13 January 2021 – update
Post contract award, Liberty Charge requested significant changes to the specification and financial make-up of the service which fundamentally differed from the published tender. The published tender cannot be revised once bids have been received without significant risk of challenge from other Electric Vehicle chargepoint suppliers.
The County Council regretfully decided the only option was to abandon the procurement.
The establishment of a widely accessible county-wide charging network remains a priority for West Sussex County Council and the other partner local authorities. Officers will now take some time to review and consider the next steps to achieve this.