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Published 4 Sept 2025, 15:43 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of LEVI Public Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure

Official notice

Authority: Westmorland and Furness Council (Local council)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdConcessionSME suitable
Concession value (operator's revenue)£284,008,144total for 2 lots · operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 13 Nov 2025
Lots 2see the lot list below
Contract term 14 yrs 11 moends 30 Dec 2040 · starts 21 Jan 2026

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Authority is procuring two Concessionaires to utilise a total of £3.705m in Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure ("LEVI") grant funding to deliver in excess of 900 electric vehicle chargepoints on-street and in car parks. The Authority plans to appoint a single Concessionaire to each of the following lots:

Lot 1: On-street chargepoint infrastructure; and

Lot 2: Car park and cluster member chargepoint infrastructure.

CPV: Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£284,008,144 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1On Street Chargepoint InfrastructureAwarded 14 yrs 11 moSMEPublished value£121,706,080

The source published no individual description for this lot.

Contract period: 21 Jan 2026 – 30 Dec 2040 (14 yrs 11 mo)Value: £121,706,080 exc. VAT · £121,706,080 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible
Lot #2Car Park and Cluster Member Chargepoint InfrastructureAwarded 14 yrs 11 moSMEPublished value£162,302,064

The source published no individual description for this lot.

Contract period: 21 Jan 2026 – 30 Dec 2040 (14 yrs 11 mo)Value: £162,302,064 exc. VAT · £162,302,064 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 75%Price: 25%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Qualitative: 75%
  • Commercial: 25%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Qualitative
  • Commercial
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
Cancelled
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
4 Sept 2025, 15:43 BST
Last source update
21 Oct 2026, 16:15 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 12 Dec 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-054019
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment
Delivery area
North West (UKD12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05945c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
13 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

The tender is advertised via The Chest, if you are not already registered on the portal the help you need to get started can be found here www.the-chest.org.uk ↗. All details are in the documents within the tender and available via the above portal. Should you have any further questions please direct them via the messaging system on The Chest.

Timeline

4 Sept 2025 → 21 Oct 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    4 Sept 2025, 15:43 BST
  2. Submission deadline346 days ago
    13 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Award decision expected by317 days ago
    12 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract starts278 days ago
    21 Jan 2026
  5. Assessment summaries sent76 days ago
    11 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
  6. Latest notice published4 days ago
    21 Oct 2026, 16:15 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Sept 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    4 Sept 2025, 15:43 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    11 Aug 2026, 15:03 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    11 Aug 2026, 15:03 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    31 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Procurement termination notice published
    21 Oct 2026, 16:15 BST
    UK12

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £3,705,0002 awards inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · On Street Chargepoint Infrastructure1 award
Liberty Charge Limited1 Sept 2026 – 1 Sept 2041£2,500,000 inc. VAT18 Jun 2026Awarded
Lot 2 · Car Park and Cluster Member Chargepoint Infrastructure1 award
Connected Kerb Limited1 Sept 2026 – 1 Sept 2041£1,205,000 inc. VAT29 Jun 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 2 · Connected Kerb Limited

    Signed
    date not published
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 30 Dec 2040
    Status
    cancelled
  • Contract contract-2

    Signed
    date not published
    Value
    —

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · On Street Chargepoint Infrastructure2final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one20—
2 · Car Park and Cluster Member Chargepoint Infrastructure2final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one20—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Westmorland and Furness Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYYD-1758-YNVR South Lakeland House, Kendal, North West, LA9 4DQContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • Believ LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 12231122GB-PPON: PGPT-9223-QVHM 3 Valentine Place, London, London, SE1 8QHContact email
  • CONNECTED KERB LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 11062616GB-PPON: PGMG-5396-MGHV Third Floor , Cargo Works, 1-2 Hatfields, London, London, SE1 9PGContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender