Purpose

Following the council’s successful bid
to the Department for Transport (DfT) and acceptance of the Local
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) capital funding offer of
£3,107,000 (the LEVI Grant), this report seeks authorisation
to extend the term of the council’s existing Electric Vehicle
Charging Infrastructure -Installation, Maintenance and Management
contract with Connected Kerb Ltd and to also procure a concession
contract for Gloucestershire’s Electric Vehicle
Infrastructure and Services (GEVIS).

Decision

Cllr David Gray sought Cabinet approval to
extend the term of the council’s existing Electric Vehicle
Charging Infrastructure - Installation, Maintenance and Management
contract with Connected Kerb Ltd and to also procure a concession
contract for Gloucestershire’s Electric Vehicle
Infrastructure and Services (GEVIS).
 
Having considered all of the information,
Cabinet noted the report and

RESOLVED to:

 
1. Approve the use of £3,107,000 of LEVI
Grant funding awarded in March 2024, combined with the
council’s EV Infrastructure Reserve contribution of
£500,000, a total budget of £3,607,000, in a two-phase
procurement strategy, set out in paragraph 28 in this report, under
which the council shall allocate:

a) up to 30% of the LEVI Grant
(£932,000) to fund the existing contract with Connected Kerb
Ltd until April 2025 in Phase 1; and

b) at least 70% of the LEVI Grant
(£2,175,000) to a new LEVI specified concession contract of
15 years and extensions of up to 3 years in Phase 2

2. Delegate authority to the Executive
Director Economy Environment and Infrastructure, in consultation
with the Cabinet Member for Environment and Planning to:

(a) review and award a three year extension of
the council’s existing Electric Vehicle Charging
Infrastructure -Installation, Maintenance and Management contract
with Connected Kerb Ltd, for the purpose of delivering Phase 1 of
the procurement strategy and installation and operation of
off-street locations.

b) conduct a competitive procurement process
as Phase 2 of the procurement strategy for a concession contract
for the supply of Gloucestershire’s Electric Vehicle
Infrastructure Services (GEVIS). The contract shall continue for an
initial period of 15 years with options to extend its term for up
to 3 years (i.e. 15 +1+1+1 years as either single-year or
three-year extensions).

c) award the contract described in
Recommendation 2(b) to the preferred tenderer; and,

d) determine whether to exercise options to
extend the term of the contract described in Recommendation
2(b).