The contract includes migrating existing ChargePlace Scotland assets to a new back-office system and delivering approximately 1,800 additional charge points by 2030. The authorities are City of Edinburgh Council (lead authority), Dumfries and Galloway Council, West Lothian Council, Midlothian Council, Scottish Borders Council, Clackmannanshire Council, Fife Council and Falkirk Council. The named authorities within the South of Scotland group include the City of Edinburgh Council, Midlothian Council, West Lothian Council, Falkirk Council, Clackmannanshire Council, Fife Council, Scottish Borders Council and Dumfries and Galloway Council. The City of Edinburgh Council reserves the right to continue the procurement exercise should an individual authority wish to withdraw prior to contract award. The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) will have a minimum standstill period of 10 days before awarding the contract.