Planning

Electric Vehicle 'EV' Charging Infrastructure Solutions for Belfast City Council 'BCC'

BELFAST CITY COUNCIL

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Planning

13 Jun 2025 at 08:31

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Belfast City Council is currently in the planning stage of a tender for the provision of Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Infrastructure Solutions across its estate in Belfast, United Kingdom. The procurement process aims to assess market competition, capability, and capacity through a pre-market engagement (PME) exercise. Belfast City Council, a public authority under Northern Irish devolved regulations, is conducting this initiative as part of its commitment to sustainable infrastructure. Interested suppliers are advised to submit their PME questionnaires by 5pm on 4th July 2025. The Council uses eSourcing NI for the tendering process and plans to issue a formal invitation to tender following the PME review.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in electrical installation services, the operation of electrical installations, and charger manufacture. With the project running from February 2026 to January 2030, there is ample scope for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and third-sector organisations to engage. The procurement process aims to engage businesses that can offer high-quality service and innovative solutions, contributing to business growth in the EV infrastructure sector. By participating in this process, businesses can gain insights into Belfast City Council's requirements and position themselves as leaders in the expanding market for sustainable transport solutions.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Electric Vehicle 'EV' Charging Infrastructure Solutions for Belfast City Council 'BCC'

Notice Description

The purpose of this pre-market engagement (PME) exercise is to help Belfast City Council 'the Council' better understand the levels of competition, capability and capacity in the marketplace to provide EV charging infrastructure solutions across the Council's estate/sites. All information returned, as part of a questionnaire, will assist in the development of the specification, evaluation criteria, pricing structure, and contract award options to ensure this tender opportunity delivers a high quality service to the Council.

Planning Information

The purpose of this pre-market engagement (PME) exercise is to help Belfast City Council ‘the Council’ better understand the levels of competition, capability and capacity in the marketplace to provide EV charging infrastructure solutions across the Council’s estate/sites. All information returned will assist in the development of the specification, evaluation criteria, pricing structure, and contract award options to ensure this tender opportunity delivers a high quality service to the Council. Suppliers are asked to return their completed PME questionnaires on or before 5pm Friday 4th July 2025. A copy of the PME questionnaire is available by emailing cps@belfastcity.gov.uk. If you have any questions about this requirement please send them to cps@belfastcity.gov.uk and we will endevour to respond as quickly as possible. Please return completed PME questionnaires by email to cps@belfastcity.gov.uk by the closing date indicated above. Upon receipt of the PME questionnaire responses, the Council will review them and consider the best procurement strategy for this requirement. The Council reserves the right to contact any or all organisations who responds to this PME questionnaire to further discuss the contents of their response. The Council cannot guarantee that all organisations will be contacted who submit a PME questionnaire response. The intention would then be to advertise the tender opportunity to the market in line with the indiciative timetable included in the PME questionnaire. The Council uses eSourcing NI as its etendering platform. If you are not yet registered with eSourcing NI we would suggest you do so without delay. The Council is currently considering using the CCS framework RM612 DPS - Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Solutions (VCIS) - CCS to procure this opportunity. We would welcome feedback in the questionnaire about the suitablitiy of this DPS for procuring this requirement. Whilst the Council will endevour to keep any respondents to this PME questionnaire informed on developments of the tender process, the Council cannot guarantee this. Organisations are advised to register with eSourcing NI in order to see any advertised tender opportunties as well as regularly checking the Council’s website for opportunities. The Council reserves the right to discontinue any discussions or tender procedures at any time and are not liable for any costs incurred by suppliers associated with participating in this PME exercise.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-054831
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032140-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

51 - Installation services (except software)

65 - Public utilities

CPV Codes

31158000 - Chargers

51110000 - Installation services of electrical equipment

65320000 - Operation of electrical installations

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Jun 20258 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Oct 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Feb 2026 - 31 Jan 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BELFAST CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Lewis Murray
Contact Email
cps@belfastcity.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT2 8DJ
Post Town
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN06 Belfast
Delivery Location
TLN06 Belfast
Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Belfast South and Mid Down

Further Information

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

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