Planning

Expanding the Publicly Accessible Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Network in Glasgow City Region

  • Glasgow City Council
  • East Dunbartonshire Council
  • West Dunbartonshire Council
  • Renfrewshire Council
  • East Renfrewshire Council
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  • Inverclyde Council
  • North Lanarkshire Council
  • South Lanarkshire Council
  • Glasgow City Council

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-014341

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0500b8

Published 10 April 2025, 3:05pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Glasgow City Council

40 John St, City Chambers

Glasgow

G2 1DU

Contact

Raji Purba

Email

raji.purba@glasgow.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1412879077

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM82 - Glasgow City

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.glasgow.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00196

one.1) Name and addresses

East Dunbartonshire Council

12 Strathkelvin Place

Kirkintilloch

G66 1TJ

Contact

Richard Horbury

Email

Richard.Horbury@eastdunbarton.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1415745750

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM81 - East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire and Helensburgh & Lomond

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00225

one.1) Name and addresses

West Dunbartonshire Council

16 Church Street

Dumbarton

G82 1QL

Contact

Iain Skene

Email

iain.skene@west-dunbarton.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1389737833

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM81 - East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire and Helensburgh & Lomond

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/business/suppliers/procurement/

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00153

one.1) Name and addresses

Renfrewshire Council

Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street

Paisley

PA1 1BR

Contact

Kerri-Anne Benammar

Email

kerri-anne.benammar@renfrewshire.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1414871523

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM83 - Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00400

one.1) Name and addresses

East Renfrewshire Council

Eastwood Park, Rouken Glen Road

Giffnock

G46 6UG

Contact

Sandra Bisset

Email

Sandra.Bisset@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1415778590

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM83 - Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00183

one.1) Name and addresses

Inverclyde Council

107 Dalrymple Street, Inverclyde,

Greenock

PA15 1HU

Contact

David Aitken

Email

david.aitken@inverclyde.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1475712964

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM83 - Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.inverclyde.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00168

one.1) Name and addresses

North Lanarkshire Council

Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street

Motherwell

ML1 1AB

Contact

Lewis Blakeway

Email

BlakewayL@northlan.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 7958165980

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM84 - North Lanarkshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00010

one.1) Name and addresses

South Lanarkshire Council

Almada Street

Hamilton

ML3 0AA

Contact

David Anderson

Email

David.Anderson2@southlanarkshire.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 7385370027

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM95 - South Lanarkshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00410

one.1) Name and addresses

Glasgow City Council

Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability, GCC - 229-231 George Street (Exchange house)

Glasgow

G2 1DU

Contact

Stewart Philips

Email

stewart.phillips@glasgow.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 14128725897

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM82 - Glasgow City

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.glasgow.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00196

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

one.3) Communication

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

Expanding the Publicly Accessible Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Network in Glasgow City Region

Reference number

GCC005902CPU

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 65300000 - Electricity distribution and related services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Glasgow City Council (GCC), as the Lead Council on behalf of the following eight Member Authorities in Glasgow City Region, (East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow City, Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Lanarkshire, and West Dunbartonshire) is seeking to award a single concession type contract with a concessionaire/commercial Charge Point Operator, on behalf of the member Authorities, as a partner who will be required to provide a full Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure turnkey service via a long term concession contact which will include both the migration of around 600 existing charge points and around 3,000 to 3,500 new Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure; consisting of Supply, Financing Installation, Upgrade, Maintenance of Charging infrastructure and Back Office Services.

This Pin is being published to engage with the market.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £480,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 31158000 - Chargers
  • 31158100 - Battery chargers
  • 31158200 - Supercharger
  • 31158300 - Turbocharger
  • 31681500 - Rechargers
  • 09310000 - Electricity
  • 31610000 - Electrical equipment for engines and vehicles
  • 30163000 - Charge cards
  • 30162000 - Smart cards
  • 31000000 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
  • 31682000 - Electricity supplies
  • 34144900 - Electric vehicles
  • 34920000 - Road equipment
  • 34923000 - Road traffic-control equipment
  • 34996300 - Control, safety or signalling equipment for parking facilities
  • 38730000 - Parking meters
  • 42992000 - Special-purpose electrical goods
  • 45223300 - Parking lot construction work
  • 45233120 - Road construction works
  • 45233270 - Parking-lot-surface painting work
  • 45233290 - Installation of road signs
  • 45310000 - Electrical installation work
  • 45314300 - Installation of cable infrastructure
  • 48444100 - Billing system
  • 50200000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment
  • 50230000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment
  • 50324100 - System maintenance services
  • 51100000 - Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment
  • 51110000 - Installation services of electrical equipment
  • 51214000 - Installation services of parking meter equipment
  • 63712600 - Vehicle refuelling services
  • 65300000 - Electricity distribution and related services
  • 65320000 - Operation of electrical installations
  • 71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
  • 72253000 - Helpdesk and support services
  • 79342300 - Customer services
  • 31680000 - Electrical supplies and accessories
  • 45213312 - Car park building construction work
  • 45233291 - Installation of bollards
  • 71322500 - Engineering-design services for traffic installations
  • 72267100 - Maintenance of information technology software

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM82 - Glasgow City
  • UKM83 - Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire
  • UKM81 - East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire and Helensburgh & Lomond
  • UKM95 - South Lanarkshire
  • UKM84 - North Lanarkshire
Main site or place of performance

Glasgow City, Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, Renfrewshire, East Dumbartonshire, West Dunbartshire, South Lanarkshire and North Lanarkshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

In alignment with the Scottish Government and Transport Scotland’s’ vision for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (EVCI), the objective of the Glasgow City Region (GCR) member authorities is to enable an expansion of a comprehensive network of publicly accessible EVCI throughout the GCR that is grown by leveraging private sector expertise and capital, creates a charging network that complements standalone private investment out with the scope of this initiative and in doing so helps enable a comprehensive, convenient, reliable and accessible charging network that meets the needs of users.

A key priority of this initiative is to enable the provision of public EVCI in areas or localities where standalone private investment in EVCI is not currently viable.

GCC is looking to appoint a single concessionaire.

It is anticipated that the contract period will be 20 years.

At the present time it is estimated that the turnover, over the 20 year contract term and based on an assumption of inflation at 2.5% per annum, will be in the region of GBP 480 million (excluding VAT).

The Scope of Services will include the following phases:

Part One: Existing Assets [From contract award to 6 months]

Take ownership of the existing EVCI (316 distinct locations with existing 629 charge points currently) and migrate these from the current Charge Place Scotland (CPS) service, onto a new back-office service, and providing a full ongoing maintenance service.

Part Two: Primary Charge Point Locations [From contract award to 18 months]

Supply, financing, installation, maintenance and back-office services for new EVCI charge points to be installed early in the Delivery Programme. These Primary Charge Points are expected to make best use of the available Transport Scotland Grant Funding by March 2028 and will be identified via an Initial Network Development Plan that will be issued along with the ITT.

Part Three: Secondary Charge Point Locations [From 12 months after contract award to 36 months]

Supply, financing, installation, maintenance and back-office services for new EVCI charge points based upon a list of proposed localities identified by the MAs.

Working through the MA’s contract management team, the precise locations of these Secondary Charge Points and the configuration of EVCI on such sites will be agreed in partnership between the relevant MA and the appointed Concessionaire during the first 12 months following contract award. Agreed Secondary Charge Point Locations will be added to the Concessionaire’s Network Development Plan via a Change Protocol.

Along with the Primary Charge Point Locations, the overall target will be to expand the public charging network in the GCR in the range of 3,000 to 3,500 additional public charge point locations within three years of contract award.

Please refer to the document one draft scope of requirements for further details.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

27 October 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: Yes


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Interested parties are requested to review the following attachments:

Document One - Draft Scope

Document Two - Request For Information Questionnaire

Document Three - Community Benefit Market Engagement

Document Four - Asset Register

Interested Bidders are requested to complete Document two - Request for information and Document three - Community Benefit Market Engagement and return it to Mrs Raji Purba - Category Manager at raji.purba@glasgow.gov.uk no later than noon on 12th May 2025.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=791319.

(SC Ref:791319)