Planning

Electric Vehicle (EV) Charge Points across the TfW Network - Phase 2

  • Transport for Wales

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-016006

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05051a

Published 17 April 2025, 3:38pm



Scope

Reference

C001209.00

Description

Transport for Wales (TfW) (the Contracting Authority) wishes to undertake a market engagement exercise to obtain market intelligence on it's approach to securing a supplier-funded Electric Vehicle Charge Point Operator solution, across Wales and Cross Borders Stations services under a concession turnover agreement. Via competitive flexible competition, Transport for Wales (TfW) is seeking a supplier funded/concession arrangement to secure a supplier to provide electric vehicle (EV) charge point infrastructure for use by railway car park station passengers/users i.e. a supplier funded/concession agreement securing all goods, Services and Works including all planning, design, supply, installation, testing, commissioning, operation, maintenance, financial mechanisms and decommissioning of all above ground infrastructure, equipment, systems and other components required to achieve the functionality and required service levels.

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 3 November 2025 to 3 November 2045
  • 20 years, 1 day

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 63712600 - Vehicle refuelling services
  • 45310000 - Electrical installation work
  • 31158000 - Chargers
  • 31681500 - Rechargers
  • 34000000 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
  • 65300000 - Electricity distribution and related services

Contract locations

  • UKL - Wales
  • UKF - East Midlands (England)
  • UKH - East of England
  • UKI - London
  • UKC - North East (England)
  • UKD - North West (England)
  • UKJ - South East (England)
  • UKK - South West (England)
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber

Engagement

Engagement deadline

19 May 2025

Engagement process description

The Authority is seeking to engage suppliers who directly and fully own, operate and manage a fully supplier funded a CPO solution. The Authority is in the process of collating documents e.g., specification and concession terms and conditions etc. to share with the market as have been used in a previous competition. Requests for these documents must be submitted by the 5th May 2025 to supplychain@tfw.wales. The Authority is inviting suppliers to redline areas of the terms and conditions and specification in terms of adjustments or suggestions as to 1) How the Authority can ensure the final tender documents published are sufficiently attractive to the market. 2) Seeking input on a range of supplier funded models for a 20 year term. 3) Feedback on the specification and KPI's. 4) Understanding of supplier risk positions.

Dependent upon the volume of responses, the Authority may hold further 121 sessions with suppliers, or issue further questionnaires. The deadline for the written responses and any comments suppliers wish to offer is midnight of the 19th May 2025.

To register interest and obtain the documentation for feedback, please email supplychain@tfw.wales by the 5th May 2025.


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

11 July 2025


Procedure

Special regime

Concession


Contracting authority

Transport for Wales

  • Companies House: 09476013

3 Llys Cadwyn

Pontypridd

CF37 4TH

United Kingdom

Contact name: Georgia Smith

Email: supplychain@tfw.wales

Website: http://tfw.wales

Region: UKL15 - Central Valleys

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Devolved regulations that apply: Wales