Electrical Vehicle Charging Points and Associated Services

Framework scope

The Framework Agreement supplier(s) for both LOTS will provide a turnkey service covering the following key areas:

Feasibility Study – to include assessing viability of locations, obtaining any required
permissions, licences or planning consent, product selection, liaising with all relevant
operators and authorities, providing a full report of financial options and costs to the
customer.

Associated services will also include solar equipment, panels and services, battery
storage and carp park canopies though this is not an all-inclusive list and depends on
individual customer requirements.

Installation & Deployment – to provide and install the correct equipment to requested
location as per the Purchase Order, including, but not limited to, electrical vehicle (hereby
referred to as EV) chargers, pantograph charging, signage, parking bay markings,
cabling and back office connections.

Service & Management – to include service, maintenance, monitoring as well as
management of charging points and pantograph charging solutions (this will include
any existing charge points that have been adopted- LOT 1) provision of management
information, ensuring public awareness and collaboration with suitable media such as
Zap Map and the National Chargepoint Registry (NCR) LOT 1 only.

What are the benefits of using this framework?

• All our Frameworks are free to access
• This framework is fully compliant with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015
• Authorised Participants can re-open competition within the framework, removing the need
  for a full tender exercise or lengthy supplier evaluation each time they have an electrical vehicle or associated service requirement, saving time and costs associated with procurement exercises.
• Direct award capability giving you a quick, easy and OJEU compliant route to procurement.
• The terms and conditions are safe and designed to protect you
• Free and full support on using the framework through the KCS Professional Services team.
• You are able to benefit from aggregated spend and lower pricing based on the value of the
  overall contract, even on low spend orders.
• The framework will be managed and monitored by KCS Professional Services (acting for Kent
  County Council) on behalf of our customers and your views and requirements will be taken into
  account when reviewing and developing the contract.
• The framework has been established with a maximum percentage on cost price
  (Supplier’s basic cost plus percentage mark-up) for each organisation.

Lots:

KCS Professional Services, acting for and on behalf of Kent County Council (KCC) wish to create
a regional, user friendly, time and cost-effective Framework Agreement for the supply of Electrical
Vehicle Charging Points and Associated Services.

Who can use this framework?

This is a regional framework in conjunction with KCC and will allow access to all public sector bodies, located
within the SE7 (South East Seven) locations, which are: Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, Hampshire, Kent, Medway, Surrey, West Sussex.

The Framework Agreement is also open for use by all other local authorities and public sector bodies. Full
details of the classification of potential Contracting Bodies and end user’s geographical areas and organisation
classifications can be found in the OJEU notice.

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