Official UK procurement notice
North East Lincolnshire Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI)
Authority: NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe UK Government's Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) has introduced the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) fund which will support Local Authorities (LAs) in England in working with the chargepoint industry to improve the roll out and commercialisation of local charging infrastructure.
This infrastructure will primarily be used to help residents without off-street parking to access affordable and reliable electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints.
The LEVI Capital fund aims to:
- Deliver a step-change in the deployment of local, primarily low power, on-street charging infrastructure across England; and
- Accelerate the commercialisation of, and investment in, the local charging infrastructure sector
Reducing carbon emissions and protecting the environment is at the forefront of the North East Lincolnshire Borough Council (the Authority) transport agenda. EV's play an important role in reducing carbon emissions; therefore, it is vital that the Authority can offer an effective EV Charging Infrastructure, that is equitable and accessible to all Residents within North East Lincolnshire.
The Authority is seeking to appoint ChargePoint Operators (Service Providers) to undertake the supply, installation, maintenance, support and management, of the Electric Vehicle Charging Points (EVCP's) and Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (EVCI) Phase 2, that offers Residents on- street and off-street charging solutions.
The Service Providers will also provide a Charge Point Management System (Management System) - Back Office software solution for Authority and a website service or mobile application (App/ Web solution) allowing Residents to initiate and control the charging of an EV and make payment
The Authority has been awarded a maximum grant allocation of £1,431,000 through the LEVI fund to support the delivery of Phase 2 of the Authority's EVCP's and EVCI Programme. It's anticipated that Phase 2 of the EVCP's and EVCI programme will run alongside Phase 1.
The Authority are seeking to enter into a long-term concessionary-based contract, for the duration of a 15-year term, with the option to extend for a further 1 year beyond the initial term.
Tenderers should be aware that the total contract value is estimated and based upon usage and uptake of the EVCP's and EVCI within the borough. The value can increase or decrease and is not guaranteed.
The Authority is conducting this tender using a Competitive Flexible procedure. The competitive flexible procedure is split into two (2) stages:
Stage 1 - Invitation to tender
Tenderers that
Stage 2 - Demonstration
Further information regarding this can be located in Section E of the tender documentation.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 2 Sept 2039, 00:59 BST.
- How the procedure runs: The Authority is conducting this tender using a Competitive Flexible procedure. The competitive flexible procedure is split into two (2) stages: Stage 1 - Invitation to tender (ITT) Stage 2 - Demonstration Only Tenderers who meet the minimum requirements for Stage 1 will be invited to Stage 2. Stage 1 ITT The first stage is the Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage. The ITT will be issued to the market for prospective tenderers to bid. Following the tender submission deadline, prospective Tenderers who pass all Conditions of Participation included within the PSQ will have their tender submission evaluated by the evaluation panel. All tenderers that meet the minimum acceptable score of 3 for Questions 1 and or 2 and achieve the overall minimum acceptable weighted score for the quality criteria will be invited to participate in Stage 2. The Authority reserves the right to reject any tender submission during Stage 1, that does not meet the minimum acceptable score of 3 for Questions 1 and or 2, and or any tender submission that does not achieve the minimum acceptable weighted quality score. Stage 2 - Demonstration The Second Stage is the Demonstration Evaluation Stage. Tenderers will be invited to attend a Demonstration and demonstrate their Management System and Web/App solution against set scenarios that have been issued during Stage 1 of the tender. The Evaluation Team will evaluate each scenario. Each scenario is indicated as pass/fail, the response must score a Pass. The Authority will deem any demonstration which scores even just one Fail as non-compliant and reject the tenderer from the process. Following the end of the Demonstration Evaluation the Preferred Tenderer for each Lot will be identified. The Preferred Tenderer will be the tenderer who ranked 1st following the completion of Stage 1 and scored a Pass for all the demonstration scenarios at Stage 2 for each Lot. Further details about Stage 1 and Stage 2 can be found in the associated tender documents - ITT Section E - Stage 1 and 2 Tender Evaluation Plan NEL LEVI Final.
- No preliminary market engagement: Pre Market Engagement was undertaken under PCR's 2015 in relation to the LEVI Bid, and did not form part of the creation of the tender documentation.
CPV: Electric vehicles · Electrical equipment for engines and vehicles · Electrical installation work · Engineering works and construction works · Installation of street furniture · Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment · Software package and information systems · Software-related services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£8,000,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 2 and win at most 2 of them · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1On Street Lamp Column/ Satellite Bollard EVCP's (up to 5kWh)RenewalPublished value£5,600,000
On-Street Residential Charging - Kerbside
Single Socket Lamp post/ Bollard
Up to 5kW - Standard
EVCPI providing On-street bays in residential areas.
For further information refer to the Tender documentation.
Tenderers can bid for a minimum of one lot and a maximum of two lots. For the avoidance of doubt, tenderers cannot bid for all three lots.
Tenders for each Lot must be independent of each other, and not reliant on being awarded multiple Lots.
- Economic & financial standing
Economic Financial Standing Information - Pass/Fail
Insurance - Pass/Fail
Tenderers must hold or commit to obtain the following levels of insurance if successful.
Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = £10 Million
Public Liability Insurance = £5 Million
Professional Indemnity Insurance = £2 Million
Product Liability Insurance = £5m
There is a legal requirement for certain employers to hold Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance of £5 Million as a minimum.
Further details about the conditions of participation and the award criteria can be found in the associated tender documents.
- Technical & professional ability
General Data Protection Regulations - Pass/Fail
Modern Slavery - Pass/Fail
Standards
Hold ISO/IEC 2700 or equivalent at the point of contract commencement.
Further details about the conditions of participation and the award criteria can be found in the associated tender documents.
Lot #2On Street Pedestal EVCP's (7kWh - 22kWh)RenewalPublished value£1,200,000
On-Street Residential Charging - Kerbside
Dual Socket Pedestal
7kWh - 22kWh
EVCI providing On-street bays in residential areas.
For further information refer to the Tender documentation.
Tenderers can bid for a minimum of one lot and a maximum of two lots. For the avoidance of doubt, tenderers cannot bid for all three lots.
Tenders for each Lot must be independent of each other, and not reliant on being awarded multiple Lots.
- Economic & financial standing
Economic Financial Standing Information - Pass/Fail
Insurance - Pass/Fail
Tenderers must hold or commit to obtain the following levels of insurance if successful.
Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = £10 Million
Public Liability Insurance = £5 Million
Professional Indemnity Insurance = £2 Million
Product Liability Insurance = £5m
There is a legal requirement for certain employers to hold Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance of £5 Million as a minimum.
Further details about the conditions of participation and the award criteria can be found in the associated tender documents.
- Technical & professional ability
General Data Protection Regulations - Pass/Fail
Modern Slavery - Pass/Fail
Standards
Hold ISO/IEC 2700 or equivalent at the point of contract commencement.
Further details about the conditions of participation and the award criteria can be found in the associated tender documents.
Lot #3Off Street Pedestal EVCP's (7kWh - 22kWh)RenewalPublished value£1,200,000
Off-Street Residential Charging
Dual Socket Pedestal
7kWh - 22kWh
EVCIPI providing Off-street bays in Authority owned car parks.
For further information refer to the Tender documentation.
Tenderers can bid for a minimum of one lot and a maximum of two lots. For the avoidance of doubt, tenderers cannot bid for all three lots.
Tenders for each Lot must be independent of each other, and not reliant on being awarded multiple Lots.
- Economic & financial standing
Economic Financial Standing Information - Pass/Fail
Insurance - Pass/Fail
Tenderers must hold or commit to obtain the following levels of insurance if successful.
Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = £10 Million
Public Liability Insurance = £5 Million
Professional Indemnity Insurance = £2 Million
Product Liability Insurance = £5m
There is a legal requirement for certain employers to hold Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance of £5 Million as a minimum.
Further details about the conditions of participation and the award criteria can be found in the associated tender documents.
- Technical & professional ability
General Data Protection Regulations - Pass/Fail
Modern Slavery - Pass/Fail
Standards
Hold ISO/IEC 2700 or equivalent at the point of contract commencement.
Further details about the conditions of participation and the award criteria can be found in the associated tender documents.
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 (1)
- Quality: Stage 1 Invitation to Tender Q1 Part A Scale of Solution Weighting 20 Q1 Part B Scale of Solution Weighting 5 Tenderers must score a minimum acceptable score of 3. Failure to do so may make your tender non-compliant Q2 Lot 1, Lot 2, Lot 3 Technical Solution Weighting 20 Tenderers must score a minimum acceptable score of 3. Failure to do so may make your tender non-compliant Q3 Delivery and Infrastructure Programme Weighting Pass/Fail Q4 Engagement and Resource Weighting 10 Q5 Operation, Maintenance and Servicing Weighting 15 Q6 Customer Service Strategy Weighting 10 Q7 Business Model Weighting 10 Q8 Social Value Weighting 10 Q9 Accessibility Requirements Weighting Pass/Fail Q10 Cloud Security Principles Weighting Pass/Fail Stage 2 Demonstrations Scenarios - Weightings Pass/Fail Refer to Section E and Section E Appendix A of the tender documents for further information
- Economic & financial standing
Economic Financial Standing Information - Pass/Fail
Insurance - Pass/Fail
Tenderers must hold or commit to obtain the following levels of insurance if successful.
Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = £10 Million
Public Liability Insurance = £5 Million
Professional Indemnity Insurance = £2 Million
Product Liability Insurance = £5m
There is a legal requirement for certain employers to hold Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance of £5 Million as a minimum.
Further details about the conditions of participation and the award criteria can be found in the associated tender documents.
- Technical & professional ability
General Data Protection Regulations - Pass/Fail
Modern Slavery - Pass/Fail
Standards
Hold ISO/IEC 2700 or equivalent at the point of contract commencement.
Further details about the conditions of participation and the award criteria can be found in the associated tender documents.
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
- Closed
- 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 2 Sept 2039
- First published
- 26 Aug 2025, 17:20 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Aug 2025, 14:13 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 22 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
101154- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-051617- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058e07Find a Tender
- How it runs
The Authority is conducting this tender using a Competitive Flexible procedure.
The competitive flexible procedure is split into two (2) stages:
Stage 1 - Invitation to tender (ITT)
Stage 2 - Demonstration
Only Tenderers who meet the minimum requirements for Stage 1 will be invited to Stage 2.
Stage 1 ITT
The first stage is the Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage. The ITT will be issued to the market for prospective tenderers to bid. Following the tender submission deadline, prospective Tenderers who pass all Conditions of Participation included within the PSQ will have their tender submission evaluated by the evaluation panel. All tenderers that meet the minimum acceptable score of 3 for Questions 1 and or 2 and achieve the overall minimum acceptable weighted score for the quality criteria will be invited to participate in Stage 2. The Authority reserves the right to reject any tender submission during Stage 1, that does not meet the minimum acceptable score of 3 for Questions 1 and or 2, and or any tender submission that does not achieve the minimum acceptable weighted quality score.
Stage 2 - Demonstration
The Second Stage is the Demonstration Evaluation Stage. Tenderers will be invited to attend a Demonstration and demonstrate their Management System and Web/App solution against set scenarios that have been issued during Stage 1 of the tender. The Evaluation Team will evaluate each scenario. Each scenario is indicated as pass/fail, the response must score a Pass. The Authority will deem any demonstration which scores even just one Fail as non-compliant and reject the tenderer from the process.
Following the end of the Demonstration Evaluation the Preferred Tenderer for each Lot will be identified. The Preferred Tenderer will be the tenderer who ranked 1st following the completion of Stage 1 and scored a Pass for all the demonstration scenarios at Stage 2 for each Lot.
Further details about Stage 1 and Stage 2 can be found in the associated tender documents - ITT Section E - Stage 1 and 2 Tender Evaluation Plan NEL LEVI Final.
- Risks
Local Government Re-organisation
1.1 In December 2024 the Government issued a White Paper on Local Government Re-Organisation entitled the "English Devolution White Paper".
1.2 In March 2025 Greater Lincolnshire submitted their suggested re-organisation plan to the Government and are awaiting a response.
1.3 Final proposals will be submitted in November 2025 and implementation of the changes is expected by Government to be by 2028 at the earliest.
1.4 Whilst the expected impact of most changes to Local Government will be settled at Government Level (Change in Law) please be aware that it may be government policy or expedient that any affected party will be recommended to agree bi-lateral or multi-lateral changes to their existing contractual arrangements.
1.5 There is a possibility that due to local government reorganisation this contract will need to be novated to another public body carrying out the same functions as the Client's.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 Nov 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Nov 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
26 Aug 2025 → 23 Feb 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published26 Aug 2025, 17:20 BST
- Tender notice published27 Aug 2025, 14:13 BST
- Next notice expected1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by345 days ago18 Nov 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Submission deadline338 days ago25 Nov 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by279 days ago22 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts248 days ago23 Feb 2026
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Aug 2025- Pipeline notice published26 Aug 2025, 17:20 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published27 Aug 2025, 14:13 BSTUK4
- Published value updated27 Aug 2025, 14:13 BST
- Status changed to active27 Aug 2025, 14:13 BST
- Procurement method changed27 Aug 2025, 14:13 BST
- Deadline published: 25 Nov 2025, 13:00 GMT27 Aug 2025, 14:13 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender