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title: "EN18324 Phase 2 - Support Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077b70"
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# EN18324 Phase 2 - Support Services

Buyer: THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077b70

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## Summary

The Department for Transport commissioned specialist technical support on EN 18324, the draft European standard for charge point accessibility. The work is to help assess and resolve comments received on the standard, maintaining continuity with earlier development and ensuring UK accessibility requirements and policy objectives are reflected. This is technical analysis and consultancy for standards development and accessibility policy, rather than the supply or installation of charging equipment. The Department for Transport is the buying organisation. The release identifies London as the buyer’s address, but gives no separate delivery location for the support; the described work concerns the UK’s input to a European standard.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Systra Limited. The Department used a selective route, awarding under a framework below the applicable threshold; the call-off was non-competitive. The award is active, and the contract was signed on 1 September 2026. Its period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027, with an extension right that could extend it to 29 February 2028 if support is still required. The contract value is £750,000 excluding VAT (£900,000 including VAT). The stated basis for selecting the supplier is its specialist expertise, including authorship of PAS 1899, technical authorship of the 2025 PAS review, and continuity of support during the EN enquiry process.

For suppliers looking to compete when this requirement returns, credibility will depend on demonstrable specialist technical expertise in accessibility standards for charge points, not general transport consultancy alone. Relevant experience includes drafting or reviewing accessibility standards, assessing technical comments during standards development, and translating UK accessibility requirements and policy objectives into input suitable for a European standard. Continuity matters: the selected supplier had already supported the work through the EN enquiry process and contributed to related UK standards activity. Suppliers would need the capacity to provide sustained expert analysis and timely, technically robust responses to comments, while maintaining appropriate conflict-of-interest controls. The award shows that the Department has bought focused standards-support services through a framework route, selecting a supplier with directly relevant authorship and review experience. Systra Limited was the successful supplier.

## Notice

The contracting authority intends to commission further specialist support to assist with the resolution of comments relating to EN 18324, the draft European standard for charge point accessibility. The proposed supplier has relevant and demonstrable technical expertise, having led the authorship of PAS 1899, acted as lead technical author for the PAS review completed in 2025, and provided continuity of support throughout the EN enquiry process. Retaining access to this specialist knowledge will support the timely and technically robust consideration of comments, preserve continuity with the earlier work, and strengthen the United Kingdom's ability to ensure that the developing European standard appropriately reflects national accessibility requirements and policy objectives. Any appointment should remain subject to the applicable commercial approvals, value-for-money assessment, conflict-of-interest controls and procurement requirements.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091384-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - award under framework |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £750,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | Vincent Square |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SYSTRA LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services

## Release History

- 28 Sep 2026 at 12:16 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091384-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091384-2026
  28th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-04ec9e
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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