Planning

Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Soft Market Test

  • Peterborough City Council
  • Cambridgeshire County Council

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-000976

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0483a0

Published 13 January 2025, 9:45am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Peterborough City Council

Sand Martin House, Bittern Way

Peterborough

PE2 8TY

Contact

Mr Christian Menendez

Email

christian.menendez@peterborough.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1733

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.peterborough.gov.uk/business/supplying-the-council/supply-opportunities

Buyer's address

https://www.peterborough.gov.uk/business/supplying-the-council/supply-opportunities

one.1) Name and addresses

Cambridgeshire County Council

New Shire Hall

Cambridge

PE28 4YE

Email

jon.collyns@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=f903091f-91d1-ef11-8133-005056b64545

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Soft Market Test

Reference number

DN758621

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (the local transport authority) alongside Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council (the local highway authorities), are working together to deliver on-street electric vehicle charging infrastructure (EVI) supported by approximately £5.4 million of Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure funding.

This is a Soft Market Test intended to gather feedback and information from the market, which will be used to help inform decisions about future procurement activities and the scoping of the service specification.

Please submit your response no later than 12:00 Noon on 31 January 2025 via ProContract: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=f903091f-91d1-ef11-8133-005056b64545

Please note: this market testing exercise is not an invitation to tender or a request for formal expressions of interest. This document does not form any part of an invitation to tender. This request is for information only. No supplier selection or supplier preference is implied.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £5,400,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 31600000 - Electrical equipment and apparatus
  • 45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
  • 51100000 - Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment
  • 33952000 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
  • 42992000 - Special-purpose electrical goods

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (the local transport authority) alongside Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council (the local highway authorities), are working together to deliver on-street electric vehicle charging infrastructure (EVI) supported by approximately £5.4 million of Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure funding.

This is a Soft Market Test intended to gather feedback and information from the market, which will be used to help inform decisions about future procurement activities and the scoping of the service specification.

Please submit your response no later than 12:00 Noon on 31 January 2025 via ProContract: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=f903091f-91d1-ef11-8133-005056b64545

Please note: this market testing exercise is not an invitation to tender or a request for formal expressions of interest. This document does not form any part of an invitation to tender. This request is for information only. No supplier selection or supplier preference is implied.

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £5,400,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

The details concerning extension durations and structure are still to be confirmed.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

1 April 2025


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2024/S 000-022814