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title: "Process evaluation for the Electric Vehicle Smart Charge Point Regulations"
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# Process evaluation for the Electric Vehicle Smart Charge Point Regulations

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bec98394-57d5-426d-8162-a6dffafbed4b

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## Summary

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has awarded a contract for the process evaluation of the Electric Vehicle Smart Charge Point Regulations. The contract falls under the services category with a value of £143,489 in GBP. The procurement method used was selective, involving a call-off from a framework agreement. The contract period spans from 1st November 2022 to 31st May 2023, with the tender period ending on 5th October 2022. The procurement aimed to understand industry responses to the regulations and assess opportunities for wider industry development.

This procurement process offers business opportunities for companies involved in market and economic research, polling, and statistics services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are well-suited to compete in this contract. The project focuses on exploring consumer responses to the regulations, developing stakeholder and consumer journey maps, and assessing industry impact. The buying organisation, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, sought to gain insights to inform future policy development in the energy sector.

## Notice

***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded following a mini competition under the CCS Research and Insights DPS. Brief Description of Requirement BEIS are commissioning a process evaluation of the regulations, to understand how well they have been implemented and how industry and consumers have responded to their implementation. This will inform further policy development on smart charging and provide lessons learned for wider policy development. This includes measures on smart secure energy systems, smart heating appliances, and energy smart appliances currently recently introduced into Parliament through the Energy Security Bill. The aims of the project are as follows: 1. Understand how the chargepoint industry in Great Britain has responded to the implementation of the regulations, and any first-year developments. 2. Understand if the regulations will support opportunities for wider industry (charge point manufacturers, retailers, energy suppliers, technology providers etc.) 3. Understand how the device standards have been adopted by industry and what this may mean for consumer choice and experience. 4. Provide insight into the barriers, enablers and incentives for smart charging. 5. Review the policy process and develop lessons learnt for future policy making To meet the project aims outlined above, the project can be broken down into two parts: 1. Industry Research - Developing a stakeholder system map of the private charging market and assessing how different stakeholders interact with each other and are affected by the regulations - Developing a consumer journey map presenting the steps consumers can take to purchase a chargepoint (from information gathering, to point of purchase and use of chargepoint) - Assessment of the products available in the private chargepoint market - Qualitative and quantitative research with different industry groups to understand how they have been affected by the regulations 2. Consumer Research - Qualitative research with EV drivers to understand their consumer journey experience and explore if and how different types of consumers respond to incentives To inform the research, the successful bidder can carry out informal interviews with policy officials in BEIS. The successful bidder can gather information on the following to fully understand the background of the regulations: - Rationale and objectives for the development of the regulations - Challenges and risks with development or implementation of the regulations - Potential future policy or regulation changes

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a14cc9e5-7f08-4f46-9738-1c26ff90df56 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Oct 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Nov 2022 |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2022 - 31 May 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £143,489 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £143,489 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1FF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | RICARDO-AEA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics

## Release History

- 28 Feb 2023 at 16:58 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a14cc9e5-7f08-4f46-9738-1c26ff90df56

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a14cc9e5-7f08-4f46-9738-1c26ff90df56
  28th February 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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