Notice Information
Notice Title
Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Concession
Notice Description
Concession contract for delivery, operation and maintenance of electric vehicle charging infrastructure throughout Cornwall, via a 15 year contract with a option to extend by 1 year.
Planning Information
This is a Soft Market Test as part of our pre procurement market engagement, please refer to the Procurement description section for further detail. Should you be interested in this area of service provision and helping us with our tender development, please register your interest via our procurement portal (Proactis.com) www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk and search for Project No. DN775309, Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Concession to download the Soft Market Test and then return via the portal by no later than close of 26/09/2025 or at the following link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Supplier/Advert/View?advertId=9456ce31-597f-f011-813a-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=False&fromRfxSummary=False&selectWorkgroup=False&fromAdvertEvent=False&fromActivityDashboard=False
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0518f9
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011145-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK1 - Pipeline Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
42 - Industrial machinery
45 - Construction work
50 - Repair and maintenance services
51 - Installation services (except software)
63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
65 - Public utilities
-
- CPV Codes
30163000 - Charge cards
31158000 - Chargers
31681500 - Rechargers
34000000 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
42992000 - Special-purpose electrical goods
45233293 - Installation of street furniture
45310000 - Electrical installation work
50324100 - System maintenance services
51000000 - Installation services (except software)
63712600 - Vehicle refuelling services
65300000 - Electricity distribution and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £92,772,819 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Feb 20263 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 25 Feb 20263 weeks to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 11 Oct 2026 - 11 Oct 2041 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CORNWALL COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Mr James Howarth
- Contact Email
- james.howarth@cornwall.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +441872324971
Buyer Location
- Locality
- TRURO
- Postcode
- TR1 3AY
- Post Town
- Truro
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
- Delivery Location
- TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
-
- Local Authority
- Cornwall
- Electoral Ward
- Truro Boscawen & Redannick
- Westminster Constituency
- Truro and Falmouth
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011145-2026
6th February 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052247-2025
29th August 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023314-2025
20th May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Notice URLs
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