How to win: ESCC - JC - Concession Contract for the Provision of an Electric Vehicle Charge Point Network for East Sussex

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East Sussex County Council (ESCC) is procuring a Concession Contract for the provision of Electric Vehicle (EV) Charge Points, together with the ongoing management, operation and maintenance of the charging network. ESCC has secured £4.441 million of funding through the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund, which will be provided as a subsidy to support deployment of the network. The network is intended primarily to support residents without access to off-street parking who are therefore reliant on public charging infrastructure and the majority of the charge points will be at on-street locations. The minimum level of infrastructure required by ESCC is: - 1590 Standard charge points (up to 7.9kW) - 20 Rapid charge points (50kW to 149kW) The successful Tenderer must deliver infrastructure at the mandatory sites identified by ESCC. In addition, the successful Tenderer may propose further sites, additional charge points and an alternative portfolio mix, provided that the minimum infrastructure requirements are met. As ESCC is not specifying the exact number of charge points to be operated under the Contract, it is difficult to estimate the total value of the concession, a

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