Official UK procurement notice
Lamp column electric vehicle charge points for London Boroughs of Camden and Islington
Authority: London Borough of Camden (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProcurement process for the London Boroughs of Camden and Islington, to appoint a charge point operator to supply, install, operate, maintain and decommission charge points (at the contract end if necessary), a minimum of 1,100 lamp column electric vehicle charge points (EVCPs) under the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) scheme. Of this, Camden and Islington require minimums of 500 and 600 charge points respectively.
The procurement is being conducted jointly because LEVI funding requires that London boroughs procure in partnership to achieve scalability; ie. to encourage Charge Point Operator (CPO) investment to install more charge points for the funding. Hence Camden and Islington make up London Partnership 1.
The capital costs of the project will be fully covered by a combination of LEVI funding (£1,212,250) and the charge point operator (any costs over and above £1,212,250).
The procurement will result in a single operator being appointed for both boroughs, with contracts being executed separately between the successful operator and each Borough.
It should be noted that for Camden, the project capital costs will need to include the provision of 500 new lamp columns for charge points to be installed which are anticipated to be delivered under the Council's existing public realm maintenance and improvements contracts.
- How the procedure runs: The process will include an optional phase for negotiation, in the event that initial tenders are not acceptable to the Councils, and to ensure that value for money is achieved. However, initial tender offers will be required to be capable of acceptance by the Authorities.
CPV: Installation services of electricity distribution equipment · Operation of electrical installations
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£42,200,000
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- Price
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Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How London Borough of Camden buys Installation services of electrical equipment (CPV 5111), and who usually turns up
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Half of these awards were announced within 93 days of the bid deadline.
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1 bid19% / 33%
2–331% / 33%
4–636% / 11%
7+14% / 22%
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Below estimate43% / 50%
Within ±2%37% / 50%
Above estimate20% / 0%
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Lot #1CPV 5111Published estimate£42m
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1 bid18%
2–353%
4–626%
7+4%
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Middle 50%£36m–£42m
Estimate£42m
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £266m13 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 1 live · £300k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=7 | |
| £719m13 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 1 live · £4.0bn iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=5 | |
| £660m12 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 6 live · £51m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=6 | |
| £361m6 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 2 live · £75m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=4 | |
| £400k1 awards in 36m · last 11 months ago | 1 live · £400k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Requests to participate open
- 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
- 5 Aug 2025, 11:10 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Oct 2026, 15:12 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 19 Apr 2027
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-097569- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05814cFind a Tender
- How it runs
The process will include an optional phase for negotiation, in the event that initial tenders are not acceptable to the Councils, and to ensure that value for money is achieved. However, initial tender offers will be required to be capable of acceptance by the Authorities.
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via ProContract (Due North)- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 16 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Tender submission deadline
- 16 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
5 Aug 2025 → 1 Sept 2027 · 8 dates- Planning notice published5 Aug 2025, 11:10 BST
- Market engagement29 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Market Engagement for the upcoming LEVI funded electric vehicle charge point scheme
- Next notice expected201 days ago1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published5 days ago15 Oct 2026, 15:12 BST
- Today20 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 14 days2 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 27 days16 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 182 days19 Apr 2027, 23:59 BST
- Contract startsin 316 days1 Sept 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Aug 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published5 Aug 2025, 11:10 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published15 Oct 2026, 15:12 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £42,200,00015 Oct 2026, 15:12 BSTwas £21,000,000
- Status changed to active15 Oct 2026, 15:12 BST
- Procurement method changed15 Oct 2026, 15:12 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- London Borough of IslingtonContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender