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title: "South of Scotland Electric Vehicle Charging Delivery Partner"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000804568"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL"
published: "2025-09-22"
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# South of Scotland Electric Vehicle Charging Delivery Partner

Buyer: THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000804568

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## Summary

The City of Edinburgh Council has initiated a tender process titled "South of Scotland Electric Vehicle Charging Delivery Partner," focusing on the development of an electric vehicle infrastructure. This procurement falls under the services category, targeting an expansion of the electric vehicle charging network across eight local authorities in the South of Scotland. The project involves the migration of existing assets and the delivery of approximately 1,800 additional charge points by 2030. The tender, which is in the active stage, requires electronic submission by 24 October 2025. The collaboration includes local councils such as Dumfries and Galloway, West Lothian, and others within regions like UKM72 to UKM92, and it seeks a single operator to manage the concession over an initial 15-year term, potentially extendable by up to five years.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses within the renewable energy, electrical maintenance, and infrastructure development sectors. Companies with experience in managing large-scale infrastructure projects, particularly those skilled in sustainable energy solutions, are well-suited to compete. With a focus on long-term sustainability and network expansion, the project leverages approximately GBP6 million in grant funding from Transport Scotland. This provides an attractive avenue for businesses looking to establish or expand their presence in the growing electric vehicle market. Potential bidders are expected to demonstrate their financial strength, project management capabilities, and commitment to environmental and social responsibilities, including ensuring all electricity is sourced from renewable sources.

## Notice

A concession contract for the operation, maintenance, and expansion of the public electric vehicle charging network across eight collaborating local authorities in the South of Scotland. The contract includes migrating existing ChargePlace Scotland assets to a new back-office system and delivering approximately 1,800 additional charge points by 2030.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

A regional collaboration of Scottish local authorities wish to put in a place a concession contract for an electric vehicle charging network across a large geographical region. The authorities are City of Edinburgh Council (lead authority), Dumfries and Galloway Council, West Lothian Council, Midlothian Council, Scottish Borders Council, Clackmannanshire Council, Fife Council and Falkirk Council. The concession contract will assume responsibility for the existing public charging estate. This will include migration of these assets from the Chargeplace Scotland network onto a new back office. Further to this, Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund (EVIF) grant funding in the region of GBP6 million has been secured from Transport Scotland to support the expansion of the network by approximately 1800 additional chargepoints by 2030. The authorities will work with the operator throughout the contract term to support further network expansion beyond the initial expansion phase which may be funded from a range of sources. The contract will be for a single operator who can provide a mix of charging solutions and capacities across the region with an expectation the majority by number will be long dwell time AC charging. The back office software will facilitate fleet charging. The tender process is expected to be as follows; Initial SPD submission to shortlist five operators. Shortlisted operators will be invited to submit a proposal following which they will be invited to discuss and explore their proposal for the region. Subsequently shortlisted operators will be invited to submit a full tender.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP539666 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F24 - Concession Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Sep 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Oct 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH8 8BG |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife, TLM73 East Lothian and Midlothian, TLM75 City of Edinburgh, TLM76 Falkirk, TLM78 West Lothian, TLM91 Scottish Borders, TLM92 Dumfries and Galloway |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
- 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
- 31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 51 - Installation services (except software)
- 65 - Public utilities
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 09310000 - Electricity
- 30163000 - Charge cards
- 31158000 - Chargers
- 31681500 - Rechargers
- 34920000 - Road equipment
- 51100000 - Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment
- 65300000 - Electricity distribution and related services
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 22 Sep 2025 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F24 - Concession Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP539666

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP539666
  South of Scotland Electric Vehicle Charging Delivery Partner - A concession contract for the operation, maintenance, and expansion of the public electric vehicle charging network across eight collaborating local authorities in the South of Scotland. The contract includes migrating existing ChargePlace Scotland assets to a new back-office system and delivering approximately 1,800 additional charge points by 2030.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000804568
- https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/

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