Planning

On Street EV Rapid Chargers

  • Westminster City Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-007708

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04e912 (view related notices)

Published 3 March 2025, 4:14pm



Scope

Reference

PRJ_30410 On Street EV Rapid Chargers

Description

Westminster City Council is looking to deliver up to 30 (Thirty) DC EV Rapid Charge Points within the borough with the award of a concessionary contract.

These sites will consist entirely of on-street locations and our plan is to procure a contract that will deliver at least twenty-five 50kW output chargers with the potential, if site conditions allow, for up to 5 higher powered 100-150kW units.

The Council will undertake a programme where the Rapid Charger sites which have been enabled by the Council's own highways service provider, including the dedicated charging bays and signs.

Our expectation is that a procurement will follow on conclusion of the market engagement exercise

Total value (estimated)

  • £16,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £19,200,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2030
  • Possible extension to 31 July 2035
  • 10 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 50100000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment

Contract locations

  • UKI32 - Westminster

Engagement

Engagement deadline

18 March 2025

Engagement process description

Westminster City Council is looking to deliver up to 30 (Thirty) DC EV Rapid Charge Points within the borough with the award of a concessionary contract.

These sites will consist entirely of on-street locations and our plan is to procure a contract that will deliver at least twenty-five 50kW output chargers with the potential, if site conditions allow, for up to 5 higher powered 100-150kW units.

The Council will undertake a programme where the Rapid Charger sites which have been enabled by the Council's own highways service provider, including the dedicated charging bays and signs.

A Request For Information (RFI) is available to complete for interested organisations. To take part in the market engagement exercise, interested organisations should complete the RFI document which is available on the councils e-procurement tool ("Jaggaer"), reference SQ_30079 - On Street EV Rapid Chargers (Request For Information), and the link to Jaggaer can be found here: https://wcc.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/esop/ogc-host/public/wcc/web/login.jst?VISITORID=4a0544d5-013a-4429-ae33-6f6aa52d8650&_ncp=1722428316887.988243-1. Please copy and paste onto your browser.

Further information can be found on the councils website here: https://www.westminster.gov.uk/about-council/procurement/our-esourcing-and-contract-management-solution.

This questionnaire will not form part of the formal procurement process.

All responses are to be submitted via Jaggaer (online procurement portal ref: SQ_30079 - On Street EV Rapid Chargers (Request For Information) no later than Midday (12:00 hrs (GMT)) on Tuesday 18th March 2025. The deadline for submitting clarification questions will be 12:00hrs Thursday 13th March 2025.

Our expectation is that a procurement will follow on conclusion of the market engagement exercise.

It is to be noted that a UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice relating to the above has also been issued.


Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

1 May 2025


Procedure

Special regime

Concession


Contracting authority

Westminster City Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJVD-6261-BPPJ

64 Victoria Street

London

SW1E 6QP

United Kingdom

Region: UKI32 - Westminster

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government