Official UK procurement notice
For the Provision of Supply, Installation, Operation and Maintenance Fleet & Public Electric Vehicle Charge Points
Authority: North Somerset Council (Local council)
Sectors: Public utilities (65) Delivery: South West (UKK12)
Published estimate£10,000,000≈ £667k / year · £10,000,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 28 May 2025
Contract term 15 yrsstarts 16 Oct 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorth Somerset Council is seeking a Charge Point Operator to provide 25 dual socket charge points to be used by the council's fleet on a supplier's fully funded model.
In return, the supplier will be permitted to install publicly available charge points in commercially attractive locations on North Somerset Council owned land across the district, with the option to expand the network further, subject to agreement with North Somerset Council.
In addition, the Supplier will be permitted to adopt existing NSC owned public charging infrastructure for the lifetime of the contract.
Please see tender documents for further information available on Supplying the South West.
How the procedure runs: STAGE 1 - Invitation to Tender The Council intends to reduce the number of participating Suppliers (down selection), as per section 20(4)(a) of the Act following the Intermediate Assessment in Stage 1: • The maximum number of Suppliers that will be invited to Stage 2 is 3. • The down selection will be determined by the highest more…
scoring Assessed Tender(s) from the Intermediate Assessment. • The Council reserves the right to award the Contract at the end of Stage 1. STAGE 2 - Dialogue The purpose of Stage 2 is to improve all parties understanding of the requirement, therefore all Suppliers that are invited to Stage 2 will also be invited to Stage 3, and: • Should a Supplier withdraw or be removed from the procurement process after being invited to Stage 2 - the Council reserves the right (but shall not be obliged) to invite the next highest scoring Assessed Tender from Stage 1. • The Council reserves the right to update the tender documents, following Stage 2, however the Award Criteria shall remain the same for the Intermediate Assessment and Final Assessment. • Suppliers are responsible for maintaining the availability of key personnel to attend the Dialogue meeting(s) as per the procurement timeline, which could be in person meetings with the Council, at a Council site. The specific time/date for Dialogue meetings for your organisation will be included in your invitation to Stage 2. STAGE 3 - Best and Final Offer Suppliers will be invited to re-submit their Submission as part of Stage 3 and the Council will assess the Submission(s) received against the Award Criteria to determine the Most Advantageous Tender as the Final Assessment. Please note: The terms of this procurement procedure can be modified up until the 'Deadline for Stage 1 Submissions' set out in section 3 of the indicative timeline and as per section 31(1)(b) of the Act. In which case the Council will notify Suppliers via the E-tendering Portal at the earliest opportunity and explain changes (if any) to the indicative timeline, number of stages and the number of Suppliers to be selected at any stage.
CPV: Electricity distribution and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot 1AwardedPublished value£10,000,000
- Value
- £10,000,000 exc. VAT · £10,000,000 inc. VAT
65300000 Electricity distribution and related services
What it takes to wini
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).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add morei
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality — 40%
- Price (Commercial Offer) — 60%
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 3 Sept 2025, 12:24 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Sept 2025, 12:24 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end — 18 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Authority reference
DN769867- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050533Find a Tender
- How it runs
STAGE 1 - Invitation to Tender The Council intends to reduce the number of participating Suppliers (down selection), as per section 20(4)(a) of the Act following the Intermediate Assessment in Stage 1: • The maximum number of Suppliers that will be invited to Stage 2 is 3. • The down selection will be determined by the highest scoring Assessed Tender(s) from the Intermediate Assessment. • The Council reserves the more…
right to award the Contract at the end of Stage 1. STAGE 2 - Dialogue The purpose of Stage 2 is to improve all parties understanding of the requirement, therefore all Suppliers that are invited to Stage 2 will also be invited to Stage 3, and: • Should a Supplier withdraw or be removed from the procurement process after being invited to Stage 2 - the Council reserves the right (but shall not be obliged) to invite the next highest scoring Assessed Tender from Stage 1. • The Council reserves the right to update the tender documents, following Stage 2, however the Award Criteria shall remain the same for the Intermediate Assessment and Final Assessment. • Suppliers are responsible for maintaining the availability of key personnel to attend the Dialogue meeting(s) as per the procurement timeline, which could be in person meetings with the Council, at a Council site. The specific time/date for Dialogue meetings for your organisation will be included in your invitation to Stage 2. STAGE 3 - Best and Final Offer Suppliers will be invited to re-submit their Submission as part of Stage 3 and the Council will assess the Submission(s) received against the Award Criteria to determine the Most Advantageous Tender as the Final Assessment. Please note: The terms of this procurement procedure can be modified up until the 'Deadline for Stage 1 Submissions' set out in section 3 of the indicative timeline and as per section 31(1)(b) of the Act. In which case the Council will notify Suppliers via the E-tendering Portal at the earliest opportunity and explain changes (if any) to the indicative timeline, number of stages and the number of Suppliers to be selected at any stage.
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 28 May 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
5 published dates · Europe/London- Tender notice published17 Apr 2025, 16:47 BST
- Submission deadline28 May 2025, 13:00 BST
- Latest notice published398 days ago3 Sept 2025, 12:24 BST
- Award decision expected by382 days ago18 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts355 days ago16 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 3 Sept 2025 | CancelledNo suitable bids received. |
Notice history
7 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Apr 2025- Procurement termination notice published3 Sept 2025, 12:24 BSTUK12
- Published value updated3 Sept 2025, 12:24 BST
- Status changed to complete3 Sept 2025, 12:24 BST
- Procurement method changed3 Sept 2025, 12:24 BST
- Deadline withdrawn3 Sept 2025, 12:24 BST
- Buyer details updated3 Sept 2025, 12:24 BST
- Tender notice published17 Apr 2025, 16:47 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
- Bidding documents and specifications
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender