Consultancy Support for the Development of the Glasgow City Region (GCR) Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (EVCI) Collaboration

Tender description

The Glasgow City Region Programme Management Office (GCR PMO), on behalf of the eight local authorities in Glasgow City Region (East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow City, Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Lanarkshire, and West Dunbartonshire), is seeking to appoint a consultant to provide project management, technical, and procurement support to assist the local authorities enter into a concession type contract with a commercial Charge Point Operator (CPO). The eight local authorities have been collaborating with the Scottish Futures Trust and Transport Scotland to develop a consistent, joint approach to supporting the acceleration in the expansion of publicly accessible EVCI across the region on local authority owned land and assets. Lot 1: The GCR local authorities require a consistent, full-time project management resource to support and co-ordinate each stage of the project. The consultant will be expected to - Oversee, coordinate, and manage the process from initiation through to contract award. Manage project milestones, actions, and timelines. Attend and provide regular updates reports on progress to the GCR Electric Vehicle Senior Officers’ Group and other GCR/local authority governance structures as required. Arrange and lead on regular project management meetings with the GCR PMO, local authority officers, and other partners. Develop a clear understanding of the governance associated with the procurement and provide reports to the relevant governance structures, such as EV Senior Officers’ Group, Chief Executives’’ Group, Cabinet. Escalate issues or relevant matters to the GCR PMO. Maintain and update a risk register and issue log; and, co-ordinate stakeholder engagement, including with officers from the local authorities (legal, procurement, technical) as required, and external stakeholders, including commercial engagement, engagement with SPEN, Scottish Futures Trust and Transport Scotland, and others. Develop and administer an on-line document and information portal for the production all necessary tender documents.