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Published 30 May 2024, 16:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

AT1259 Luton Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure

Official notice

Authority: Luton Borough Council (Local council)

WorksRestricted procedure
Published estimate£16,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 Jun 2024awarded 13 Oct 2026
Awarded to Zest Eco Ltd
Contract term Ends 13 Jun 2024starts 30 May 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Luton Council has been awarded Local Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) funding

from The Office for Zero Emission Vehicles to develop the public electric vehicle charging

network in Luton. The funding will be used to accelerate the commercialisation in Luton’s

public EV charging network through attracting high levels of private investment.

CPV: Construction work for highways, roads

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£16,000,000
Contract period: 30 May 2024 – 13 Jun 2024
Delivery: East of England · within the Borough of Luton at various sites and locations
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Price: 100%
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • Quality and Cost: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
  • Quality and Cost: 100
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
30 May 2024, 16:35 BST
Last source update
13 Oct 2026, 07:43 BST
Award evaluation window
13 Jun 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN758927
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-096329
Classification (CPV)
Construction work for highways, roads
Delivery area
East of England (UKH21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046c81 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
13 Jun 2024, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
13 Jun 2024, 17:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

30 May 2024 → 13 Oct 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Contract starts
    30 May 2024, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    13 Jun 2024, 17:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    13 Jun 2024, 17:00 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    13 Jun 2024, 23:59 BST
  5. Notice published9 days ago
    13 Oct 2026, 07:43 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Oct 2026
  1. Status changed to complete
    13 Oct 2026, 07:43 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    13 Oct 2026, 07:43 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £45,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Oct 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Zest Eco LtdSME£45,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 096329-2026-AT1259 Luton LEVI Project-1 · Zest Eco LtdSME

    Signed
    13 Oct 2026
    Value
    £45,000,000
    Period
    … – 13 Jun 2024
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Luton Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Town Hall, George Street, Luton, East of England, LU1 2BQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • HIGH COURT OF JUSTICEReview body LONDON

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.