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The Supply of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure and Associated Services 2026-2041

Bedford Borough Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

17 Jul 2026 at 11:15

Award Notice
Tender

20 Feb 2025 at 09:04

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bedford Borough Council procured a full turnkey electric vehicle charging infrastructure service across Bedford Borough. The requirement covers the supply, installation, connection, commissioning, operation and maintenance of a network of public charge points, including associated charging equipment and electric vehicle infrastructure. The appointed supplier is expected to use Council subsidy funding, match and extend the Council’s investment through private funding, and deliver additional infrastructure. The planned network comprises 960 new charging sockets: 256 specified in the Council’s electric vehicle charging strategy and 704 funded by the supplier. The main work category is installation of cable infrastructure, with related requirements for electric vehicle rechargers and electric vehicles. The buyer is Bedford Borough Council, a local authority.

The procurement has completed through an award procedure with prior publication of a competition, using a restricted procedure under the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016. Three bids were recorded. The award went to Connected Kerb Ltd and the contract is active. The award was made on 19 September 2025, with a contract value of £56,643,544. The planned contract duration is 15 years, or 5,400 days. The recorded lot status is cancelled, although the award and contract are active. Evaluation was based on technical quality weighted at 90% and commercial considerations weighted at 10%. The stated value represents estimated potential revenue over the 15-year contract and excludes a £1.01 million capital grant payment from the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure scheme. The tender submission deadline was 21 March 2025 at noon.

This procurement demonstrates substantial, long-term demand from Bedford Borough Council for end-to-end electric vehicle charging infrastructure rather than equipment supply alone. Competitors would need to demonstrate the capability to design or deliver a borough-wide network, install and connect charge points, commission them safely, and provide ongoing operation and maintenance. The requirement also favours suppliers able to structure or provide private investment alongside public subsidy, extending infrastructure beyond the Council’s specified minimum. A credible future competitor would therefore need delivery capacity for hundreds of charging sockets, reliable operational support, and the financial capability to fund additional deployment. The evaluation gives technical quality dominant importance, so strong engineering, installation, commissioning and service-management evidence would be central to competing for this buyer’s requirement when it returns to market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

The Supply of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure and Associated Services 2026-2041

Notice Description

Appointment of Connected Kerb Ltd, to deliver Bedford Borough Council's requirements for a "full turnkey" solution to supply, install, connect, commission, operate and maintain a network of charge points on behalf of the Council across the Borough. To use the Council's subsidy to support the installation of chargers, and to match and extend our investment through private funding in delivering additional infrastructure.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The supplier will supply, install, connect, commission, operate and maintain a network of electric vehicle charge points on behalf of the Council across the Borough. Connected Kerb have been appointed on the basis that they will install a 960 new sockets in Bedford Borough, comprising 256 sockets specified by the Council in its EV charging strategy and a further 704 sockets funded by Connected Kerb. The contract will have a duration of 15 years.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e495
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067634-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure with prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

31681500 - Rechargers

34144900 - Electric vehicles

45314300 - Installation of cable infrastructure

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£56,643,544 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£56,643,544 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
21 Mar 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Sep 202511 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Bedford Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
BEDFORD
Postcode
MK42 9AP
Postcode Area
Milton Keynes
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH24 Bedford
Delivery Location
TLH24 Bedford
Local Authority
Bedford
Electoral Ward
Cauldwell
Westminster Constituency
Bedford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Connected Kerb Ltd

Further Information

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