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Published 30 Jan 2025, 16:25 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Procurement for the provision, maintenance and operation of on-street Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Infrastructure

Official notice

Authority: Reading Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Installation services (except software) (51)Public utilities (65) Delivery: South East (UKJ11)
Published estimate£190,000,000exc. VAT6.6% above published estimate
Submissions closed 17 Mar 2025
Awarded to Char.gy Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The contract is for the installation of a minimum of 1,500 standard speed on-street EV chargers that utilise the existing on-street lamp column network for power where possible.

  • Recurrence: Re-tender likely at the end of the contract - anticipated to be early 2039.

CPV: Electricity distribution · For electrical equipment · Installation services of electricity distribution and control equipment · Operation of electrical installations

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1As stated in the procurement / tender documentsAwardedPublished value£190,000,000
Delivery: South East
65310000 Electricity distribution65320000 Operation of electrical installations

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0023 Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/23/EU)
Procurement category
Services
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
Yes · Re-tender likely at the end of the contract - anticipated to be early 2039.
First published
30 Jan 2025, 16:25 GMT
Last source update
1 Jun 2026, 12:45 BST
Authority reference
RBC 00002167
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-051360
Classification (CPV)
Electricity distributionFor electrical equipmentInstallation services of electricity distribution and control equipmentOperation of electrical installations
Delivery area
South East (UKJ11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d782 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
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Submission deadline
17 Mar 2025, 16:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/readingbc/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

17 Mar 2025 → 1 Jun 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 Mar 2025, 16:00 GMT
  2. Notice published144 days ago
    1 Jun 2026, 12:45 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Mar 2025
  1. Deadline moved to 17 Mar 2025, 16:00 GMT
    4 Mar 2025, 17:09 GMT
    +14 days · was 3 Mar 2025, 16:00 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    1 Jun 2026, 12:45 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    1 Jun 2026, 12:45 BST
  4. Buyer details updated
    1 Jun 2026, 12:45 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextDescription of the procurement · II.2.4Reading Borough Council (RBC) is inviting tenders from suitably qualified operators for the provision of a network of EV charging infrastructure. It is envisaged that this network will primarily consist of at least 1,500 standard speed on-street EV chargers that utilise the existing on-street lamp column network for power where possible. Where this network is inadequate, unsuited to the requiremen…Reading Borough Council (RBC) is inviting tenders from suitably qualified operators for the provision of a network of EV charging infrastructure. It is envisaged that this network will primarily consist of at least 1,500 standard speed on-street EV chargers that utilise the existing on-street lamp column network for power where possible. Where this network is inadequate, unsuited to the requiremen…
—DeadlineTime limit for submission of applications or receipt of tenders · IV.2.23 Mar 202517 Mar 2025+14 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £202,563,5411 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Jan 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Char.gy Limited£202,563,541 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 051360-2026-1 · Char.gy Limited

    Signed
    6 Jan 2026
    Value
    £202,563,541
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
As stated in the procurement / tender documents5bids———
Whole notice———£101,765,563 – £305,429,749

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Reading Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Offices, READING, South East, RG1 2LUContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London
  • The Cabinet OfficeReview contact point London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria