Official UK procurement notice
NCC202500253 - Installation of 19 on-street Electric Vehicle (EV) ChargePoint's
Authority: Newport City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNCC has been granted funding to complete the remaining EV chargepoint installations.Previously, NCC ran a mini competition via the Oxford Council DPS, which they managed. This resulted in two contracts being awarded: One for on-street chargers. Urban Fox for lighting column chargers. The supplier for on street chargers has now confirmed they are unable to deliver the remaining on-street chargers. Therefore, NCC has decided to direct award the remainder of the contract to Urban Fox Networks, who have Successfully delivered under the existing contract Ranked second in the original on-street charging tender Urban Fox has confirmed they can deliver the remaining chargers within the required timeframe.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Feb 2026, 10:43 GMT
- Authority reference
NCC202500253- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-010815- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e156Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Further Following Competitive Procedure
- Published justification
NCC has been granted funding to complete the remaining EV chargepoint installations. Previously, NCC ran a mini competition via the Oxford Council DPS, which they managed. This resulted in two contracts being awarded:
- One for on-street chargers
- Urban Fox for lighting column chargers The supplier for on street chargers has now confirmed they are unable to deliver the remaining on-street chargers. Therefore, NCC has decided to direct award the remainder of the contract to Urban Fox Networks, who have:
- Successfully delivered under the existing contract
- Ranked second in the original on-street charging tender Urban Fox has confirmed they can deliver the remaining chargers within the required timeframe.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
25 Nov 2025 → 6 Feb 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends331 days ago25 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published258 days ago6 Feb 2026, 10:43 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Nov 2025- Transparency notice published14 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published14 Nov 2025, 12:25 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published6 Feb 2026, 10:43 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 3 - Urban Fox Networks (UK) Limited8 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2040 | £400,000 | 14 Nov 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
NCC202500253 - Installation of 19 on-street Electric Vehicle (EV) ChargePoint's · Lot 3 - Urban Fox Networks (UK) Limited
- Signed
- 1 Dec 2025
- Value
- £400,000
- Period
- 8 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2040
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Not applicable
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Urban Fox NetworksAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender