Notice Information
Notice Title
CO6128 LEVI Fast and Rapid Charger Project for London Boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Barking and Dagenham
Notice Description
The main objective of the project is to procure a minimum of 300 fast charging points to meet the projected increase in demand for charging points in the borough over the next two years. The council has been awarded PS1.2m for funding new EV charging under the Department for Transport's LEVI (Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure) scheme. One of the scheme's essential requirements to access the funding is for local authorities to form partnerships to purchase at scale and ensure value for money for public funding. The London Borough of Tower Hamlets has partnered with the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham to access the LEVI funding. LBTH is leading on the procurement of EV charging points across two London Boroughs. LEVI Partnership 4 (LP4) is made up of Tower Hamlets and Barking and Dagenham. LP4 is seeking to award contracts to deliver EV charging points across both boroughs The winning bidder will enter into separate contracts with each local authority. LP4 require a minimum of 300 fast (under 22kw) chargers in Tower Hamlets and 30 rapid chargers across both boroughs (26 in Barking and Dagenham and 4 in Tower Hamlets).
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The Contract Period is initially for a period of 10 years for Tower Hamlets and 15 years for Barking and Dagenham, although both authorities reserve the right to extend their Contracts on the same terms for further periods of 12 months, making a total possible Contract Period of 11 and 16 years.
Planning Information
The purpose of this pre market engagement event is to give information on the requirements of this project. The Council requires a single service provider to enter into separate contracts with the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham to install, manage, maintain, and replace as required, Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure. Market engagement event will take place on 6th August 2025, 10-11am. Providers wishing to attend should register their interest via the Proactis Procurement Portal www.londontenders.org (using project reference: DN780247) and submit via the message function attendee/s contact details with: name, position and email address by 5pm on 4th August 2025. We will then issue invitations to the online event to those who have provided this information.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-055c03
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061757-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
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
51 - Installation services (except software)
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- CPV Codes
31610000 - Electrical equipment for engines and vehicles
34920000 - Road equipment
45310000 - Electrical installation work
51100000 - Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £75,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £75,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 6 Aug 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 11 Feb 2026 - 10 Feb 2036 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- TOWER HAMLETS
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Morgan Hughes
- Contact Email
- morgan.hughes@towerhamlets.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +447342933523
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- E1 1BJ
- Post Town
- East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI5 Outer London - East and North East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI52 Barking & Dagenham and Havering
- Delivery Location
- TLI London
-
- Local Authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Electoral Ward
- Abbey
- Westminster Constituency
- Barking
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061757-2025
2nd October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039038-2025
10th July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038902-2025
10th July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038592-2025
9th July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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