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CP2463-23 Devon & Torbay Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure

Devon County Council

This public procurement record has 7 releases in its history.

Award

29 Jul 2026 at 14:49

Award Notice
Award

18 Dec 2025 at 15:21

Award Notice
Award

09 Oct 2025 at 11:45

Award Notice
Tender

06 Dec 2024 at 09:34

Tender Notice
TenderUpdate

14 Nov 2024 at 14:17

Tender Notice
TenderUpdate

23 May 2024 at 09:55

Tender Notice
Planning

21 May 2024 at 13:04

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Devon County Council and Torbay Council jointly procured a concession arrangement with private-sector partners to deliver more than 2,000 electric vehicle chargepoints across Devon and Torbay. The infrastructure is intended for council-owned car parks and on-street locations, with Devon district and parish councils supporting delivery and granting leases at council car parks. The procurement covers several chargepoint types, including rapid direct-current units, fast alternating-current units, standard alternating-current bollard chargepoints, on-street lamp-column chargepoints and bespoke sites. This award concerns the standard AC bollard chargepoint requirement, rated below 8kW. The work is classified as transport equipment and related products, and is relevant to chargepoint operators, infrastructure providers, installers and organisations able to manage public EV charging assets under a concession model.

The procurement used an open procedure and electronic submission. It is complete and the Lot 3 award was made to Liberty Charge (Believ), an SME, on 30 June 2026. The resulting contract is active and valued at £6,166,400. Its planned period runs from 7 May 2025 to 6 May 2041. Bids were evaluated on quality and price, weighted 40% and 60% respectively; three bids were received for Lot 3, all from SMEs and submitted electronically. The wider procurement had a total estimated value of £7,966,400, with separate lots for other chargepoint types. The contract is a concession supported by LEVI capital funding, with no renewal or additional purchase options recorded for Lot 3.

This outcome demonstrates substantial public-sector demand for standard AC bollard chargepoints across Devon and Torbay, delivered through a long-term concession rather than a straightforward equipment purchase. A credible future competitor would need to supply, install and operate sub-8kW bollard charging equipment in public car parks and on-street settings, while managing sites held through council leases and coordinating with multiple local authorities. The requirement also favours organisations able to finance or manage infrastructure over an extended operating period, work with public-sector partners and deliver geographically dispersed installations. Three SMEs submitted bids for this lot, showing that the opportunity was accessible to specialist smaller businesses as well as larger infrastructure operators. Relevant experience in public EV networks, asset operation and service maintenance would strengthen a future bid.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CP2463-23 Devon & Torbay Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure

Notice Description

Concession contract for: The Councils intend to work with Private Sector Partner(s) (PSP) using a concessions approach, supplemented with the LEVI Capital Funding, to deliver approximately 2000 electric vehicle chargepoints in car parks and on-street locations across Devon & Torbay. This is a joint project between Devon County Council and Torbay Council. The Devon District authorities (East Devon District Council, Exeter City Council, Mid Devon District Council, Teignbridge District Council, South Hams District Council, Torridge District Council, and West Devon Borough Council) and Devon Parish Councils are also delivery partners contributing to the successful delivery of the project, which will include granting leases at council owned car parks. This award notice is only for Lot 3.

Lot Information

Rapids DC (500 kW+)

Lot 1 Rapids DC (500 kW+)

Fast AC (22kW)

Lot 2 Fast AC (22kW)

Standard AC (<8kW) Bollard Chargepoints

Lot 3 Standard AC (<8kW) Bollard Chargepoints

On-Street Lamp Column Chargepoints

Lot 4 On-Street Lamp Column Chargepoints

Lot 5 Bespoke Sites

Lot 5 Bespoke Sites

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04693f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071781-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

CPV Codes

34000000 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34144900 - Electric vehicles

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£7,966,400 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£7,966,400 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£7,216,400 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Jul 20264 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
11 Feb 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
1 Aug 2024Expired
Award Date
10 Sep 202511 months ago
Contract Period
7 May 2025 - 7 May 2041 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled, Planned
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Devon County Council
Additional Buyers

Torbay Council

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EXETER
Postcode
EX2 4QD
Postcode Area
Exeter
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK43 Devon CC
Delivery Location
TLK42 Torbay, TLK43 Devon CC
Local Authority
Exeter
Electoral Ward
Newtown and St Leonard's
Westminster Constituency
Exeter

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
3
Supplier Names

Char.gy Limited

Liberty Charge (Believ)

Wenea Services Limited

Further Information

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