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Provision of LEVI Public Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure

Westmorland and Furness Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

11 Aug 2026 at 15:03

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

04 Sep 2025 at 15:43

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Westmorland and Furness Council procured electric vehicle charging infrastructure services funded through the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure grant. The requirement covers more than 900 chargepoints, installed on streets and in car parks, including cluster-member infrastructure. Work is to be delivered across the Westmorland and Furness area. The procurement was split into two service lots: on-street chargepoint infrastructure, and car park and cluster-member chargepoint infrastructure. The scope includes the associated vehicle and equipment repair, maintenance and support services. The council sought one concessionaire for each lot, with the infrastructure intended to expand public electric vehicle charging provision in the area.

The procurement is complete and awards have been made following an above-threshold open procedure for a concession. Believ Limited was awarded Lot 1, on-street chargepoint infrastructure, on 18 June 2026 for £2,500,000 gross. Connected Kerb Limited was awarded Lot 2, car park and cluster-member chargepoint infrastructure, on 29 June 2026 for £1,205,000 gross. Both contract periods run from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2041, with signatures scheduled by 31 August 2026. Each lot was evaluated on quality, weighted at 75%, and commercial terms, weighted at 25%. The estimated gross lot values were £121,706,080 for Lot 1 and £162,302,064 for Lot 2. Each lot was suitable for SMEs; four bids were received for each, with two reaching the final stage.

This award demonstrates substantial, long-term demand from Westmorland and Furness Council for public electric vehicle charging infrastructure and its ongoing operation. A credible future supplier would need to design, install and maintain on-street chargepoints, car park facilities and cluster-member infrastructure, while managing delivery across a council area. The procurement’s concession model indicates that bidders need to understand infrastructure investment, public charging operations and the commercial management of charging assets. Quality was more important than commercial terms in evaluation, so strong technical proposals, dependable delivery methods, service resilience and evidence of successful charging-network projects would be important. SME participation was expressly considered suitable, and the competition attracted final-stage SME bids, indicating that capable specialist businesses can compete either independently or through suitable delivery partnerships.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of LEVI Public Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure

Notice Description

The Authority is procuring two Concessionaires to utilise a total of PS3.705m in Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure ("LEVI") grant funding to deliver in excess of 900 electric vehicle chargepoints on-street and in car parks. The Authority plans to appoint a single Concessionaire to each of the following lots: Lot 1: On-street chargepoint infrastructure; and Lot 2: Car park and cluster member chargepoint infrastructure.

Lot Information

On Street Chargepoint Infrastructure Car Park and Cluster Member Chargepoint Infrastructure

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05945c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076321-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

50100000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£284,008,144 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
£284,008,144 £100M-£1B
Awards Value
£3,705,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
13 Nov 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 Jun 20262 months ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 1 Sep 2041 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Westmorland and Furness Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
KENDAL
Postcode
LA9 4DQ
Postcode Area
Lancaster
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD1 Cumbria
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD14 Westmorland and Furness
Delivery Location
TLD12 East Cumbria
Local Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Electoral Ward
Kendal Strickland and Fell
Westminster Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

Believ Limited

CONNECTED KERB LIMITED

Further Information

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