Official UK procurement notice
Provision of LEVI Capital Project
Authority: The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCrown Commercial Service, as the Authority, intends to put in place an agreement for the Provision of LEVI Capital Project for use by Central Government and UK public sector bodies.
This procurement is for the provision, maintenance and operation of supplier-funded (with support from SCC's Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure <LEVI> Capital grant funding) electric vehicle chargepoints and associated services under a single concession contract, at locations in Suffolk. The focus of the required provision is on low-powered, on-street chargepoints to assist residents who cannot charge at home on a driveway or in a garage. The locations identified comprise public highways within the county's planning conservation areas, where a 'flat and flush' solution is required in order to maintain the historic character of the area. The term of the contract will be for 15 years with potential for a single 12 month extension.
We expect to issue an ITT in early/mid May 2025
CPV: Chargers · Public road transport services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This procurement is for the provision, maintenance and operation of supplier-funded…Planned
This procurement is for the provision, maintenance and operation of supplier-funded (with support from SCC's Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure <LEVI> Capital grant funding) electric vehicle chargepoints and associated services under a single concession contract, at locations in Suffolk. The focus of the required provision is on low-powered, on-street chargepoints to assist residents who cannot charge at home on a driveway or in a garage. The locations identified comprise public highways within the county's planning conservation areas, where a 'flat and flush' solution is required in order to maintain the historic character of the area. The term of the contract will be for 15 years with potential for a single 12 month extension.
This PIN does not however constitute a commitment by Suffolk County Council to commit to any procurement activity or award a contract but is to alert the market to some market engagement activity
The information in this PIN sets out the Cabinet Office’s current thinking in respect of this opportunity. Suffolk County Council reserves the right to change any of the information given in this PIN at any time. Accordingly, economic operators shall not be entitled to rely on such information.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Apr 2025, 12:43 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Apr 2025, 12:43 BST
- Authority reference
RM6213- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-017012- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050797Find a Tender
Publisher note: The purpose of this PIN is to give notice that Suffolk County Council is intending to undertake a tendering exercise from early/mid May 2025 to set up a new contract for the delivery of the provision, maintenance and operation of supplier-funded (with support from SCC's Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure <LEVI> Capital grant funding) electric vehicle chargepoints and associated services under a single concession contract, at locations in Suffolk. This Prior Information Notice is to signal an intention to commence market engagement with those within the Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Solutions market. The tender will be run through Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Solutions RM6213 Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). For suppliers interested in participating in the upcoming competition and are not currently registered on the DPS please see the following instructions: To find out how to become a supplier on this commercial agreement, download the ‘Bid pack’ and read the ‘RM6213 – DPS Needs’ on this link: https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dps/RM6213?nav=0 To apply or update your responses click 'Access as a supplier'; on the link above to login/register. Registration is free and there is no limit on the number of suppliers who can join this DPS Marketplace. Crown Commercial Service (CCS) will use an eSourcing system for this competition and reserves the right to use an electronic auction. The eSourcing system we will use is: https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. The Cyber Essentials scheme is mandatory for Central Government Contracts which involve handling personal information and providing certain ICT products and services. The Government is taking steps to further reduce the levels of cyber security risk in its supply chain through the Cyber Essentials scheme. The scheme defines a set of controls which, when properly implemented, will provide organisations with basic protection from the most prevalent forms of threat coming from the internet. To participate in this procurement, bidders will be required to demonstrate that they are Cyber Essentials [Plus] certified for the services under and in connection with the procurement. Please note that the Carbon Net Zero Team cannot advise on CRP compliance to bidders in a live procurement. For further guidance on ‘producing your carbon reduction plan’ please follow this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ppn-0621-carbon-reduction-plan- creation-and-training-tickets-224041864247 The service that arise from this framework will involve the supplier holding material that has been assigned a protective marking under the Government Security Classifications Scheme (April 2014) of OFFICIAL/SENSITIVE. Bidders will be required to implement their solution in accordance with the Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Solutions RM6213 Schedule, “Security Requirement and Plan”, to meet Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Solutions RM6213 requirements. This will be released at the ITT stage.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- —
Timeline
25 Apr 2025 → 30 Oct 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published25 Apr 2025, 12:43 BST
- Tender notice expected358 days ago30 Oct 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.