Official UK procurement notice
Electric Vehicle Charging Points in London Borough of Sutton Owned Assets
Authority: London Borough of Sutton (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe London Borough of Sutton aims to transform the borough into a sustainable, green community by 2027, with the delivery of a robust Electric Vehicle (EV) Strategy as a key priority. This project focuses on the implementation of EV charging solutions at approximately 40 pre-selected off-highway sites, including surface and multi-storey car parks, public parks, and leisure centres.
The Council's objective is to provide an initial installation of approximately 180+ chargers (based on anticipated bay allocations) to support residents, local businesses, and the transition of the Council's own vehicle fleet, thereby facilitating a borough-wide reduction in carbon emissions.
The Council requires a partner for the full life cycle delivery and management of this infrastructure under a concession contract model, which will involve a shared ownership and funding approach. The council recognises an opportunity to work with a partner to raise income and optimising this is built into the evaluation criteria.
The selected contractor will be responsible for the entire EV delivery process, including feasibility and detailed design, supply and installation, and 24/7 back-office operation and support of the charging network. Additionally, the scope includes comprehensive routine and reactive maintenance to ensure the infrastructure remains reliable and modern, alongside the development of a long-term roadmap for network expansion through 2030 and beyond.
- How the procedure runs: Suppliers are invited to request to participate in a competitive flexible procedure with dialogue. Following evaluation of the request to participate, 3 to 4 suppliers will be selected to participate in a dialogue stage comprising of two 3-4 hour dialogue sessions. The first to discuss the approach to the technical specification and the second to discuss the commercial approach and the terms and conditions. On the conclusion of the dialogue stage suppliers will be invited to submit tenders. The Council reserves the right to include additional dialogue stages if such a requirement emerges from the initial dialogue sessions. More information is available in the tender documents, particularly the Supplier Guidance.
CPV: Chargers · Electrical installation work · Electricity
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£40,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
Further information is available in the tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Further information is available in the tender documents
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Concession Contract Experience 25%
Organisational Capability & Resources 25%
Design, Installation and Operation 25%
(Track Record of) Innovation 25%
A financial assessment is also included in the assessment, as is health and safety record, environmental and sustainability approach and other elements which are set out in the tender documents.
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: Further information is available in the tender documents
- Social Value: Further information is available in the tender documents
- Price: Further information is available in the tender documents
- Economic & financial standing
Further information is available in the tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Further information is available in the tender documents
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Concession Contract Experience 25%
Organisational Capability & Resources 25%
Design, Installation and Operation 25%
(Track Record of) Innovation 25%
A financial assessment is also included in the assessment, as is health and safety record, environmental and sustainability approach and other elements which are set out in the tender documents.
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 May 2026, 18:00 BST
- Last source update
- 19 May 2026, 18:13 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
DN12345- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-045934- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069c51Find a Tender
- How it runs
Suppliers are invited to request to participate in a competitive flexible procedure with dialogue.
Following evaluation of the request to participate, 3 to 4 suppliers will be selected to participate in a dialogue stage comprising of two 3-4 hour dialogue sessions. The first to discuss the approach to the technical specification and the second to discuss the commercial approach and the terms and conditions.
On the conclusion of the dialogue stage suppliers will be invited to submit tenders.
The Council reserves the right to include additional dialogue stages if such a requirement emerges from the initial dialogue sessions.
More information is available in the tender documents, particularly the Supplier Guidance.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 15 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 15 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 8 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
19 May 2026 → 5 Jan 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published162 days ago19 May 2026, 18:00 BST
- Clarification questions by143 days ago8 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline136 days ago15 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 22 days20 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 67 days5 Jan 2027
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 May 2026- Tender notice published19 May 2026, 18:00 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published19 May 2026, 18:13 BSTUK4
Published amendments (1)
The Title was corrected to Electric Vehicle Charging Points on Council Assets.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications The documents for requests to participate are available via the London Tenders Portal reference number DN815915
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: Further documents will be provided to support the dialogue process.
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender