West Midlands Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (EVI) Concession

A Financial Risk Assessment Tool (FRAT) and accompanying guidance has been provided as part of the attachments to the PSQ. Prospective Bidders are required to read these documents thoroughly and follow the instructions in order to complete the self-assessment prior to the PSQ submission deadline. If the Prospective Bidder has failed or flagged as a risk for any of the self-assessment metrics, they should contact WMCA via the Bravo messaging function to explain the situation and agree a range of risk mitigation measures with the WMCA Finance Team during the clarification period of the PSQ. Any Prospective Bidder that has failed or flagged as a risk for any of the self-assessment metrics and has not engaged with the WMCA Finance Team during the clarification period will be deemed to have failed the Financial Standing condition of participation. WMCA will only engage with Prospective Bidders to discuss their Financial Risk Assessment results prior to the PSQ submission deadline. Prospective Bidders are required to confirm whether they already have, or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated below: Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = £10,000,000 Public Liability Insurance = £10,000,000 Professional Indemnity Insurance = £5,000,000 Product Liability Insurance = £10,000,000 A response of 'No' or failure to attach suitable evidence of the commitment will Fail to meet this condition of participation.

4 x Technical Ability questions, scored in line with the WMCA Scoring Matrix, found at Annex A of the PSQ Guidance document in the attachments to the PSQ. The score for each question will be added together to give a Total Score for each Prospective Bidder who passes the other conditions of participation. All Prospective Bidders who receive a Total Score will be ranked by score for each Lot. The top 6 ranked Prospective Bidders for each Lot will be invited to tender.

Meeting all Conditions of Participation plus 4 x Technical Ability questions, scored in line with the WMCA Scoring Matrix, found at Annex A of the PSQ Guidance document in the attachments to the PSQ. The score for each question will be added together to give a Total Score for each Prospective Bidder who passes the other conditions of participation. All Prospective Bidders who receive a Total Score will be ranked by score for each Lot. The top 6 ranked Prospective Bidders for each Lot will be invited to tender.