarantee any minimum spend and there will be no form of exclusivity or volume guarantee under this DPS. As part of this contract notice the bid pack and the following documents can be accessed at the link provide…
- “Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Solutions (VCIS)” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service (CCS buys Electrical machinery (CPV 31), and who usually turns up
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service (CCS has little published record in this market. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Electrical machinery (CPV 31) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Across this market, small firms won 49% of awards with a known supplier size.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Across this market, 34% of winners were registered in the delivery region.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 56 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Across this market, at least 28% of awarded procurements had no recorded rival.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid7%
2–312%
4–638%
7+43%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS: the price is set later, on each call-off.
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1The supplier shall have the ability to provide vehicle charging infrastructure…CPV 31Published estimate£450m
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 31. The comparison uses that group.
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid1%
2–35%
4–613%
7+80%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £660m12 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 6 live · £51m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=6 | |
| £7.1m16 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 3 live · £5.3m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=6 | |
| £3.3m6 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 1 live · £7.9m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 3% above n=1 | |
RS Components LTDLarge | £454k8 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 1 live · £140k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
| £2.4m3 awards in 36m · last 10 months ago | 1 live · £46k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Open admission
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 2 Apr 2024, 14:05 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Feb 2026, 17:23 GMT
- Authority reference
RM6213- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-009189- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044ee3Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: The agreement commenced on 08 April 2020 and was scheduled to end on 07 April 2024, the DPS was extended for and the end date amended to 07 April 2026. This notice advised that the RM6213 Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Solutions DPS has been further extended and the end date is 23 February 2029. The reasoning for this is continued demand for the products and services offered. The dynamic nature of the charging market means that further analysis is required prior to design and development of a replacement agreement. The value provided in Section II.1.5 is only an estimate. The Authority cannot guarantee to suppliers any business through this DPS Agreement. The value in section II.1.5 has not been increased in line with the extension of the period of validity. The Authority expressly reserves the right: (i) not to award any DPS Agreement as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the customer be liable for any costs incurred by the suppliers. (iii) to make changes to the management charge applicable to this DPS in relation to both the percentage charged and the methodology used. We consider that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 ("TUPE") may apply at the call for competition. It is the Supplier’s responsibility to take their own advice and consider whether TUPE is likely to apply in the particular circumstances of the contract and to act accordingly. On 2.4.2014 Government introduced its Government Security Classifications (GSC) scheme which replaced Government Protective Marking Scheme (GPMS). A key aspect is the reduction in the number of security classifications used. All bidders should make themselves aware of the changes as it may impact on this requirement. The link below to Gov.uk provides information on the GSC at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications. Cyber Essentials is a mandatory requirement for central government contracts which involve handling personal information or provide certain ICT products/services. Government is taking steps to reduce the levels of cyber security risk in its supply chain through the Cyber Essentials scheme. The scheme defines a set of controls which, when implemented, will provide organisations with basic protection from the most prevalent forms of threat coming from the internet. To participate in this procurement, bidders must be able to demonstrate they comply with the technical requirements prescribed by Cyber Essentials, for services under and in connection with this procurement.
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Apply via Cabinet Office Supplier Registration- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Admission period ends
- 23 Feb 2029, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification deadline
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- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
8 Apr 2020 → 23 Feb 2029 · 3 dates- Contract starts8 Apr 2020, 00:00 BST
- Notice published266 days ago2 Feb 2026, 17:23 GMT
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown23 Feb 2029, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Jan 2026- Deadline moved to 23 Feb 2029, 23:59 GMT29 Jan 2026, 08:58 GMT+1054 days · was 7 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Buyer details updated29 Jan 2026, 08:58 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Crown Commercial ServiceContracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services
Dispute resolution & review bodies
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria