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Scottish Water

The Supply, Installation and Maintenance of EV Charging Infrastructure

ConstructionCPV 31610000
Value£12.0m
Deadline7 Sept 2026
Published6 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 6 Aug 202629 days leftCloses 7 Sept 2026
Who to contact
Andrew Mulvay
andrew.mulvay@scottishwater.co.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£12.0mtotal contract value
median £94k
this tender£0£13.0m

This is a large award for Electrical Machinery & Apparatus — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 5,617 valued Electrical Machinery & Apparatus tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

Scottish Water is committed to supporting the transition to a low-carbon fleet and continues to expand its electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure across its estate throughout Scotland.<br/><br/>To support this objective, Scottish Water intends to appoint a single Contractor to provide a comprehensive end-to-end service for the supply, installation, commissioning, maintenance and repair of electric vehicle charging infrastructure throughout Scotland.<br/><br/>The appointed Contractor will be expected to work collaboratively with Scottish Water to support the ongoing development of its EV charging network, ensuring infrastructure is delivered safely, efficiently and in accordance with all relevant industry standards and legislation.<br/><br/>Further information can be found within section II.2.4) Description of the procurement of this advert.<br/><br/>Full scope information found within the PQQ documentation on the Scottish Water Atamis Portal.

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Requirements

What the notice asks for

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The appointed Contractor will be expected

The appointed Contractor will be expected to work collaboratively with Scottish Water to support the ongoing development of its EV charging network, ensuring infrastructure is delivered safely, efficiently and in accordance with all relevant industry standards and legislation.

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What it takes to bid this

4580 daysof bid-team effort
£30.8k£54.8kat typical UK bid-team rates
Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the £10m+ band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

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  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06de01
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
074824-2026
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