CP2463-23 Devon & Torbay Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure

Description

Concession contract for:

The Councils intend to work with Private Sector Partner(s) (PSP) using a concessions approach, supplemented with the LEVI Capital Funding, to deliver approximately 2000 electric vehicle chargepoints in car parks and on-street locations across Devon & Torbay.

This is a joint project between Devon County Council and Torbay Council. The Devon District authorities (East Devon District Council, Exeter City Council, Mid Devon District Council, Teignbridge District Council, South Hams District Council, Torridge District Council, and West Devon Borough Council) and Devon Parish Councils are also delivery partners contributing to the successful delivery of the project, which will include granting leases at council owned car parks.

The Lots for this procurement are split based on the type of chargepoint, as per the Specification. 

Lot 1 is for Rapids DC (50kW+)
Lot 2 is for Fast AC (22kW)
Lot 3 is for Standard AC (<8kW) Bollard Chargepoints
Lot 4 is for On-Street Lamp Column Chargepoints 

Although at the outset Torbay Council will not be awarded under every Lot, the Authority reserves the right to modify the contract to allow Torbay Council to call off at a later date by mutual agreement with the successful provider.

Additional information: 
The Authority reserves the right to create future modifications to transfer funds from one Lot to another. 

For information only THE DEVON AND TORBAY COMBINED COUNTY AUTHORITY REGULATIONS 2024 may require statutory changes to the contractual arrangements between partners.

The authority reserves the right to cancel the procurement process at any stage. The
authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender, and reserve the right not to
award a contract. The authority reserves the right to award the contract in part, or to call for
new tenders should they consider this necessary. Economic operators remain responsible for
all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from
them in connection with their participation in this procurement, whether incurred directly by
them or their advisors or subcontractors and regardless of whether such costs arise as a
consequence direct or indirect of any amendments to documents issued by the authority at
any time, or as a consequence of the cancellation of the procurement by the authority. For
the avoidance of doubt, the authority shall have no liability whatsoever to economic
operators or their advisors or subcontractors, for any of their costs, including but not limited
to those for any discussions or communications. Any contract(s) or agreement(s) entered
into as a result of this contract notice shall be considered as a contract(s) or agreement(s)
made under English law and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts. If an
economic operator considers that any information supplied by it during this procurement
process is commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the
reasons for its sensitivity as well as the duration of that sensitivity specified. Economic
operators should be aware that even where they have indicated that information is
commercially sensitive, the authority may disclose it pursuant to the Freedom of Information
Act 2000 in response to a request for information where such disclosure is considered to be
in the public interest. Please note that the receipt by any of the authority of any materials
marked 'confidential' or equivalent shall not be taken to mean that the authority accepts any
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