Love Me (Public) Tender: Input on Sustainable Transport Forum TF7 Work
Several years ago the EU developed a practical tool (“handbook”) for public authorities on how to design tenders for e-charging infrastructure. This practical tool is currently being revised by the “Sustainable Transport Forum” (STF), a body gathering industry and public authorities under the aegis of the European Commission.
A “short” version of the handbook will be released in April 2024, accompanying the application of the Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR). As a member of the STF, ChargeUp Europe has gathered information from its members on their experience with tender processes to influence this process and shape the next wave of public tenders across the EU.
Read our latest paper, where we discuss a set of obstacles and provide recommendations for public authorities to prepare fair, effective and balanced public tenders to deploy EV charging infrastructure across the EU.