Official UK procurement notice
OXLEVI – EV Charging Infrastructure
Authority: West Oxfordshire District Council (Local council)·Consortium: 6 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe resulting contract is part of the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) scheme project led by a joint procurement process led by Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) on behalf of Oxfordshire County Council, Oxford City Council (OxCity), Cherwell District Council (CDC), West Oxfordshire District Council (WODC), South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) and Vale of White Horse District Council (VOWH).
The tender process was led by Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) for a concession contract for a Charge-Point Operator to install and operate EV changing hubs in sites within Cherwell District Council.
CPV: Installation services (except software) · Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · win at most 1 of themLot #1Highways/roadside charging zones and on-street car parksAwarded
Tender process led by Oxfordshire County Council. Resulting contract is from Lot 2, relating to installation of EV chargers in off-street locations.
Lot #2City and District Council controlled car parks
City and District Council controlled car parks (Pay and Display car parks, amenity car parks such as leisure centres, community centres, parks etc); Other Council controlled off-street parking estate in residential areas such as Housing Residential Areas (HRA). Subject to the requirements and instruction of the Lot 2 Contracting Authority, potentially third-party sites that enter into a Cluster Member Agreement with the Concessionaire and the Authority in later years/future deployment rounds.
This contract will benefit from up to £1,000,000 of LEVI grant funding (indicative) which will be paid to the Concessionaire directly from Oxfordshire Council as the holder of the LEVI funding.
The absolute minimum number of lower power chargers to be installed in each area under the Lot 2 contract are as follows:
- A minimum of 80 Sockets across Oxford City Council owned/managed car parks within Oxford City
- A minimum of 134 Sockets across Cherwell District Council owned/managed car parks within Cherwell
- A minimum of 108 Sockets across West Oxfordshire District Council owned/managed car parks within West Oxfordshire
- A minimum of 58 Sockets across South Oxfordshire District Council owned/managed car parks within South Oxfordshire
- A minimum of 58 Sockets across Vale of White Horse District Council owned/managed car parks within Vale of White Horse
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 (1)
- Quality / Weighting: 100: 100%
Published award criteria (3)
- Cost / Weighting: 0: 0
- Quality / Weighting: 100: 100
- Price: 0
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 18 Feb 2025, 14:35 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 Apr 2026, 16:18 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 16 Apr 2025 – …
- Authority reference
DN811906- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-030537- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e357Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 16 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
16 Apr 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline16 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened16 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published205 days ago1 Apr 2026, 16:18 BST
Notice history
6 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Sept 2025- Status changed to complete9 Sept 2025, 09:18 BST
- Buyer details updated1 Apr 2026, 13:10 BST
- Buyer details updated1 Apr 2026, 14:19 BST
- Buyer details updated1 Apr 2026, 14:55 BST
- Buyer details updated1 Apr 2026, 15:32 BST
- Buyer details updated1 Apr 2026, 16:18 BST
Routine re-releases (7)
- 2026-04: 2 releases · 1 Apr 2026, 1 Apr 2026
- 2025-09: 1 release · 9 Sept 2025
- 2025-02: 1 release · 18 Feb 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Highways/roadside charging zones and on-street car parks6 awards | |||
| EZ Charge Limited | £22,415,845 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| EZ Charge LimitedOxfordshire Local EV Infrastructure | £16,603,269 † | — | Awarded |
| EZ Charge Limited | £15,943,357 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| EZ Charge Limited | £8,981,947 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| EZ Charge Limited | £14,226,967 † | — | Awarded |
| Connected Kerb Limited | £95,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 030436-2026-OXLEVI – Lot 2-1 · EZ Charge Limited
- Signed
- 27 Feb 2026
- Value
- £15,943,357
- Status
- active
Contract 030480-2026-OXLEVI – Lot 2-1 · EZ Charge Limited
- Signed
- 27 Feb 2026
- Value
- £8,981,947
- Status
- active
Contract 030537-2026-OXLEVI – Lot 2-1 · EZ Charge Limited
- Signed
- 27 Feb 2026
- Value
- £14,226,967
- Status
- active
Contract 030353-2026-OXLEVI – Lot 2-1 · EZ Charge Limited
- Signed
- 26 Feb 2026
- Value
- £22,415,845
- Status
- active
Contract 054858-2025-OXLEVI - Lot 1-1 · Connected Kerb Limited
- Signed
- 8 Sept 2025
- Value
- £95,000,000
- Status
- active
Oxfordshire Local EV Infrastructure · EZ Charge Limited
- Signed
- 5 Aug 2025
- Value
- £16,603,269
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Highways/roadside charging zones and on-street car parks | 7bids · 0 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
6 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Cherwell District CouncilContracting authorityRegional or local authorityGeneral public services
- Oxford City CouncilContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyRegional or local authorityGeneral public services
- Oxfordshire County CouncilContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyRegional or local authorityGeneral public services
- South Oxfordshire District CouncilContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyRegional or local authorityGeneral public services
- Vale of White Horse District CouncilContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyRegional or local authorityGeneral public services
Bidders & participating suppliers
4 commercial parties on the notice- Connected Kerb LtdAwarded supplier
- EZ Charge LimitedAwarded supplier
- EZ Charge LimitedAwarded supplier
- EZ Charge LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.