WESTCharge - Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure

Authority: West of England Combined Authority (Local council)·On behalf of: South Gloucestershire Council

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdConcession

Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31)Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: South West (UKK1)

Concession value (operator's revenue)£240,000,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget

Tender notice expected 28 Jul 2025from the planned procurement notice

Contract term 15 yrsends 30 Mar 2041 · up to 31 Mar 2042 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement of Charge Point Operator (CPO) to install, maintain and operate on-street electric vehicle charging infrastructure in targeted areas across region to increase uptake of electric vehicle users.

CPV: Electric vehicles · Electrical equipment for engines and vehicles · Maintenance and repair services related to specific parts of vehicles · Road equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1PlannedRenewal 15 yrs

Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 30 Mar 2041 (15 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2042 with extensions

Delivery: South West

Extensions: Extension options published

31610000 Electrical equipment for engines and vehicles 34144900 Electric vehicles 34920000 Road equipment 50116000 Maintenance and repair services related to specific parts of vehicles

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: Past planning notice
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: 21 May 2025, 12:10 BST
Last source update: 21 May 2025, 12:10 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-023784
Latest notice: Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV): Electric vehiclesElectrical equipment for engines and vehiclesMaintenance and repair services related to specific parts of vehiclesRoad equipment
Delivery area: South West (UKK1)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-051a64 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

21 May 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 3 dates

Planning notice published
21 May 2025, 12:10 BST
Tender notice expected
28 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts210 days ago
1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Pipeline notice published
21 May 2025, 12:10 BST
UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

4 public bodies on the notice

West of England Combined Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGWR-9284-XMRY 70 Redcliffe Street, Redcliffe, Bristol, South West, BS16LSContact email

Other public bodies

Bath & North East Somerset CouncilProcuring entityAssessing tendersGB-PPON: PLVH-3287-JWJV Bath, South WestContact email
North Somerset CouncilProcuring entityAssessing tendersGB-PPON: PVVX-9588-WCMV Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, South WestContact email
South Gloucestershire CouncilProcuring entityAssessing tendersGB-PPON: PCMC-1241-BLJQ Bristol, South WestContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender21 May 2025, 12:10 BST