Official UK procurement notice
Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Concession Contract
Authority: Bracknell Forest Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLocal Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Concession Contract - supply, install, operate and maintain charge points
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Sept 2040, 23:59 BST.
- No preliminary market engagement: On 21 April 2023 the Council published a Prior Information Notice (PIN), Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-012169, under the PCR2015. A Preliminary Market Engagement Notice was not published as the engagement was undertaken prior to the Procurement Act 2023 coming into force
CPV: Chargers · Electricity supply installations
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£18,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
As detailed within Invitation to Tender documentation
- Technical & professional ability
As detailed within Invitation to 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 award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Social Value
- Economic & financial standing
As detailed within Invitation to Tender documentation
- Technical & professional ability
As detailed within Invitation to Tender documentation
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- 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
- Yes · next expected 1 Sept 2040
- First published
- 16 Apr 2025, 16:09 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Oct 2026, 12:59 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 17 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
DN788417- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-055508- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050448Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All tender documents are available on the South East Business Portal procontract.due-north.com ↗. Tenders must be submitted electronically via the portal
Timeline
16 Apr 2025 → 15 Oct 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published16 Apr 2025, 16:09 BST
- Tender notice published10 Sept 2025, 15:59 BST
- Next notice expected10 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline311 days ago15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by218 days ago17 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts204 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent28 days ago24 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published16 days ago6 Oct 2026, 12:59 BST
- Standstill ends6 days ago15 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
12 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Apr 2025- Pipeline notice published16 Apr 2025, 16:09 BSTUK1
- Pipeline notice published20 Aug 2025, 13:32 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published10 Sept 2025, 15:59 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £18,000,00010 Sept 2025, 15:59 BST
- Status changed to active10 Sept 2025, 15:59 BST
- Procurement method changed10 Sept 2025, 15:59 BST
- Deadline published: 4 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT10 Sept 2025, 15:59 BST
- Tender notice published24 Nov 2025, 16:46 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT24 Nov 2025, 16:46 GMT+11 days · was 4 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract award notice published6 Oct 2026, 12:59 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete6 Oct 2026, 12:59 BST
- Contract signature expected2 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Published amendments (2)
Due to additional scrutiny required on sites to be used the tender notice is now due to be published in September rather than August as previously estimated. The estimated contract start date has changed from November 2025 to April 2026, as a result of market feedback indicating that a significantly longer tender response period is required than previously anticipated. The contract term has also …
Changed tender submission date from 04 Dec 2025 at 12:00, to 15 Dec 2025 at 12:00
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-08: 1 release · 20 Aug 2025
- 2025-04: 1 release · 16 Apr 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 - Zest Eco Ltd2 Nov 2026 – 1 Nov 2041 | £18,000,000 | 24 Sept 2026standstill to 15 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one | 3 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonZEST ECO LTD · Yorkshire and the Humber
- did not winQWELLO (UK) LTDSME · Greater London
- did not winCHAR.GY LIMITEDSME · Greater London
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- CHAR.GY LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- QWELLO (UK) LTDBidder / tenderer
- ZEST ECO LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications See South East Business Portal https://procontract.due-north.com The reference number is DN788417
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender