Scope
Reference
UN23287
Description
Hampshire County Council is seeking to procure and appoint a Concessionaire to provide Electric Vehicle Charging Points along with the associated infrastructure and software to help deliver local, on-street Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, primarily for low (less than 22kw) power charger points to aid the transition to EV's and shift away from traditional petrol / diesel powered cars. This project is predominately aimed at supporting residents without off-street parking (i.e. driveways) by reducing the barriers of entry for EV take up.
To assist with the roll out of this project nationally, central government has allocated grant funding through the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) fund. The Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV), Energy Saving Trust (EST), The National EV Insights and Support service (NEVIS) and PA Consulting are all involved with administering the fund. The Council has secured grant funding of £6.662 million from LEVI. Further details can be found here: On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme guidance for local authorities - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
Hampshire County Council (the Council) has been set a target by central government to provide a range of on-street charging points during the term of the contract. The figures below have been set by and are overseen by National EV Insights and Support (NEVIS).
The projected volumes for Hampshire are:
- 15,414 standard charge points [up to 7.9kW]
- 1016 fast charge points [8kW to 49.9kW]
- 848 rapid / ultra-rapid charge points [50kW and above]
Total value (estimated)
- £455,681,539 excluding VAT
- £546,817,846.80 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 5 May 2026 to 4 May 2041
- Possible extension to 4 May 2042
- 16 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 31158000 - Chargers
- 30163000 - Charge cards
- 31681500 - Rechargers
- 34920000 - Road equipment
- 34996300 - Control, safety or signalling equipment for parking facilities
- 38731000 - Token meters
- 42992000 - Special-purpose electrical goods
- 45213312 - Car park building construction work
- 45223300 - Parking lot construction work
- 50230000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment
- 50324100 - System maintenance services
- 51110000 - Installation services of electrical equipment
- 51214000 - Installation services of parking meter equipment
- 63712600 - Vehicle refuelling services
- 71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
- 71242000 - Project and design preparation, estimation of costs
- 71243000 - Draft plans (systems and integration)
- 71244000 - Calculation of costs, monitoring of costs
- 71245000 - Approval plans, working drawings and specifications
- 71248000 - Supervision of project and documentation
- 71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
- 71700000 - Monitoring and control services
- 79342200 - Promotional services
- 98351100 - Car park services
- 45233300 - Foundation work for highways, roads, streets and footpaths
- 45310000 - Electrical installation work
Contract locations
- UKJ3 - Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Engagement
Engagement deadline
29 August 2025
Engagement process description
The aim of this Preliminary Market Engagement notice is to provide potential bidders with key information about the Council's approach and intentions for publishing a tender opportunity for a Concession Contract for the Provision of Electric Vehicle Charging Points under the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) fund.
The Council has produced a Brochure to help inform potential bidders of our proposed position regarding the following topics:
- Concession Fee, Tariff and Revenue Share
- Deployment Need
- Deployment and Governance
- Proposed Funding Approach to Deployment
- Approach to Site Selection and Design; and Rate of Installation
- Approach to EV Only Bays and Traffic Regulation Orders; and to Implementation
- Approach to our Proposed Procurement Programme; and Tender Evaluation
- Approach to our Existing On-Street EV Charge Point Asset
- Overview to Local Government Reorganisation and Devolution
To access the Brochure, you first need to register / login to In-Tend - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire/aspx/Home
Once logged in you will need to search for the project under the reference number 'UN23287' and express an interest for this project, the Brochure will then be available to download.
The Brochure will remain live to download until 5pm on Friday 29th August 2025.
Participation
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
1 September 2025
Procedure
Special regime
Concession
Contracting authority
Hampshire County Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PBHM-7586-PWLP
High St, The Castle
Winchester
SO23 8UJ
United Kingdom
Email: Procurement.Support@hants.gov.uk
Website: https://www.hants.gov.uk
Region: UKJ36 - Central Hampshire
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government