Planning

Avon and Somerset Electrification and Decarbonation

  • The Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon & Somerse

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-046499

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05826c

Published 6 August 2025, 12:43pm



Scope

Description

The Southwest Police Procurement Service (SWPPS), on behalf of Avon and Somerset Police, are currently undertaking early market engagement and considering various route to market options in order to run a successful procurement process for Avon & Somerset's initial phase Electrification and Decarb Programme.

Avon and Somerset are seeking a reliable and cost-effective solution to charge existing and future electric fleet vehicles. Where possible, wall mounted charge points with crash protection are preferred. These will be across the geography of Avon and Somerset. The current basic specification is:

 100Kw Chargers x 6

 50kw Charges x 4

 7.4kw chargers x 10

SWPPS wish to invite potential suppliers who may be interested in assisting with this early market engagement to answer questions and queries and potential further opportunity to discuss the requirement further via a team's meeting at the SWPPS discretion.

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 22 September 2025 to 21 September 2026
  • 1 year

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 31158000 - Chargers
  • 34144900 - Electric vehicles
  • 51100000 - Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment

Engagement

Engagement deadline

29 August 2025

Engagement process description

We will be seeking input from the supply market to inform our requirements, to help formulate our specification for the services and help identify routes to market.

If you are interested in supporting Avon and Somerset Police and SWPPS with this engagement, please respond to this PIN by emailing emma.griffin@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk and we will be in touch with a number of questions to which you must submit answers in writing. The closing date for this pre-market engagement questionnaire returns will be 12 noon Friday 22nd August 2025.


Contracting authority

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon & Somerse

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCBG-5572-BPZL

Valley Road

Portishead

BS20 8JJ

United Kingdom

Region: UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government