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Type of document: Pre-information procedures
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2017/S 022-037343/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Not applicable
Regulation of procurement: EU – with participation by GPA countries
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Prior information notice without call for competition
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU

This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Hampshire County Council
Postal address: Three Minsters House, 76 High Street
Town: Winchester
Postal code: SO23 8UL
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1962832323
Email: procurement.partners@hants.gov.uk
Nuts code: UKJ3
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.hants.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile:

Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement:
II.1.1) Title: Deployment of Electric Vehicle Charging Points for Hampshire County Council.
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 31600000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Services
II.1.4) Short Description:
Hampshire County Council (HCC) seeks to understand through this Notice, the Electric Vehicle (EV) charging market and its various deployment models and options to support its future EV charging deployment activity. HCC owns 14 Electric Vehicle (EV) charging points around Hampshire and the Southern region and has a third party management contract in place for these points. There is pressure from the growth of the EV sales Nationally and in Hampshire to increase the wider charging point network to support this growth and ensure the transition from fossil fuel vehicles is supported within its and its public sector partners facilities. The benefits of providing EV charge points is supports the reduction of HCC’s carbon footprint, encourages EV conversion for its own vehicle fleet, ensure continued accessibility for EV drivers to visit and benefit from Hampshire’s public facing facilities, and continuation of revenue income from EV users which maintains income for its Cafe’s and shops.
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description:
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 31610000
Main CPV code: 31681500

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKJ33, UKJ3
Main site or place of performance:
It is currently anticipated that this procurement will cover Hampshire and the Isle of Wight only. Please email procurement.partners@hants.gov.uk Requesting a Questionnaire.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Hampshire County Council (HCC) owns 14 Electric Vehicle (EV) charging points around Hampshire and the Southern region and has a third party management contract in place for these points. There is pressure from the growth of the EV sales Nationally and in Hampshire, to increase the wider charging point network to support this growth and ensure the transition from fossil fuel vehicles is supported within its and its public sector partners facilities. The benefits of providing EV charge points is supports the reduction of the Council’s carbon footprint, encourages EV conversion for its own vehicle fleet, and ensure continued accessibility for EV drivers to visit and benefit from Hampshire’s public facing facilities. A further benefit to the Council is the continuation of revenue income from EV users ‘dwell time’ at these facilities which maintains income for its Cafe’s and shops.
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.14) Additional information: HCC seeks to engage with the market to comment on the viability and practicality of HCC’s aspirations and requirements as outlined in Section VI Complementary Information, and to further inform HCC’s understanding by responding to a questionnaire which can be obtained by emailing procurement.partners@hants.gov.uk
Responses to the questionnaire are required no later than Friday 24.2.2017.

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:2017-04-28
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information

Section VI: Complementary information
IV.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.3) Additional information:
HCC’s aspirations and requirements include:
— Develop in partnership with the market the identification of locations and suitability for charge point installations from the markets’ understanding of viability.
— Consider the option of the provision of electrical services to the charge point usage.
— Receive all management information and reporting of charge point hardware.
— Consider a self-financing deployment arrangement with no (or very minimal) capital investment from HCC.
— Enter into a long term income share arrangement for HCC to support its officer costs and further EV investment.
— Have flexibility with the market provider to deploy further charge points, both driven by the market provider and by HCC.
— Work with the market provider to promote publicity and awareness of all HCC charge point locations to EV users.
— Use the market providers’ intelligence to agree and inform charge rates and pricing models.
— Receive a full rebate for all energy used at charge points.

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2017-01-30