Design, install, operate and maintain Solar PV Canopy & EV Infrastructure - Concession

Tender description

The Council is looking to appoint a concessionaire to design, install, maintain, operate and manage a Solar PV canopy and EV Charging infrastructure at Drummond Street car park with local connection infrastructure assets and possible battery storage (subject to design and consumption studies). The Council is seeking proposals for a minimum inventory of EV charging infrastructure consisting of: 20 Bays Fast 7kW plus a further 20 bays pre-provisioned with ducting for expansion; 4 bays Rapid 50kW DC; and 4 bays Ultra-rapid 200kW DC. This Contract is being tendered in accordance with the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 as amended ("CCR 2016"). Under Regulation 30 of the CCR 2016, contracting authorities have the freedom to organise the procedure leading to the choice of Concessionaire. On that basis, the Authority is undertaking a single stage procurement process which is similar to the Open Procedure.