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Published 21 May 2024, 13:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CP2463-23 Devon & Torbay Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure

Official notice

Authority: Devon County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

5 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: UKSouth West (UKK42)

Published estimate£7,966,400envelope for 5 lots · 1 value update

Submissions closed 11 Feb 2025awarded 30 Jun 2026

Awarded to Wenea Services UK Limited +2 more4 awards

Contract term Varies by lotfirst lot 16 yrs from 7 May 2025 · see each lot

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Concession contract for:

The Councils intend to work with Private Sector Partner(s) (PSP) using a concessions

approach, supplemented with the LEVI Capital Funding, to deliver approximately 2000

electric vehicle chargepoints in car parks and on-street locations across Devon & Torbay.

This is a joint project between Devon County Council and Torbay Council. The Devon

District authorities (East Devon District Council, Exeter City Council, Mid Devon District

Council, Teignbridge District Council, South Hams District Council, Torridge District

Council, and West Devon Borough Council) and Devon Parish Councils are also delivery

partners contributing to the successful delivery of the project, which will include granting

leases at council owned car parks.

This award notice is only for Lot 3.

CPV: Electric vehicles · Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure

5 lots · 4 with a published value (£7,966,400 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot

Lot #1Rapids DC (500 kW+)Awarded UK, South West 16 yrsPublished value£750,000

Lot 1 Rapids DC (500 kW+)

Contract period: 7 May 2025 – 7 May 2041 (16 yrs)

Delivery: UK, South West

Variant bids: not allowed

34000000 Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

Lot #2Fast AC (22kW)Awarded UK, South West 11 yrsPublished value£750,000

Lot 2 Fast AC (22kW)

Contract period: 7 May 2025 – 6 May 2036 (11 yrs)

Delivery: UK, South West

Variant bids: not allowed

34000000 Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

Lot #3Standard AC (<8kW) Bollard ChargepointsAwarded UK, South West 16 yrsPublished value£6,166,400

Lot 3 Standard AC (<8kW) Bollard Chargepoints

Contract period: 7 May 2025 – 7 May 2041 (16 yrs)

Delivery: UK, South West

Variant bids: not allowed

34000000 Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

Lot #4On-Street Lamp Column ChargepointsAwarded UK, South West 16 yrsPublished value£300,000

Lot 4 On-Street Lamp Column Chargepoints

Contract period: 7 May 2025 – 7 May 2041 (16 yrs)

Delivery: UK, South West

Variant bids: not allowed

34000000 Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

Lot #5Bespoke SitesPlanned UKLot estimate not published

Lot 5 Bespoke Sites

Delivery: UK

34144900 Electric vehicles

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 · same split on all 4 lots

Quality: 40%Price: 60%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality: 40
Price: 60

What this means for your bid

Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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 · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
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: 21 May 2024, 13:04 BST
Last source update: 29 Jul 2026, 14:49 BST
Award evaluation window: 11 Feb 2025 – …
Authority reference: DN715914
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-071781
Classification (CPV): Electric vehiclesTransport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
Delivery area: UKSouth West (UKK42)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04693f Find a Tender

Publisher note: The Authority reserves the right to create future modifications to transfer funds from one Lot to another. For information only THE DEVON AND TORBAY COMBINED COUNTY AUTHORITY REGULATIONS 2024 may require statutory changes to the contractual arrangements between partners.

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: 11 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 11 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗

Timeline

1 Aug 2024 → 29 Jul 2026 · 5 dates

Next notice expected
1 Aug 2024, 00:00 BST
Submission deadline
11 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
Bids opened
11 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
Contract starts
7 May 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice published78 days ago
29 Jul 2026, 14:49 BST

Notice history

5 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Dec 2024

Published value published: £7,966,400
6 Dec 2024, 09:34 GMT
Status changed to active
6 Dec 2024, 09:34 GMT
Procurement method changed
6 Dec 2024, 09:34 GMT
Deadline published: 11 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
6 Dec 2024, 09:34 GMT
Status changed to complete
9 Oct 2025, 11:45 BST

Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	TextII.1.4	Concession contract for: The Councils intend to work with Private Sector Partner(s) (PSP) using a concessions approach, supplemented with the LEVI Capital Funding, to deliver approximately 2000 electric vehicle chargepoints in car parks and on-street locations across Devon & Torbay. This is a joint project between Devon County Council and Torbay Council. The Devon District authorities (East Devon …	Concession contract for: The Councils intend to work with Private Sector Partner(s) (PSP) using a concessions approach, supplemented with the LEVI Capital Funding, to deliver over 2000 electric vehicle chargepoints in car parks and on-street locations across Devon & Torbay. This is a joint project between Devon County Council and Torbay Council. The Devon District authorities (East Devon District …
—	TextII.1.4.	Concession contract for: The Councils intend to work with Private Sector Partner(s) (PSP) using a concessions approach, supplemented with the LEVI Capital Funding, to deliver approximately 2000 electric vehicle chargepoints in car parks and on-street locations across Devon & Torbay. This is a joint project between Devon County Council and Torbay Council. The Devon District authorities (East Devon …	Concession contract for: The Councils intend to work with Private Sector Partner(s) (PSP) using a concessions approach, supplemented with the LEVI Capital Funding, to deliver approximately 2000 electric vehicle chargepoints in car parks and on-street locations across Devon & Torbay. This is a joint project between Devon County Council and Torbay Council. The Devon District authorities (East Devon …

DCC has now received approval from both the funding body (OZEV) and DCC cabinet. We anticipate launching the tender within the first weeks of December.

1 amendment published without a description.

Routine re-releases (7)

2024-12: 1 release · 6 Dec 2024
2024-11: 1 release · 14 Nov 2024
2024-05: 2 releases · 21 May 2024, 23 May 2024

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 4

Awarded value £7,966,4004 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 116 from SMEs

Contracts signed 4latest 30 Jun 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Lot 1 · Rapids DC (500 kW+)1 award
Wenea Services UK LimitedSMECP2463-23 Devon & Torbay Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (Lot 1 Rapids DC (500 kW+))	—	—	Awarded
Lot 2 · Fast AC (22kW)1 award
Wenea Services UK LimitedSMECP2463-23 Devon & Torbay Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (Lot 2 Fast AC (22kW))	—	—	Awarded
Lot 3 · Standard AC (<8kW) Bollard Chargepoints1 award
Liberty Charge (Believ)SMECP2463-23 Devon & Torbay Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (Lot 3 Standard AC (<8kW) Bollard Chargepoints)	—	—	Awarded
Lot 4 · On-Street Lamp Column Chargepoints1 award
Char.gy LimitedSMECP2463-23 Devon & Torbay Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (Lot 4 On-Street Lamp Column Chargepoints)	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

CP2463-23 Devon & Torbay Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (Lot 3 Standard AC (<8kW) Bollard Chargepoints) · Liberty Charge (Believ)SME
Signed
30 Jun 2026
Value
£6,166,400
Period
… – 7 May 2041
Status
active
CP2463-23 Devon & Torbay Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (Lot 4 On-Street Lamp Column Chargepoints) · Char.gy LimitedSME
Signed
16 Dec 2025
Value
£300,000
Period
… – 7 May 2041
Status
active
CP2463-23 Devon & Torbay Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (Lot 1 Rapids DC (500 kW+)) · Wenea Services UK LimitedSME
Signed
10 Sept 2025
Value
£750,000
Period
… – 7 May 2041
Status
active
CP2463-23 Devon & Torbay Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (Lot 2 Fast AC (22kW)) · Wenea Services UK LimitedSME
Signed
10 Sept 2025
Value
£750,000
Period
… – 6 May 2036
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1 · Rapids DC (500 kW+)	2bids	—	—	—
2 · Fast AC (22kW)	3bids	—	—	—
3 · Standard AC (<8kW) Bollard Chargepoints	3bids · 3 electronic	3	—	—
4 · On-Street Lamp Column Chargepoints	3bids · 3 electronic	3	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Devon County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter, South West, EX2 4QDContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Torbay CouncilContracting authority Torquay, South WestContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice

Char.gy LimitedAwarded supplier London, UK
Liberty Charge (Believ)Awarded supplier London, London
Wenea Services LimitedAwarded supplier London, London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure

What it takes to winiHow 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).

Procedure terms & legal framework

How it was run

Timeline

Notice history

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

Official documents & specifications

What it takes to win
i
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).