***PME 2024 - Pre-Market Engagement ONLY - Reigate and Banstead EV Charging Infrastructure - NOT A TENDER EXERCISE***

***PME 2024 - Pre-Market Engagement ONLY - Reigate and Banstead EV Charging Infrastructure - NOT A TENDER EXERCISE*** PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE SPECIFICATION DOCUMENT FOR MORE INFORMATION The Pre-Market Engagement ('PME') You are invited by the Council to Respond for the requirements detailed in the PME documentation in accordance with the conditions outlined in the Specification ('EV_charging_Spec_Feb24_Rev1.3).

The purpose of this PME Specification is to set out the instructions for the completion of the PME.

Your Response to the PME must be completed electronically using the Council's Procurement e-Sourcing portal ('e-Sourcing Portal'): http://www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing The e-Sourcing Portal provides a web-based tool that provides a simple, secure and efficient means for managing quoting activities reducing the time and effort required for both the Council (and other buyers) and potential suppliers.

Please note the following project name and reference number allocated to the PME within the e-Sourcing Portal.

Reference - RBBC - 037771 ***PME 2024 - Pre-Market Engagement ONLY - Reigate and Banstead EV Charging Infrastructure - NOT A TENDER EXERCISE*** Before completing your response to the PME, you should ensure that the email address that has been used to register will be checked regularly as the e-Sourcing Portal will generate automatic notifications to this email address when there are updates, changes or messages relating to this PME.

Also, please check that your organisation details are correct and up to date and have at least two email addresses.

RBBC EV Charging Infrastructure Specification for pre-market engagement via in-Tend 1) Introduction Reigate and Banstead Borough Council (RBBC) is a local authority within Surrey County in South East England.

Emissions from transport form around 45% of the borough Carbon Footprint and therefore reducing vehicle movements in tandem with decarbonising residual transport emissions by enabling the transition to EVs will be key to reaching net zero by 2050 as required by the RBBC Environmental Sustainability Strategy.

Such action will also contribute to achieving the objectives of the forthcoming RBBC Air Quality Strategy and Action Plan.

We have a number of car parks across the Borough and we are particularly keen to deliver electric vehicle charging infrastructure at locations that will be convenient for those residents who don't have access to off-street parking to charge at home so may not consider an EV to be an option for them.

Because of our close proximity to Gatwick Airport, there is also a potential demand from taxi and private hire operators for EV charging.

Appendix 1 contains a table of our car parks, with addresses and comments.

We currently have seven charging points that we have installed, operated by external parties, at three locations (Victor...