Planning

26005 Electric Vehicle Charge Points Back-Office System & Portal/Application - Premarket engagement

CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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Planning

11 Mar 2026 at 14:04

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Cambridgeshire County Council is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for an Electric Vehicle Charge Points Back-Office System & Portal/Application. This initiative seeks to enhance the management and user experience of electric vehicle charge points installed by the Council, with the aim of integrating a corporate-wide solution. The procurement is categorised under services, focusing on software and IT consulting, and is located in Alconbury Weald, Huntingdon. As part of the market engagement process, interested parties are invited to participate by 10th April 2026, with a new contract expected to commence by October 2026.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in electric vehicles, software development, and IT services to collaborate and contribute to the Council's objectives. Companies capable of providing comprehensive account-managed services and dedicated applications, especially those targeted at SMEs and VCSEs, could find considerable growth prospects through participation. The Council encourages engagement from diverse providers to offer insights that will shape the tender specification, paving the way for innovative solutions within the evolving electric vehicle and technology landscape.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

26005 Electric Vehicle Charge Points Back-Office System & Portal/Application - Premarket engagement

Notice Description

The Council is looking to procure a Corporate wide solution of the various Electric vehicle charge points, the Council has installed over recent years. This is to simplify the management and improve the service for both the end user and Council with a responsive & dedicated customer and account managed service, and a single app to use for Council EV charge points. As this is a fairly new service, the Council is seeking advice, insights, answers to questions to help develop the specification for this service. Bidders who are interested to participate in sharing their insights and suggestion should message the Procurement lead to request the premarket engagement document and link to the online Questionnaire. The Council is keen to have a new contract in place in the last half of 2026.

Planning Information

The premarket engagement will consist of a Premarket document and additional supportive documents, and an Online questionnaire via MS Forms to complete. It is possible that the following this initial premarket, that the Authority will invite all bidders, who have completed the questionnaire, to demo their possible solution to aid in the development of the specification. This premarket will not be considered an expression of interest in the tender itself. Bidders who are interested should contact: paul.tamanis-laing@cambridgeshire.gov.uk and kat.hasij@cambridgeshire.gov.uk to request premarket information and the link to the online questionnaire. Any questions or queries, the bidders should contact Paul Tamanis-Laing.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06674d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021801-2026
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

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

48 - Software package and information systems

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

34144900 - Electric vehicles

48000000 - Software package and information systems

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Mar 20263 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
11 May 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
11 Oct 2026 - 11 Oct 2029 3-4 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
CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ALCONBURY WEALD, HUNTINGDON
Postcode
PE28 4YE
Post Town
Peterborough
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
Delivery Location
TLH12 Cambridgeshire CC
Local Authority
Huntingdonshire
Electoral Ward
The Stukeleys
Westminster Constituency
Huntingdon

Further Information

Notice Documents

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