Advice and guidance for developing EV Infrastructure Strategies.
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Advice, guidance, and templates for procuring EV infrastructure and associated services
Key Articles
Support Body Offering
The Procurement Forum aims to leverage existing procurement knowledge to standardise terms for EV chargepoints procurement to facilitate high-quality contracts which make the most of the available public funds.
Concession Heads of Terms lays-out key principles, considerations, contractual options and recommended best practice for Local Authority contracting
A menu of possible Technical Schedules to move towards more nationally-consistent terminology and requirements for procurement are presented
Tender Evaluation (Concession)
The ITT Evaluation Guidance provides LAs guidance on their approach to evaluate tenders as part of the LEVI funded schemes. The focus of this guidance is on the evaluation of Concession contracts in line with the Heads of Terms guidance.
Commercial Arrangements
Explore the typical EVI Commercial Arrangements and guidance on determining the right one for your authority.
A Land Lease is a low risk-low revenue commercial arrangement for EVI procurement where the LA retains little control over the resulting service by leasing land it owns to chargepoint suppliers.
The Own & Operate Commercial Arrangement is a high risk-high revenue approach for EVI Procurement, providing the highest level of control over the chargepoint network. As of 2022, most public EVI has been deployed using this approach.
The PPCP External Operator (EO) arrangement provides a route for the LA to own the EVI network and have a high level of control while transferring the operational risk and responsibilities to the service provider.
A Joint Venture (JV) is a separate business entity created by two or more parties, often including the LA and at least one service provider.
Public-Private Commercial Partnership
PPCP is a flexible Commercial Arrangement that shares aspects of capital cost, operational costs, control and risk between public bodies and their service provider.
Concession is a specific subset of a Public-Private Commercial Partnership (PPCP) Commercial Arrangement that offers the right to deploy EVI, contingent on their investment and ongoing service.
Commercial Arrangement Direction Tree
The Direction Tree helps LA explore which commercial arrangements might be suitable for them by pointing them to the right guidance and articles.
Heads of Terms
Exclusivity and competition are key market and commercial factors which need to be considered in any procurement process.
Contract Term refers to the length of time from Commencement Date to the End Date of the contract and is dependent on a number of factors including capital subsidies.
The proceeds of operating chargepoints can be split between public and private entities in a variety of ways, which can have significant implications on the commercial viability of the charging network. This article covers the differences between profit sharing, revenue sharing and flat-rate payments
Key Considerations
Support to correctly value a Concession Contract.
Engaging with the market early on provides LAs with a clear understanding of the supply market's capabilities and potential to deliver
Key risks LAs should consider when procuring EVI.
Maintaining a reliable and functional charging network is necessary for a robust charging.
Tools and Services
Industry support for procuring EVI
Oxford EV Dynamic Purchasing System
The Electric Vehicle Dynamic Purchasing System (EV DPS) is a robust and reliable solution to simply and quickly procure Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (EVI) which is open to all UK public sector bodies.
Crown Commercial Services EV Charging
Crown Commercial Services (CCS) offers a framework, dynamic purchasing system and asset financing for local authorities looking to procure EVI.
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