Official UK procurement notice
Public EV charging network 2026
Authority: West Sussex County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWest Sussex County Council (WSCC) is seeking to procure an Electric Vehicle Charging Network across the county of West Sussex.
CPV: Battery chargers · Installation services of electrical equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedPipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How West Sussex County Council buys Ballasts for discharge lamps or tubes (CPV 3115), and who usually turns up
West Sussex County Council’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Ballasts for discharge lamps or tubes (CPV 3115) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means registered in South East England.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in South East England.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 70 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The buyer’s share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid26% / 13%
2–330% / 40%
4–630% / 20%
7+13% / 27%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate53% / 25%
Within ±2%40% / 63%
Above estimate7% / 13%
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 3115Published estimate£20m
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 37 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid16%
2–349%
4–624%
7+11%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Oct 2025, 18:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Oct 2025, 18:16 GMT
- Authority reference
I-76316- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-069165- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d5bbFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
28 Oct 2025 → 3 Aug 2026 · 4 dates- Planning notice published359 days ago28 Oct 2025, 18:16 GMT
- Market engagement343 days ago12 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
West Sussex County Council (WSCC) is seeking to procure a Contract for the provision of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure.
The Council’s strategic objective is for residents with no off-street parking to be within a short walk from a Chargepoint. We will focus on areas where residents cannot make the switch to EV without access to a public charging network, but we want to ensure a good geographical spread across the county.
The Concession Contract will be in the form of 3 (three) separate lots;
Lot 1: Standard Electric Vehicle Chargepoints Network
Lot 2: Fast Electric Vehicle Chargepoints Network
Lot 3: Rapid and Ultra Rapid Electric Vehicle Chargepoints Network .
The new contract is planned to commence on 3rd August 2026. Suppliers interested are invited to submitted responses to the following questions;
- Technology Offering & Lot Preferences
- Can you provide all the technologies outlined in our proposed lots?
- Would you prefer to bid for this opportunity as a single lot or as separate lots divided by technology type?
- Do you have a preference or recommendation for how the lots should be structured?
o Lot 1: Residential on-street charging (7kWh EVCPs)
o Lot 2: Fast chargers for on-street & car park areas (22kWh EVCPs)
o Lot 3: Rapid & Ultra Rapid chargers for on-street & car park areas (50kWh and above)
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- Installation numbers
Our Aim is to deliver the following number of EVCPs within the first 4 years of the contract – would these installation numbers be feasible ?
o Lot 1 – Minimum 1900 dual sockets EVCPs
o Lot 2 – Minimum 400 Fast Chargers
o Lot 3 – Minimum 100 Rapid Chargers * incl Ultra Rapid where appropriate.
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- Site Portfolio Feasibility
- Based on our indicative site portfolio, do you consider the following distribution feasible with the proposed subsidy?
o On-street social housing sites / deprived areas with low EV uptake
o Residential on-street locations across urban & rural areas
o Shopping parades / town locations
o Council car parks / designated parking areas
o Disabled Parking bays - on-street and designated parking areas
- What challenges or opportunities do you foresee in delivering across these site types?
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- Private Investment Appetite
- What level of private investment would you consider appropriate or feasible for this opportunity?
- Are there specific financial models or structures you would prefer (e.g., joint venture, concession, lease)?
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- Revenue Share / Concession Fee Arrangement
- What are your views on a revenue share or concession fee model?
- Would a fixed annual fee (e.g., £50k for a Contract Manager) plus a small revenue share (e.g., 3%) be acceptable or preferable?
- Do you have alternative suggestions for structuring the financial arrangement?
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- Future-Proofing & Innovation
- How frequently do you upgrade your EVCP technology?
- What innovations do you foresee in the short to medium term (e.g., smart charging, V2G, AI-based load balancing)?
- Do you offer or plan to offer electricity generation or storage solutions as part of your EVCP infrastructure?
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- Accessibility & Standards
- How do your solutions comply with PAS 1899 (accessible EV charging)?
- What design features or services do you offer to ensure accessibility for all users?
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- Payment Options
- What payment methods do your EVCPs support (e.g., contactless, mobile apps, RFID)?
- Do you offer roaming or interoperability with other networks?
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- Deliverability & Programme Timelines
- What factors could impact your ability to meet these timelines?
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- Tariffs & Electricity Procurement
- Do you offer time-of-use tariffs or dynamic pricing?
- How do you procure electricity—via wholesale markets, business rates, or other mechanisms?
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- Barriers to Bidding
- Are there any specific barriers (technical, financial, regulatory, etc.) that might prevent you from bidding?
- What support or changes would make this opportunity more attractive to you?
Please provide your response via email to [email protected] by 5pm on 12th November 2025.
- Tender notice expected203 days ago1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts80 days ago3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published28 Oct 2025, 18:16 GMTUK2
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 (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender