Official UK procurement notice
Charge Hub EV Chargers Concession Contract
Authority: Milton Keynes Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMilton Keynes City Council (the "Council") are out to tender for the provision of Charge Hub EV Chargers Concession Contract. Charge Hubs will be designed to complement both home charging and residential chargers by offering this on demand facility locally. It is Milton Keynes City Council’s target that every dwelling in Milton Keynes, with or without off-street parking, to be within a 5 minute drive of a Charge Hub in urban areas. The Council aim to deliver at least one Charge Hub per locality over the contract period – this will be demand driven. There are 169 localities across Milton Keynes, so the aim is to deliver 169 Charge Hubs over the contract period. Phase 1 will deliver around 40 Charge Hubs over a five year period. The Council proposes to enter into a concession contract that will be for a term of 25 years.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Feb 2051, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Electrical equipment for engines and vehicles · Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting · Electrical services · Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment
The lotProcurement structure
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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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality Criteria: 70%
- Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Criteria: Please refer to Invitation to Tender (ITT) document available on https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home
- Price: Please refer to Invitation to Tender (ITT) document available on https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Feb 2051
- First published
- 22 May 2025, 12:22 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Aug 2026, 09:37 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
2025-176- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-025186- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051d58Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
As stated in tender documents
- Risks
As stated in tender documents
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
22 May 2025 → 12 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published22 May 2025, 12:22 BST
- Next notice expected293 days ago8 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published223 days ago19 Mar 2026, 13:35 GMT
- Clarification questions by167 days ago14 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline133 days ago17 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by90 days ago30 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published85 days ago4 Aug 2026, 09:37 BST
- Contract starts17 days ago12 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2025- Pipeline notice published22 May 2025, 12:22 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published19 Mar 2026, 13:35 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £300,000,00019 Mar 2026, 13:35 GMTwas £10,000,000
- Status changed to active19 Mar 2026, 13:35 GMT
- Procurement method changed19 Mar 2026, 13:35 GMT
- Deadline published: 17 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST19 Mar 2026, 13:35 GMT
- Procurement termination notice published4 Aug 2026, 09:37 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete4 Aug 2026, 09:37 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 3 Aug 2026 | CancelledFollowing the evaluation of tender submissions, no bids were found to be compliant with the tender requirements. Therefore, the Council has concluded and abandoned the procurement process without making an award. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Tender documents are available on https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home. Login on the portal and express interest for the project to get access to the tender documents.
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender