Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-03-26
Buyer: Transport for London — Surface Transport
Country: UK
Region: LONDON
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive dialogue
CPV classification: 09000000 | 31110000 | 31200000 | 31230000 | 31600000
Submission deadline: 2016-04-26
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Contracting Authority, Transport for London (TfL), on behalf of itself and others (as detailed in VI.3) is seeking to award a Framework of Concessionaires who will be responsible for financing, installing, operating and maintaining Fast and Rapid Charging points and related infrastructure for Electric Vehicles on identified sites in Greater London. Such infrastructure will include but is not limited to Charge Points, network and fault control systems, access systems and information systems, including the maintenance of such systems. The Charge Points may be called off by the awarding parties for installation in private and/or publicly accessible parking spaces which may include (but is not limited to) workplaces, stations, car parks and on-street parking provision. The Procurement Regulations do not apply to the opportunity being advertised and this is a voluntary notice.
The Contracting Authority is seeking to appoint a number of Concessionaires to a Framework who will, if successful in winning future Call Off contracts, finance, install, operate and maintain Fast and/or Rapid charging (22 kW to 50 kW) points at sites to be identified at the time of call-off by the relevant Contracting Authority across Greater London. The Framework agreement will be for a total duration of up to four years, it is anticipated to have an initial period of three (3) years with the option of a further year, but it is envisioned that the Call Off agreements will last up to 10 years, dependent on the technology and financial requirements. This opportunity seeks to implement in whole or in part the Rapid charge scheme as referred to in the Mayor of London's Ultra Low Emission Vehicle Delivery Plan 2015 and the overall desire of the Contracting Authority is to encourage Rapid charging of Electric Vehicles.
The Contracting Authority will provide the Concessionaire with access to sites (for an appropriate fee) that have suitable electric connection infrastructure to allow for the installation of the Fast and Rapid charging points. The Concessionaire will be expected to operate a commercially stable solution that allows for charging of Electric vehicles from a range of different customer types from Taxis, Private Hire vehicles, Commercial vehicles and privately owned vehicles without mandating the joining of a scheme or club (pay at point of use) and across a range of publicly accessible and non publicly accessible sites (e.g. including taxi ranks).
Mini-competitions will be run with the Concessionaires on the Framework for a package of sites when the Contracting Authority considers that it has assembled sufficient sites for them to be economically viable. The packaging of the sites will be based on a model that the Contracting Authority will develop, during the tender stage to ensure that all strategically important sites will be established, which may mean that a package may contain a blend of sites. During mini-competitions, Concessionaires will be required to provide a tender submission for all sites within a package.
Expressions of interest are sought from suitably experienced suppliers who can demonstrate the ability to finance, install, operate and maintain a commercial solution for Fast and/or Rapid charging points. To register your interest please contact benmacbean@tfl.gov.uk and complete the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) which can be obtained from www.tfl.gov.uk/eprocurement and searching for this opportunity, completed PQQ's must be uploaded onto www.tfl.gov.uk/eprocurement by 12 noon on 26.4.2016; in order to upload the completed PQQ you must be registered onto the e-Procurement system.
A briefing meeting will take place at TfL offices during the PQQ response period, date and details to be confirmed and will be provided once your expression of interest has been received. It is intended that this meeting will give an overview of the process that will be followed and the solution that is being tendered.
The Framework agreement is envisioned to be for three (3) years with an option to extend the contract for a period
No specific legal form is required for bidding purposes but the Contracting Authority will require to contract with a legal entity. In the event of submission of an acceptable offer by a body relying on other entities (‘a group’) or a consortium of bodies, each member of the group or consortium may be required to be jointly and severally responsible for the due performance of the contract and the Contracting Authority may require appointment of 1 of them as principal contractor or the creation of a legal entity to act as principal contractor (in each case to reflect the approach on which information is sought in the PQQ).
Applicants should note that they will be required to supply copies of 2 years of their audited accounts.
Specific information and requirements will be detailed in the PQQ and Invitation to participate (ITP) documents.
1) Financial stability and capacity appropriate to the contract. 2) Relevant experience and technical capability.
The procurement of the contract does not fall within the Procurement Regulations therefore, this is a voluntary contract notice. The Contracting Authority shall not by issuing the notice be deemed to accept the applicability of the Procurement Regulations nor commit to complying with the Procurement Regulations or the process or requirements set out in the Procurement Regulations and the Procurement Regulations will not apply to this opportunity.
The Contracting Authority is a complex organisation operating both as a Functional Body of the Greater London Authority (GLA) under the direction of the Mayor of London and as a provider of transport services. The framework or contracts resulting from the mini competitions under the framework may be awarded by and may be for the benefit of the Contracting Authority, any subsidiary, GLA functional bodies and any subsidiary and/or Public Bodies in the Greater London Area (as defined by the local authorities goods and services act 1970 and subsequent amendments)(see http://www.opsi.gov.uk/RevisedStatutes/Acts/ukpga/1970/cukpga_19700039_en_1). The Contracting Authority reserves the right to withdraw from the procurement process and may award a contract(s) in whole, in part, or not at all as a result of the competition called for by this notice. The Contracting Authority shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any Economic Operators in considering and/or responding to the procurement process.
Due to the nature and scale of this requirement it is difficult to set a total value (specific or range) for this procurement therefore interested suppliers should consider the following:
1) To support the Ultra Low Emission Zone, the Ultra Low Emission Vehicle Delivery Plan aims to deliver a network of 150 rapid charge points across London by the end of 2018.

Eligibility requirements: Specific information shall be required and set out in the PQQ. Applicants should note that they will be required to supply copies of 2 years of their audited accounts. Services of an independent third party financial assessment agency may also be used. Specific information and requirements will be detailed in the PQQ and Invitation to participate (ITP) documents.
Specific information shall be required and set out in the PQQ. Applicants should note that they will be required to supply copies of 2 years of their audited accounts. Services of an independent third party financial assessment agency may also be used.
Specific information and requirements will be detailed in the PQQ and Invitation to participate (ITP) documents.