636_25 Vehicle Charging Infrastructure 3 (VCI3)

Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPOcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-04eefdProcurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitableplanning
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Estimated value

goods

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

1

0 awarded

Published

19 Mar 2025

This is a preliminary market engagement notice

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Description

This is for a Preliminary market engagement (PME) where the tender documentation is not yet available. However, interest (Expressions of interest) can still be registered (see below for details on how to complete, and please also refer to the Engagement Section for further details on this). A national multi-lot framework agreement for vehicle charging infrastructure solutions utilised by ultra-low and zero emission vehicles, including supply and installation of electric vehicle charging points (standard/fast/rapid/ultra-fast) and related services. To express an interest: (a) Go to https://www.eastmidstenders.org/; (b) Register (if not already registered on ProContract); (c) Search for tender opportunity '636_25' (via "View Opportunities" from the 'EastMidsTenders' Portal); d) Express an interest. For further details on the Procurement Act, including registration on the Central Digital Platform, this can be found as follows: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/information-and-guidance-for-suppliers Or otherwise, please refer to the ESPO Website as follows: https://www.espo.org/the-procurement-act-2023

Scope

Reference
636_25
Total value
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
25 Oct 2025 to 25 Oct 2027
Possible extension to 25 Oct 2029

The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months (under normal circumstances this will either be completed in full or in 12-month periods and is subject to the performance of the framework). The total estimated values captured in this notice include the option to extend the framework as noted above.

Main category
goods
CPV classifications
09331000
30163000
31158000
31681500
32510000
34920000
34996300
38730000
42992000
45200000
50000000
51100000
51214000
63712600
71241000
71242000
71243000
71244000
71245000
71248000
71530000
71600000
72100000
72224000
72266000
79311000
79314000
79415200
79418000
98351100
Contract locations
UK, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Priceprice30.00%
Non-Pricequality70.00%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

Refer to the procurement/tender documents for conditions of participation.