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LCRCA Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Project

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

16 Jul 2026 at 14:05

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

03 Oct 2025 at 11:09

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority procured a single-supplier concession for local, on-street electric vehicle charging infrastructure across Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral. The requirement covers the supply and installation of EV chargers, together with operation of the electrical installations (CPV 31158000, 51100000 and 65320000). It is intended to support residents without off-street parking, reduce barriers to electric vehicle adoption and help the Liverpool City Region move away from petrol and diesel cars. The appointed supplier is expected to provide an end-to-end solution, combining public funding with its own resources. The requirement covers all six local authorities through one contract and one lot, including equipment, installation and ongoing operational services.

The procurement is complete and has reached award stage. It used an open competitive flexible procedure, with a preliminary selection questionnaire, an initial invitation to tender, negotiation and a final invitation to tender. Three valid final-stage bids were received. The single lot was evaluated on quality at 65% and commercial scale of solution at 35%. The estimated procurement value was £96,000,000 excluding VAT and £115,200,000 including VAT. Believ Limited was selected for award on 10 July 2026 at an estimated concession turnover of £443,113,725 excluding VAT and £531,736,470 including VAT. The standstill period ends on 27 July 2026. The awarded contract is scheduled to run from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2041, with signature due by 1 September 2026. Additional purchases may follow if further funding or revenue-share funds are secured.

This outcome identifies the supplier profile needed for comparable large-scale EV infrastructure work for the Liverpool City Region: an organisation able to deliver chargers, electrical installation and long-term operation as one integrated service. Credible competitors would need technical capability covering the full infrastructure lifecycle, from deployment and installation to reliable operation of electrical assets. They would also need the financial strength and governance to invest their own resources alongside public funding, manage delivery across six local authorities and support a substantial multi-year concession. The stated participation requirements include employer’s liability insurance of £10 million, public liability insurance of £10 million, professional indemnity insurance of £2 million and product liability insurance of £10 million. SMEs were considered suitable, and smaller specialist firms could participate through a consortium.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

LCRCA Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Project

Notice Description

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) is procuring a Concession Contract for the provision of Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) to help deliver local, on-street Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. The project intends to aid the region's transition to EVs and shift away from traditional petrol / diesel powered cars It is aimed at supporting residents without off-street parking by reducing the barriers of entry for EV take up. Under the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) funding in conjunction with the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles, (OZEV), and Department for Transport (DfT), LCRCA has been allocated LEVI capital funding of PS9,600,000 to rollout infrastructure in all 6 Liverpool City Region Local Authorities (Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens, Wirral). The form of contract has been developed in alignment with the LEVI funding Heads of Terms. The appointed supplier will look to maximise the use of LEVI funding in conjunction with investing its own resources, to deliver an ambitious project with a full solution offering end to end services. For the purposes of this procurement, the value of this concession contract has been estimated as having a turnover of PS443,113,725. This value as been estimated based on a target of 9,591 Electric Vehicle Chare Points being delivered within the first four years of contract commencement. Please note, the contract value is an estimation and is no guarantee of revenue levels. Suppliers should be aware the contract value will potentially be impacted over time by several external factors outside of LCRCA's control which may further increase or decrease the contract value over its 15-year period. Any changes required to the contract, including value, will be managed via a contract change/modification process and supported by the appropriate statutory notices.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: Additional purchases may be made if additional funding is secured and through funds raised by revenue share.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a7a5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067292-2026
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
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

51 - Installation services (except software)

65 - Public utilities

CPV Codes

31158000 - Chargers

51100000 - Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment

65320000 - Operation of electrical installations

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£96,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£96,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
£443,113,725 £100M-£1B
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
28 Jan 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 1 Oct 2041 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L3 1BP
Postcode Area
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD72 Liverpool
Delivery Location
TLD7 Merseyside
Local Authority
Liverpool
Electoral Ward
Waterfront South
Westminster Constituency
Liverpool Riverside

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Believ Limited

Further Information

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