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Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Concession Contract

Bracknell Forest Borough Council

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

Award

06 Oct 2026 at 12:59

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
TenderUpdate

24 Nov 2025 at 16:46

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

10 Sep 2025 at 15:59

UK4 - Tender Notice
PlanningUpdate

20 Aug 2025 at 13:32

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Planning

16 Apr 2025 at 16:09

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bracknell Forest Borough Council is procuring a local electric vehicle charging network: the contractor is to supply and install charge points, then operate and maintain them. This is infrastructure and ongoing operation for public EV charging in Bracknell Forest, Berkshire. The requirement is a single concession contract, covering the charge points and their supporting electricity supply installations. The selected supplier will be responsible for delivery and continuing service across the contract term, rather than simply supplying equipment. The council is the buyer. The opportunity is relevant to businesses with capability in EV charging infrastructure, electrical installation, and long-term operation and maintenance of public charging facilities.

The procurement has been awarded to ZEST ECO LTD following an open procedure. The award is recorded as pending, with an award date of 24 September 2026; the contract is scheduled to start on 2 November 2026 and run to 1 November 2041. The awarded value is £18 million excluding VAT (£21.6 million including VAT). The tender was assessed on quality, weighted at 90%, and social value, weighted at 10%. Economic and technical selection criteria also applied, with details set out in the tender documents. This was a single-lot concession contract. Three suppliers reached the final stage, and all three were small and medium-sized businesses. The procurement timetable set a bid deadline of 15 December 2025.

The award shows Bracknell Forest Council’s demand for an end-to-end public EV charging concession: a credible competitor would need to combine charge-point supply and installation with the capacity to operate and maintain the infrastructure over a long period. This is a substantial, long-term infrastructure and service commitment, not a one-off equipment sale. The evaluation gave most weight to quality, with a separate social-value component, so suppliers would need to demonstrate a strong delivery and operational offer alongside a convincing contribution to local social value. Economic and technical capability were also required for selection. The three final-stage bidders were all SMEs, and the council marked the requirement as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises; this indicates that smaller suppliers can compete, potentially through a delivery model suited to the contract’s scope.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Concession Contract

Notice Description

Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Concession Contract - supply, install, operate and maintain charge points

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-050448
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094243-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

31158000 - Chargers

45315300 - Electricity supply installations

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£18,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£18,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
£18,000,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
15 Dec 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
10 Sep 2025Expired
Award Date
24 Sep 20261 months ago
Contract Period
2 Nov 2026 - 1 Nov 2041 Over 5 years
Recurrence
2040-09-01

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Bracknell Forest Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRACKNELL
Postcode
RG12 1JD
Postcode Area
Reading
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ15 Berkshire East
Delivery Location
TLJ11 Berkshire
Local Authority
Bracknell Forest
Electoral Ward
Town Centre & The Parks
Westminster Constituency
Bracknell

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Zest Eco Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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