Official UK procurement notice
LCRCA Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Project
Authority: Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLiverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) is procuring a Concession Contract for the provision of Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) to help deliver local, on-street Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.
The project intends to aid the region's transition to EVs and shift away from traditional petrol / diesel powered cars It is aimed at supporting residents without off-street parking by reducing the barriers of entry for EV take up.
Under the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) funding in conjunction with the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles, (OZEV), and Department for Transport (DfT), LCRCA has been allocated LEVI capital funding of £9,600,000 to rollout infrastructure in all 6 Liverpool City Region Local Authorities (Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens, Wirral).
The form of contract has been developed in alignment with the LEVI funding Heads of Terms.
The appointed supplier will look to maximise the use of LEVI funding in conjunction with investing its own resources, to deliver an ambitious project with a full solution offering end to end services.
For the purposes of this procurement, the value of this concession contract has been estimated as having a turnover of £443,113,725. This value as been estimated based on a target of 9,591 Electric Vehicle Chare Points being delivered within the first four years of contract commencement.
Please note, the contract value is an estimation and is no guarantee of revenue levels. Suppliers should be aware the contract value will potentially be impacted over time by several external factors outside of LCRCA's control which may further increase or decrease the contract value over its 15-year period.
Any changes required to the contract, including value, will be managed via a contract change/modification process and supported by the appropriate statutory notices.
- Not divided into lots: There will be one single lot for all the required EV charging services and equipment under this contract. As this procurement and contract is on behalf of six local authorities, it was decided that there will be just one supplier for all the services and works required to ensure contract management is simpler and the objectives of the LEVI funding are fully met. Suppliers (including smaller and more bespoke suppliers) are welcome to work together as consortiums if interested in bidding for this single lot.
- How the procedure runs: The process commences with a PSQ stage with conditions of participation, followed by initial ITT stage for bidders that qualify following the PSQ. A negotiation stage will follow the evaluation of initial ITT submissions, with refined documents then issued for the final ITT stage.
- No preliminary market engagement: A preliminary market engagement notice has not been published under this ITT. A preliminary market engagement notice, outlining the strategic aims and objectives for the contract, was published on the Chest on the 14 September 2023, allowing for a 3-week response by 6 October 2023. https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/9d3bc5aa-bd13-4c77-a0bf-730aec93d89c
CPV: Chargers · Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment · Operation of electrical installations
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£96,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
A financial risk assessment methodology has been provided as part of the attachments to the PSQ. Prospective Suppliers are required to read this information thoroughly and follow the instructions in order to complete the self-assessment prior to the PSQ submission deadline.
Suppliers are required to confirm whether they already have, or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated below:
Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = £10,000,000
Public Liability Insurance = £10,000,000
Professional Indemnity Insurance = £2,000,000
Product Liability Insurance = £10,000,000
A response of 'No' or failure to attach suitable evidence of the commitment will result in a Fail of this condition of participation.
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the PSQ issued with the tender documentation.
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 65%
- Commercial: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: The Qualitative Evaluation is as fully detailed in the 'LEVI-ID-03 - Qualitative Evaluation - T1' document. Please note that this has been provided for visibility during PSQ stage, and only those suppliers that successfully pass the PSQ stage will be invited to complete this document for the initial ITT stage.
- Commercial: Please note that he Commercial Evaluation is based on the Scale of Solution, as fully detailed in the tender documentation.
- Economic & financial standing
A financial risk assessment methodology has been provided as part of the attachments to the PSQ. Prospective Suppliers are required to read this information thoroughly and follow the instructions in order to complete the self-assessment prior to the PSQ submission deadline.
Suppliers are required to confirm whether they already have, or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated below:
Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = £10,000,000
Public Liability Insurance = £10,000,000
Professional Indemnity Insurance = £2,000,000
Product Liability Insurance = £10,000,000
A response of 'No' or failure to attach suitable evidence of the commitment will result in a Fail of this condition of participation.
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the PSQ issued with the tender documentation.
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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
- Competitive flexible 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 Oct 2025, 11:09 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Jul 2026, 14:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
DN765317- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-062045- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a7a5Find a Tender
- How it runs
The process commences with a PSQ stage with conditions of participation, followed by initial ITT stage for bidders that qualify following the PSQ.
A negotiation stage will follow the evaluation of initial ITT submissions, with refined documents then issued for the final ITT stage.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Jan 2026, 11:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Please note that the stated submission deadlines are for the initial ITT stage. Successive deadlines are detailed within the 'LEVI-ID-01 - Invitation to Tender Guidance - T1' document.
Following the PSQ stage, LCRCA intends to shortlist a maximum of 8 suppliers (provided there are sufficient suitable suppliers). These will be the 8 highest scoring suppliers found at the Initial ITT stage, and the evaluation methodology to be applied to find those 8 is fully detailed in the tender documents.
Timeline
3 Oct 2025 → 27 Jul 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published389 days ago3 Oct 2025, 11:09 BST
- Clarification questions by293 days ago7 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline272 days ago28 Jan 2026, 11:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by134 days ago15 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts107 days ago13 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent104 days ago16 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published103 days ago16 Jul 2026, 14:05 BST
- Standstill ends92 days ago27 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Oct 2025- Tender notice published3 Oct 2025, 11:09 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published16 Jul 2026, 14:05 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Jul 2026, 14:05 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Charge Limited1 Oct 2026 – 1 Oct 2041 | £443,113,725 | 10 Jul 2026standstill to 27 Jul 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonBeliev Limited · Greater London
- did not winCHAR.GY LIMITEDSME · Greater London
- did not winCONNECTED KERB LIMITEDSME · South East England
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
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- Believ LimitedAwarded supplier
- CHAR.GY LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- CONNECTED KERB LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: LCRCA are using Pro-Contract / The Chest for the management of this procurement. This is where the tender documents will be held and where suppliers must submit their bids. The Pro-Contract ref number is DN765317. If interested suppliers are not registered already on this e-sourcing portal, we recommend that they do so as soon as possible. Here is the link to register - https://procontract.duenorth.com/Register
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender