Tender

Local maintenance, supply and install of EV chargers in North and West Scotland

  • Highlands and Islands Transport Partnership (HITRANS)
  • Argyll and Bute Council
  • Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
  • Orkney Islands Council
  • Shetland Islands Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-079649

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05ee96

Published 4 December 2025, 11:14am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Highlands and Islands Transport Partnership (HITRANS)

Inverness Town House

Inverness

IV1 1JJ

Email

info@hitrans.org.uk

Telephone

+44 1463719002

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM6 - Highlands and Islands

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.hitrans.org.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA12522

one.1) Name and addresses

Argyll and Bute Council

Kilmory

Lochgilphead

PA31 8RT

Email

evc@argyll-bute.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1586555232

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM63 - Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00063

one.1) Name and addresses

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar

Council Offices, Sandwick Road

Stornoway

HS1 2BW

Email

electricvehicle@cne-siar.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1851600501

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM64 - Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles)

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.cne-siar.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00262

one.1) Name and addresses

Orkney Islands Council

Council Offices, School Place

Kirkwall

KW15 1NY

Email

evcharging@orkney.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 01856873535

Fax

+44 01856876158

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM65 - Orkney Islands

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.orkney.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00369

one.1) Name and addresses

Shetland Islands Council

8 North Ness Business Park

Lerwick, Shetland

ZE1 0LZ

Email

cp@shetland.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1595744595

Fax

+44 01856876158

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM66 - Shetland Islands

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.shetland.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00402

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Regional Transport Partnership


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Local maintenance, supply and install of EV chargers in North and West Scotland

Reference number

HITRANS/EVIF/M&R/2025

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 45310000 - Electrical installation work

two.1.3) Type of contract

Works

two.1.4) Short description

Lot 1

18 month maintenance contract for 95 chargers utilising local electrical contractors (within each Council area)

Lot 2

Supply of 12x 7kW replacement chargers, 21x 22kW replacement chargers and 2x50kW additional chargers for two new sites

Install the supplied chargers plus 5 we have in stock (1x50kW, 2x22kW and 2x7kW) utilising local contractors (within the Council area)

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £720,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Supply and Install

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

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

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM6 - Highlands and Islands
  • UKM63 - Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute
  • UKM64 - Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles)
  • UKM65 - Orkney Islands
  • UKM66 - Shetland Islands
Main site or place of performance

Argyll and Bute, Western Isles, Orkney Islands and Shetland Islands

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Supply of 12x 7kW replacement chargers, 21x 22kW replacement chargers and 2x50kW additional chargers for two new sites

Install the supplied chargers plus 5 we have in stock (1x50kW, 2x22kW and 2x7kW) utilising local contractors (within the Council area)

Please refer to procurement documents for full details

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60

Price - Weighting: 40

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

18

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Please refer to T&Cs

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Local maintenance

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

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

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM6 - Highlands and Islands
  • UKM64 - Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles)
  • UKM65 - Orkney Islands
  • UKM66 - Shetland Islands
  • UKM63 - Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute
Main site or place of performance

Argyll and Bute, Western Isles, Orkney Islands and Shetland Islands

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

18 month maintenance contract for 95 chargers utilising local electrical contractors (within each Council area)

Please refer to the procurement documents for full details

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70

Price - Weighting: 30

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

18

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Please refer to T&Cs

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

30 January 2026

Local time

10:00am

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

30 January 2026

Local time

12:00pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.3) Additional information

This contract is also available without commitment or obligation, for use within the region of the contract unless otherwise agreed by HITRANS, by publicly owned and/or operated ferry companies, Police Scotland, Fire and Rescue and NHS bodies, including but not limited to:

Scottish Ambulance Service

Gyle Square, 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, EH12 9EB

Mobile 07385 411993

e-mail Shelley.Mackay@nhs.scot

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=817352.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

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Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=817352

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Inverness Justice Centre

Inverness

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/inverness-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court