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Published 31 May 2024, 15:02 BST

Official UK procurement notice

North of Scotland Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Partnership

Official notice

Authority: The Highland Council (Local council)·Consortium: 4 public authorities

GoodsCompetitive dialogue
Published value£500,000,000published on the single lot · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Jul 2024awarded 16 Oct 2025
Awarded to EasyGo

What is being bought

Published requirement description

North of Scotland Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Delivery Partnership incorporating current chargers, new chargers, public and fleet provision with investment opportunity into key underdeveloped sites

CPV: Battery chargers · Billing system · Car park building construction work · Control, safety or signalling equipment for parking facilities · Electric vehicles · Electrical equipment and apparatus · Electrical equipment for engines and vehicles · Electrical installation work · Electrical supplies and accessories · Electricity distribution and related services · Engineering-design services for traffic installations · Installation of bollards · +10 more

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Highland and Moray Councils (The Councils) wish to work…AwardedPublished value£500,000,000

Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Highland and Moray Councils (The Councils) wish to work together to deliver a fair, regionally focused, and accessible EV charging infrastructure that meets the needs of all users, including the Public and Council/other public sector/private companies fleet vehicles. Additional information: Interested parties are invited to consult the link to obtain the documentation

Delivery: Scotland
Second stage: 3–4 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality submission: 80%
  • Price submission: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality submission: 80
  • Price submission: 20
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    We refer you to the SPD documentation and its instructions to complete.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Competitive dialogue
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
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
31 May 2024, 15:02 BST
Last source update
20 Oct 2025, 12:19 BST
Authority reference
HC/CPSS/EVCI/2024
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-066663
Classification (CPV)
Battery chargersBilling systemCar park building construction workControl, safety or signalling equipment for parking facilitiesElectric vehiclesElectrical equipment and apparatusElectrical equipment for engines and vehiclesElectrical installation workElectrical supplies and accessoriesElectricity distribution and related services
+12 moreEngineering-design services for traffic installationsInstallation of bollards
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046cb9 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: All supplementary documentation will be available in the Data Room - see attached instructions as to how to access this information (SC Ref:813504)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ↗

Submission deadline
19 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
360 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Jul 2024 → 20 Oct 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    19 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    9 Aug 2024, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published368 days ago
    20 Oct 2025, 12:19 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Jun 2024
  1. Deadline moved to 19 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
    25 Jun 2024, 16:17 BST
    +7 days · was 12 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    20 Oct 2025, 12:19 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.212 Jul 202419 Jul 2024+7 d

Due to an amendment to the Turnover Test information we are extending the deadline by a further week to 19th July 2024

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £300,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
EasyGo£300,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 066663-2025-1 · EasyGo

    Signed
    16 Oct 2025
    Value
    £300,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

4 public bodies on the notice

Highland Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, Scotland, IV3 5NXContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • EasyGoAwarded supplier H6 Maynooth Business Campus, Straffan Road, Maynooth, IE, W23 X2F4Contact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria