Official UK procurement notice
Electric Vehicle Charging Point - Installation, Operation and Maintenance
Authority: London Borough of Lewisham (Local council)·On behalf of: FREETHS LLP
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: London (UKI44)
Concession value (operator's revenue)£9,000,000total for 3 lots · operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 26 Jan 2026awarded 9 Sept 2026
Award (standstill) to Liberty Charge Limited, Zest Eco Ltd3 awards
Contract term 15 yrsends 1 Aug 2041 · up to 1 Aug 2042 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2026
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionConcession contract to install, operate and maintain electric vehicle charging points and associated infrastructure.
Lewisham Council and Royal Borough of Greenwich, have successfully secured funding through the Government's Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) programme to support large scale delivery of EV charging infrastructure.
- No preliminary market engagement: Market engagement was conducted via the London Tenders portal in July 2024 where suppliers were asked to complete questions and submit online.
CPV: Electric vehicles · Electrical installation work · Energy and related services · Engineering works and construction works · Installation of street furniture · Installation services of electrical equipment · Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment · Software-related services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£9,000,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1electric vehicle charge pointsAwardedRenewalPublished value£3,000,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2electric vehicle charge pointsAwardedRenewalPublished value£3,000,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #3electric vehicle charge pointsAwardedRenewalPublished value£3,000,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
What it takes to wini
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).
How bids were scored · same split on all 3 lots
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 55%
- Financial: 45%
Published award criteria (2)
- Financial
- Quality
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 55 of 100: the paper moves it further than 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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Nov 2025, 19:24 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Oct 2026, 16:38 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
DN796291- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-070639- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d960Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: London Tenders Portal
Access & registration note: Free regional portal
- Submission deadline
- 26 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Project Reference Number - DN796291
Timeline
3 Nov 2025 → 30 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published356 days ago3 Nov 2025, 19:24 GMT
- Clarification questions by293 days ago5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline272 days ago26 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by116 days ago1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts86 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent6 days ago20 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published4 days ago21 Oct 2026, 16:38 BST
- Today25 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 5 days30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Nov 2025- Tender notice published3 Nov 2025, 19:24 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published21 Oct 2026, 16:38 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete21 Oct 2026, 16:38 BST
- Contract signature expected31 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 3some still in standstill
Awarded value £290,119,9683 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 1313 from SMEs
Named bidders 5published on the award notice
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · electric vehicle charge points1 award | |||
| Liberty Charge Limited4 Jan 2027 – 3 Jan 2042 · up to 3 Jan 2043Extensions: The possibility of extensions totalling up to an additional one (1) year. The decision to extend the term shall be at the sole discretion of the Partnership. | £106,863,600ten times the procedure’s published value or more · possibly a unit error, check the notice | 9 Sept 2026standstill to 30 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
| Lot 2 · electric vehicle charge points1 award | |||
| Liberty Charge Limited4 Jan 2027 – 3 Jan 2042 · up to 3 Jan 2043Extensions: The possibility of extensions totalling up to an additional one (1) year. The decision to extend the term shall be at the sole discretion of the Partnership. | £107,883,216ten times the procedure’s published value or more · possibly a unit error, check the notice | 9 Sept 2026standstill to 30 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
| Lot 3 · electric vehicle charge points1 award | |||
| Zest Eco LtdSME4 Jan 2027 – 3 Jan 2042 · up to 3 Jan 2043Extensions: The possibility of extensions totalling up to an additional one (1) year. The decision to extend the term shall be at the sole discretion of the Partnership. | £75,373,152 | 9 Sept 2026standstill to 30 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · electric vehicle charge points | 4final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2 · electric vehicle charge points | 5final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
| 3 · electric vehicle charge points | 4final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonBeliev Limited · Greater London · all lots
- wonZEST ECO LTDSME · Yorkshire and the Humber · all lots
- did not winHYPERION ENERGY LIMITED · South East England · all lots
- did not winSOLNET CONSULTANTS LIMITED · East of England · all lots
- did not winTOTALENERGIES CHARGING SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED · Greater London · 2
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
4 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- FREETHS LLPProcuring entityLegal Advice and Review of Tender Documentation
- Royal Borough of GreenwichContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- SHARPE PRITCHARD LLPProcuring entityLegal Advice and Contract Preparation
Bidders & participating suppliers
5 commercial parties on the notice · 2 awarded- Believ LimitedAwarded supplier
- HYPERION ENERGY LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- SOLNET CONSULTANTS LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- TOTALENERGIES CHARGING SOLUTIONS UK LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- ZEST ECO LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
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Notices published for this procedure
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