Published date: 14 December 2018

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 16 January 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Parts and accessories for vehicles and their engines - 34300000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£1,000,000 to £80,000,000

Procurement reference

KENTPS001-DN383321-61757275

Published date

14 December 2018

Closing date

16 January 2019

Contract start date

1 April 2019

Contract end date

3 April 2023

Contract type

Not specified

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

KCS Professional Services, on behalf of Kent County Council (KCC), wish to create a national, user friendly, time and cost effective Framework Agreement for the supply of Electrical Vehicle Charging Points to all public sector organisations. This Framework Agreement will assist public sector organisations in being prepared for the increase in demand for charging points.


More information

Additional text

In accordance with best procurement practice, EU and UK Procurement Directives and Regulations, KCS, on behalf of the Central Buying Consortium (CBC), wishes to create a Framework Agreement for the supply and delivery of Electrical Vehicle Charging Points.
The procurement process adopted by the Contracting Authority is based upon the 'Open' Procedure, as detailed in the 'Public Contract Regulations 2015'. In brief the process will be as follows:

• Only those organisations that expressed their interest in this opportunity via the Kent Business Portal will receive this Invitation to Tender (ITT)
• All submitted compliant bids will be evaluated in accordance with the instructions contained within this document.
Member Authorities that will be using the Framework Agreement from the outset are:

Buckinghamshire County Council
Coventry City Council
East Sussex County Council inc:
• Hastings;
• Rother;
• Wealden;
• Eastbourne;
• Lewes
Essex County Council
Kent County Council (via KCS Professional Services)
Luton Borough Council
Suffolk County Council

Other public bodies will have access to this Framework Agreement but may only do so with the agreement of the Contracting Authority. Those organisations who may wish to access this Framework Agreement will be members, affiliates and associates of the CBC Group, blue light services, NHS & NHS trusts, third sector organisations, academic centres (including Academies & free schools), publicly funded organisations and publicly owned private companies, operating within the geographic boundaries of the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and Northern Ireland.


About the buyer

Contact name

Ian Day

Address

Head Office, 1 Abbey Wood Group
Kings Hill
West Malling
ME19 4YT
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1622236697

Email

psg@procurementservicesgroup.org.uk

Website

http://www.commercialservices.org.uk