Superfast Electric-Vehicle Charging Stations Pre Feasibility Study Tender, United Kingdom - 41714954

Procurement Summary

Country : United Kingdom

Summary : Superfast Electric-Vehicle Charging Stations Pre Feasibility Study

Deadline : 07 Apr 2020

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 41714954

Document Ref. No. :

Competition : ICB

Financier : European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
Viv Lewis-Headlam One Exchange Square London EC2A 2JN
United Kingdom
Email :lewishev@ebrd.com / finprop@ebrd.com
URL :http://www.ebrd.com/

Tender Details

Request for proposals are invited for Belarusneft - Superfast Electric-Vehicle Charging Stations Pre Feasibility Study.

Belarusneft - Superfast Electric-Vehicle Charging Stations Pre Feasibility Study

Location:

Belarus

Business sector:

Transport

Project number:

82550

Funding source:

JPNF00 - Japan-EBRD Coop

Contract type:

Consultancy Services

Notice type:

Invitation for expressions of interest (CSU)

Issue date:

18 Mar 2020

Closing date:

07 Apr 2020 at 17:00 London

Access eSelection

Single Stage Open Competitive Selection - Request for Proposals

Project Description:

In December 2019, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the “EBRD”, the “Bank”) together with the Government of Belarus (represented by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Protection) and RUE Production Association Belorusneft, a state-owned Belarusian company active in the energy sector (“Belorusneft”, the “Customer”), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) to work on the planning and development of a nationwide network of charging stations for electric vehicles (“EVs”) and conducting broader policy reforms aimed at increasing the adoption rate and affordability of zero-emission vehicles to the general public in the Republic of Belarus (the “Programme”). The Programme is an important element of the Government-s long-term strategy to promote sustainable development while shifting the energy balance towards cleaner generation sources and complying with the country-s obligations under the Paris Agreement. The counterparties to the MoU have a mutual interest in cooperating on a study to facilitate the preparation of an investment project aimed at developing a national network of fast electric-vehicle charging stations in Belarus.

The Bank now wishes to engage a consultant (the “Consultant”) to carry out a pre-feasibility study of the potential project (the “Assignment”).

Assignment Description:

The expected outcome of the Assignment is that the Bank will be in a position to determine whether to proceed with a feasibility study of the project.

The selected Consultant is expected to provide the following services:

· Conduct an overall policy incentives review of EVs and charging infrastructure in Belarus, including electricity market policy review;

· Conduct an overall study of the EV and EV charging market in Belarus and plot the scenarios of its future development under different assessing;

· Analyse the Belarus electricity sector, including potential of renewable energy sources and energy storage systems;

· Analyse potential EV charging solutions in Belarus for the period 2020-2030, including determining the economic viability potential of own sources of electricity generation;

· Determine the most cost-effective development structure option of Belorusneft-s network of charging stations, including pricing policy and financial analysis;

The detailed scope of work and services (the “Services”) of the Assignment are further described in the Full Terms of Reference (the “ToR”) which can be accessed from the following link: http://www.ebrd.com/documents/transport/dwdtor82550.pdf.

Consultant Selection Procedure: Single stage open competitive selection. Interested firms or groups of firms are invited to submit a Technical and Financial Proposal.

Assignment Start Date and Duration: The Assignment is expected to start by the end of April 2020 and has an estimated overall duration of 5 months.

Cost Estimate for the Assignment: EUR 500, 000 (exclusive of VAT).

Subject to availability of funding, the performance of the selected Consultant and the business needs, the Assignment may be extended beyond the current scope.

Funding Source: It is anticipated that the contract will be financed by the Japan-EBRD Co-operation Fund. Selection and contracting are subject to the availability of funding.

Eligibility: There are no eligibility restrictions based on the consultant`s country of origin.

Consultant Profile: Corporate services are required. The Consultant will be a firm or a group of firms preferably with previous project experience related to:

Strategic consultancy:
- pre-feasibility and feasibility studies;
- analysis of EV charging behavior;
- modelling and forecasting vehicle trends;
- development of e-mobility strategies;
- development of renewable energy sources strategies.

Policy:
- climate, energy and transport policy;
- electricity market design and policy;
- regulations to support the transition to EVs: grants for EV purchase, tax exceptions, free parking, privileged road use, restrictions on diesel and petrol cars in city centers, etc.;
- regulations to support the transition to EV charging: grants for installation of EV charging equipment, making land available for charging equipment, etc.

Market:
- financing and pricing EV vehicles;
- charging infrastructure and range forecasting models;
- electricity fundamentals with pricing/tariffs;
- economic viability potential of renewable energy sources.

Technical:
- charging infrastructure;
- battery technology (including storage system);
- grid connection;
- renewable energy sources;
- environmental assessments;
- data analytics (EV telematics);
- charging time calculator.

Rollout and implementation:
- experience on charging infrastructure;

- procurement and operations;
- EV Fleet assessments;
- EV business cases.

Stakeholder engagement:
- demonstrated experience working with manufacturers; charge point providers; network operators and Government bodies;
- organizing events, workshops and meetings;
- public and private partnerships;

- training;
- media relations on EV public awareness.

Monitoring:
- analysis on uptake, utilisation and reliability.

The Consultant`s expert team is expected to include the following key experts (the `Key Experts`):

Roles

Experience / Qualifications

Key Expert 1: Project Manager/Coordinator

- Preferably 15 years or more of experience in developing business plans, feasibility studies, conducting surveys/market researches of which preferably 10 years or more of experience should be om a senior project management role particularly in manging complex EV charging infrastructure projects in different countries.
- Master`s in transport/automotive engineering/energy technologies/economics or similar
- Fluency in written and spoken English is essential

Key Expert 2: eMobility Specialist

- Preferably 10 years or more of experience in transport of which preferably 5 years or more of experience should be in EV/EV charging investment projects and in a technical/operational role dealing with one or more of the following areas: charging infrastructure; battery technology(energy storage, systems); RES; grid connection, environmental assessments
- Master`s in transport/automotive engineering/energy technologies or similar;
- Fluency in written and spoken English is essential

Key Expert 3: Energy Specialist

- Preferably 10 years or more of experience in energy projects of which preferably 5 years or more of experience should be in EV charging projects and in a technical/operational role dealing with one or more of the following areas: charging infrastructure; battery technology (energy storage systems); RES; grid connection; environmental assessments
- Master`s in electrical engineering/energy or similar
- Fluency in written and spoken English is essential

Key Expert 4: Transport Modeller/Economist


- Preferably 10 years or more of experience in transport infrastructure projects of which preferably 5 years or more of experience should be working on market issues related to EV charging behaviour and forecasting vehicle trends; electricity market impacts; and pricing
- Master`s in transport/economic/planning/industrial engineering or similar
- Hands on experience in development of feasibility studies, economic modelling and investment planning for EV charging projects
- Hands on experience in modelling EV charging locations
- Fluency in written and spoken English is essential

Key Expert 5: Analyst(s)


- Preferably 5 years or more of experience providing a support function with the PMO or to the Technical or Market lead. May also have specific expertise on EV finance, communications, etc.
- Fluency in written and spoken English is essential

Key Expert 6: Project Finance Specialist


- Masters in finance/economic/business administration or similar
- Preferably 10 years or more of experience in investment project finance, with preferably 5 years or more of relevant experience in relation to financial advisory in the transport sector
- Project finance expertise in PPP projects will be considered an advantage
- Project finance expertise in eMobility will be considered an advantage
- Fluency in written and spoken English is essential

The key experts may be complemented by other team members and support services to cover all tasks specified in the Terms of Reference. As such the list of key experts is not an exhaustive list of all skills and competencies needed to fulfil this assignment. Consultants should note that one person could have more than one role (e.g., the Team Leader could also be a specialist) and one role could be filled by more than one person.

All experts should be fluent in English and have experience in the countries which have been selected in this assignment.

Submission Requirements: Consultants are now invited to submit a completed Technical and Financial Proposal as per the standard templates and instructions available at: http://www.ebrd.com/documents/procurement/single-stage-package.docx.

Interested Consultants should make themselves familiar with these Standard Templates, Standard Instructions and Conditions of Contract in preparation of their proposals.

The Technical Proposal shall be submitted in Engli

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