Official UK procurement notice
On Street EV Rapid Chargers
Authority: Westminster City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWCC are looking to procure concessions contracts for the installation of 30 new Electric Vehicle (EV) DC Rapid Charge Points on the public highway in Westminster where WCC will be responsible for enabling all sites.
We propose to award contracts to the two highest scoring bidders on a 18:12 split of the sites and this will include 5 higher powered 100kw units (the rest being rated at 50kW) being installed for the first time on the Westminster public highway.
There is at present an excellent provision of slow (lamp column powered) and fast (7-22kW standalone units) in Westminster and the aim of this procurement is to support these with a significant uplift in our rapid charger network.
There is a shortfall of Rapid EV chargers across Westminster, and we have a commitment to provide a mixture of charging types to help the different EV users, at a reasonable cost. This supports not only Westminster’s climate goals and clean air ambitions but also London’s as a whole, with the shared targets for reaching net zero carbon by 2030.
The contracts will provide for the installation, operation and management of DC Rapid Chargers in on-street locations and the programme will effectively double the council’s Rapid Charger portfolio from 32 to 62 units.
The scope is for the installation, operation and management of a rapid charger service to allow customers to purchase electricity for their vehicles through networks. The supplier is required to:
- Ensure the continuous supply of electricity to the charge points via the purchase of this on the
wholesale market.
- Maximise the availability of the charge points to provide an all year-round service at every charge point.
- Carry out regular cyclical maintenance and address any faulty or damaged infrastructure in line with the requirements of the specification.
- Ensure customers can use each charge point via a range of payment options with the offer of ‘menu pricing’ for some customer groups (residents, taxis, business fleets etc).
- Provide a customer interface, including a mobile app through which they can make payment for their charge, and full back-office support, including the provision of an all year-round customer support helpline through which any issues or faults can be reported.
CPV: Chargers · Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£27,500,000
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)
- Technical (Quality): 50%
- Commercial (Price): 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical (Quality)
- Commercial (Price)
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open 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 Mar 2025, 16:14 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Feb 2026, 16:47 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
PRJ_30410 On Street EV Rapid Chargers- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-058945- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e912Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 8 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
3 Mar 2025 → 20 Feb 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published3 Mar 2025, 16:14 GMT
- Market engagement18 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT
Westminster City Council is looking to deliver up to 30 (Thirty) DC EV Rapid Charge Points within the borough with the award of a concessionary contract.
These sites will consist entirely of on-street locations and our plan is to procure a contract that will deliver at least twenty-five 50kW output chargers with the potential, if site conditions allow, for up to 5 higher powered 100-150kW units.
The Council will undertake a programme where the Rapid Charger sites which have been enabled by the Council’s own highways service provider, including the dedicated charging bays and signs.
A Request For Information (RFI) is available to complete for interested organisations. To take part in the market engagement exercise, interested organisations should complete the RFI document which is available on the councils e-procurement tool ("Jaggaer"), reference SQ_30079 - On Street EV Rapid Chargers (Request For Information), and the link to Jaggaer can be found here: wcc.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/esop/ogc-host/public… ↗. Please copy and paste onto your browser.
Further information can be found on the councils website here: www.westminster.gov.uk/about-council/procur… ↗.
This questionnaire will not form part of the formal procurement process.
All responses are to be submitted via Jaggaer (online procurement portal ref: SQ_30079 - On Street EV Rapid Chargers (Request For Information) no later than Midday (12:00 hrs (GMT)) on Tuesday 18th March 2025. The deadline for submitting clarification questions will be 12:00hrs Thursday 13th March 2025.
Our expectation is that a procurement will follow on conclusion of the market engagement exercise.
It is to be noted that a UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice relating to the above has also been issued.
- Next notice expected1 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published399 days ago23 Sept 2025, 14:52 BST
- Clarification questions by384 days ago8 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline369 days ago23 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by316 days ago15 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts268 days ago2 Feb 2026
- Assessment summaries sent259 days ago11 Feb 2026
- Latest notice published258 days ago11 Feb 2026, 16:47 GMT
- Standstill ends249 days ago20 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Mar 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published3 Mar 2025, 16:14 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published23 Sept 2025, 14:52 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £27,500,00023 Sept 2025, 14:52 BSTwas £16,000,000
- Status changed to active23 Sept 2025, 14:52 BST
- Procurement method changed23 Sept 2025, 14:52 BST
- Deadline published: 23 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST23 Sept 2025, 14:52 BST
- Contract award notice published11 Feb 2026, 16:47 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Feb 2026, 16:47 GMT
- Contract signature expected2 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Charge Limited, TOTALENERGIES CHARGING SOLUTIONS UKjoint award2 Mar 2026 – 1 Mar 2031 · up to 1 Mar 2036Extensions: Extension subject to Council's discretion | £26,700,000 inc. VAT | 9 Feb 2026standstill to 20 Feb 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- did not winSolnet Consultants Limited · East of England
- did not winWenea Services UK LimitedSME · Greater London
- wonTotalEnergies Charging Solutions UK Limited · Greater London
- wonBeliev Limited · 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
4 commercial parties on the notice · 2 awarded- Believ LimitedAwarded supplier
- Solnet Consultants LimitedBidder / tenderer
- TotalEnergies Charging Solutions UK LimitedAwarded supplier
- Wenea Services UK LimitedBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender