Supply of Electrical Vehicle Charging Points — Y18019

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. The Framework Agreement supplier(s) will be expected to provide a turnkey service covering the following key areas: — feasibility study viability of locations, required permissions, licences or planning consent, product selection, operators and authorities, full report of financial options and costs, — installation and deployment – to provide and install equipment to requested location as per the purchase order, — service and management – to include service, maintenance, monitoring and management of charging points. 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. Following the Governments pledge to cut carbon emissions by 80 % by 2050, the sale of new petrol and diesel cars will be banned by 2040. This Framework Agreement will assist public sector organisations in being prepared for the increase in demand for charging points. The Framework Agreement supplier(s) will be expected to 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, — installation and 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, signage, parking bay markings, cabling and back office connections, — service and management – to include service, maintenance, monitoring and management of charging points (this will include any existing charge points that have been adopted), provision of management information, ensuring public awareness and collaboration with suitable media such as Zap Map and the National Chargepoint Registry (NCR).