Notice Information
Notice Title
Local EV Infrastructure Fund (LEVI) - Partnership 9 Pre-Market Engagement
Notice Description
The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and the London Borough of Sutton (LEVI Partnership 9) previously issued an initial set of soft market engagement questions in October 2023 to inform the development of the LEVI Partnership 9 Project. Since that time, the LEVI Capital Scheme has progressed, and new guidance, considerations, and recommendations have been introduced for authorities developing LEVI-funded projects. To ensure the forthcoming procurement exercise reflects these updates and market developments, we are issuing a revised soft market engagement questionnaire prior to commencing the LEVI tendering process.
Planning Information
This pre-market engagement will run for one week only, from Friday 10th October to Friday 17th October. Please download the attachment, complete your responses and return via the london tenders portal, the project reference on London tenders portal is DN793806.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05acf1
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064252-2025
- 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
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
51 - Installation services (except software)
-
- CPV Codes
34000000 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
51000000 - Installation services (except software)
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £10,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 3 Mar 20262 weeks to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2026 - 2 Jun 2036 Over 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
- THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Commissioning Team
- Contact Email
- commissioning@kingston.gov.uk, commissioning@sutton.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +442085475000, +442087705000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- KINGSTON UPON THAMES
- Postcode
- KT1 1EU
- Post Town
- Kingston upon Thames
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI6 Outer London - South
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Sutton
- Electoral Ward
- Sutton Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Sutton and Cheam
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064252-2025
10th October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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