A new dynamic purchasing system will support EU-backed expansion of public electric vehicle charging, mirroring wider shifts in how authorities buy infrastructure.
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A Slovenian electricity distributor is setting up a dynamic purchasing system to deliver publicly accessible electric vehicle charging points, linking the rollout of new infrastructure to EU-backed investment and giving suppliers a long-term route into a growing market.
ELEKTRO LJUBLJANA, podjetje za distribucijo električne energije, d.d. is establishing a dynamic purchasing system for the procurement of publicly accessible electric vehicle charging infrastructure. The system will cover the supply, installation and integration of various types of charging points, creating a framework for repeated procurements over time rather than a one-off tender.
According to the Charging Infrastructure Setup notice, the focus is on publicly accessible charging points. That puts the emphasis on facilities that serve not only private motorists but also taxis, delivery fleets and other commercial users that rely on street and destination charging rather than depot-only infrastructure.
The notice, published on 19th December 2025, is concise and does not spell out the number of charging points, their locations or the expected duration of the system. What it does make clear is that the contracting authority intends to cover the full chain of delivery:
Integration is likely to encompass connection to existing electricity networks and to back-end systems for user management, payment and monitoring. For operators rolling out open-access charging, those interfaces can be as important as the hardware itself.
The authority also indicates that projects under the system may draw on EU funding. That link to European programmes adds another driver: aligning local grid and charging upgrades with wider decarbonisation and cohesion objectives.
The Ljubljana initiative sits within a broader move across Europe to use dynamic purchasing systems (DPS) for e-mobility infrastructure. In July 2025, Technologie hlavního města Prahy, a.s. launched a DPS for AC and DC charging stations and wallboxes through its AC/DC Charging Stations Procurement. That system also combines supply and installation, and adds maintenance and related services, split into lots for different charging types and materials.
In August 2025, Austrian utility KELAG-Kärntner Elektrizitäts-Aktiengesellschaft set up a dynamic procurement system solely for DC charging stations under its Dynamic Procurement for Charging Stations. That more tightly focused scheme shows how authorities are carving out high-power charging as a distinct market, often with different technical and siting requirements from slower AC chargers.
By November 2025, the Prague-based energy company Pražská energetika, a.s. went further downstream in the project lifecycle. Its Construction for Charging Stations DPS covers construction and electrical installation works such as excavation and cable laying to prepare sites for chargers.
Together, these schemes and the Ljubljana notice show three layers of public EV charging rollout now being covered by dynamic purchasing:
Authorities appear to be favouring DPS models in this space because technology, standards and user expectations are changing quickly. A dynamic system lets them pre-qualify suppliers and then run repeated competitions for specific packages of work as needs evolve, rather than locking in a single, static framework.
Alongside charging networks, many public bodies are now turning to dynamic purchasing for vehicles themselves. In August 2025, Bratislavská vodárenská spoločnosť, a.s. in Slovakia established a DPS for new M1 category motor vehicles through its Dynamic Purchasing System for Vehicles, tying vehicle deliveries to EU emission standards and bundling registration and warranty into the offer.
The same month, UAB Vilniaus viešasis transportas (PV) in Lithuania set up a DPS for passenger vehicle rental under its Rental Vehicles Procurement, targeting urban passenger transport.
Later in 2025, several more vehicle-focused DPS initiatives emerged:
Police and central government buyers are adopting similar routes. In September 2025, the Komenda Wojewódzka Policji w Rzeszowie in Poland announced a DPS for several vehicle types meeting Euro 6 standards under its Vehicle Delivery for Police Headquarters. A prior information notice from the Czech Ministry of Finance in October 2025, titled Passenger Vehicles Supply System, flagged plans for a DPS covering passenger vehicles, including low-emission models, plus servicing and maintenance.
What links these schemes to the Ljubljana charging initiative is not a shared supplier base but a shared approach. Public buyers are separating the procurement of vehicles from the infrastructure that serves them, yet using the same flexible purchasing instrument in both cases. For suppliers, that means parallel opportunities: one set of competitions to provide cars, vans and buses, and another to deliver the chargers, civil works and digital systems they rely on.
The use of dynamic purchasing is no longer confined to transport. In August 2025, the Slovak Ministry of Health created an ICT-focused DPS under its ICT Dynamic Purchasing System, covering commonly available ICT goods with environmental considerations spelled out in later calls.
Education and data infrastructure are following a similar path. Ostravská univerzita’s IT Equipment Supply System, published in September 2025, and DataCentrum’s Support Technologies for Data Centers, issued later that month, both use DPS structures to handle evolving technical requirements.
In transport infrastructure and operations, variations on the model keep appearing. The Czech road authority Správa a údržba silnic Ústeckého kraje set up a DPS for project and engineering work in November 2025 under its Dynamic Purchasing System for Engineering. Earlier, Letiště Praha, a. s. had used a DPS framework for low-voltage and telecoms networks in its Low-Voltage Network Installation notice.
Public utilities and services show the same pattern. The State Water Holding Polish Waters created a DPS for construction materials in December 2025 with its Dynamic Procurement System for Construction Materials. Hospitals in Bulgaria have adopted DPS approaches for disinfectants and medicines in notices such as the December 2025 Disinfectants Delivery for Hospital and the September 2025 Medicinal Products Supply System for MBAL-Svilengrad.
Seen against this backdrop, the Ljubljana charging DPS is part of a clear trend: using dynamic mechanisms wherever technology, standards or demand patterns are likely to shift during the life of the procurement.
The current notice for publicly accessible charging in Ljubljana sets out the broad scope but leaves key operational details to later stages. Future call-offs under the Charging Infrastructure Setup system will show how the buyer balances different charging technologies, how it structures integration with back-end platforms, and how EU funding is channelled into specific projects.
For suppliers of charging hardware, civil works, grid connections and digital services, the direction of travel is clear. Public authorities are likely to continue favouring dynamic purchasing systems for both vehicles and infrastructure, with competition playing out through a series of focused, project-specific tenders rather than a single, winner-takes-all award.
The scale and design of those future competitions in Ljubljana, and the way they dovetail with national and EU transport and energy strategies, will determine how quickly new public charging capacity appears on the ground – and how attractive the market is for established players and new entrants alike.
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