Decision details

1.    To Approve a capital budget of £79,000 with final confirmation of funding delegated to the Director of Finance, and approval by Cabinet Member for the Environment.

2.     To Approve the procurement strategy set out in Appendix 1 for the procurement of a concession contract for the supply, installation, operation and maintenance of residential lamp column Electric Vehicle charge points by using the Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Framework Agreement let by Transport for London (the “Framework”).

3.    To Approve a direct award of the concession contract to Siemens PLC for a contract period of five (5) years commencing in December 2020 with the option for the Council to extend for a further two (2) years, at an approximate cost of £315,000.

1.       Expansion of the charge point network supports the London Mayor's Air Quality Strategy (MAQS), specifically on improving air quality by setting tough new standards to put London on course to meet legal limits and to achieve 100,000 electric vehicles on London's roads in 2020. 

2.       It also supports the Council’s announcement of a Climate Emergency, will be beneficial for local air quality and reduced CO₂ emissions and the Business Plan commitment to become the greenest borough in Britain.  A key contributor will be the continued promotion and support for EV ownership and use by providing charge point solutions for our residents without off-street parking.

3.       As the only charge point operator on the framework to provide UKPN approved in-column charge points, it is recommended that a direct award be made to Siemens that will also ensure network continuity of our lamp column charge points.  Tendering for these services will add time and cost to the implementation programme for no benefit.

1.       Three options exist for progressing the expansion of the residential lamp column electric vehicle charge point network in H&F:

                  i.               Option 1 – using the Call-Off Contract under the Electric vehicle Charging Infrastructure Framework Agreement let by Transport for London will enable LBHF to expand lamp column charge points at minimal risk to the council, and to expediently procure the supply, installation, operation and maintenance of the charge point infrastructure.

                 ii.              Option 2 – LBHF expand lamp column charge points without using the Call-Off Contract.  Following this path will incur considerable costs for the Council (fees and capital) and extend the delivery timeframe by many months, potentially years, by requiring liaison with DNO, service providers and potential network operators.

                iii.               Option 3 – do not expand lamp column charge point network in LBHF.  This does not support the council’s aspirations to become the greenest borough, improve air quality or realise the business plan targets for growing the electric vehicle charge point network in the borough.

2.       It is recommended that Option one is adopted.