Cross-pavement charging for electric vehicles
Description: The purpose of this notice is to inform potential suppliers of Shropshire Council's intention to procure one or more suppliers to deliver, install, own and maintain embedded cross-pavement channel solutions within Shropshire. The cross-pavement channel solutions would allow residents without off-street parking to safely charge their vehicle while parked on-street. This is a pre-market engagement exercise to aid the Council in gathering information. It is not an invitation to tender, or request for formal expressions of interest. A procurement exercise is expected at a future point in 2026. Background The Department for Transport has made funding available to local authorities to install cross-pavement channels, through the EV Pavement Channels Grant. Shropshire Council has a grant allocation, which can be used to help subsidise trial channel hardware and installation (read more...)
Summary: Shropshire Council is conducting a pre-market engagement for the procurement of cross-pavement charging solutions for electric vehicles. The initiative aims to enable residents without off-street parking in Shropshire to safely charge their vehicles on-street. The engagement process is currently at the planning stage and involves collecting information from potential suppliers to shape the final technical specifications. A market engagement event is slated for May 2026, with responses to the market engagement form due by 22nd May 2026. The procurement, estimated at a gross value of £535,120, falls under the "works" category with a focus on electrical equipment and infrastructure. The procurement exercise is expected to progress later in 2026, with installations anticipated to begin in October 2026.