Official UK procurement notice
WESTCharge - Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
Authority: West of England Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe West of England Combined Authority (the"Authority") has obtained Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure ("LEVI") grant funding from the Department for Transport Office for Zero Emission Vehicles ("OZEV") which supports local authorities in England to plan and deliver charging infrastructure for residents without off-street parking.
The LEVI fund has two main objectives:
(1) to deliver a step-change in the deployment of local, primarily low power, on-street charging infrastructure across England; and
(2) accelerate the commercialisation of, and investment in, the local charging infrastructure sector.
As such, the Authority is seeking to procure the Services on behalf of the unitary authorities North Somerset Council ("NSC") and Bath and North East Somerset Council ("B&NES") (the "UAs") across the UAs' geographic areas . The Services will include (but are not limited to) provision of hardware equipment and installation, software, and associated services, to support the implementation of a regional network providing equity of provision, mainly to residents, while also supporting business and visitors (as further detailed in the Specification).
The Authority is seeking proposals from suppliers for the supply, delivery, connection, commissioning, operating and maintenance of EV Charging Infrastructure , as further described in the Specification .
The Concessionaire is required to be able to provide end-to-end services including, but not limited to, design, planning, pre-installation and civil engineering works, the provision of hardware, software, energy supply, customer payments and interfaces and all associated maintenance activity, improving assets with technology and regulatory advancements. The Concessionaire must be capable of delivery of all elements and have fully controlled contract management of its supply chain.
The Contract will be between the Concessionaire and the Authority procuring the Services on behalf of the UAs but whereby the UAs are able to receive the benefit of the Services of the Concessionaire.
Tender Launch Conference Details:
Please use this link to register your attendance and receive a link to the Tender Conference. The date of the Tender Conference will be held Wednesday 24 June 2026.
- How the procedure runs: Stage1: Invitation to Participate The Authority will also undertake a review of the completed PSQ with reference to any information held on the Central Digital Platform. Responses to any conditions of participation will be assessed in accordance with the selection process and any selection criteria as set out in the Tender Notice, PSQ and the PSQ Assessment Criteria and Methodology document (Attachment 2B). The assessment of these responses will identify up to five (5) Tenderers to be invited to participate in Stage 2. Stage 2: 2a - Initial Tenders Once the assessment of Initial Tenders has concluded, Tenderers will be notified in writing whether they have successfully been invited to Stage 2b. The Authority intends to shortlist a maximum of three (3) Tenderers to participate in the dialogue/negotiation stage. Any Tenderers not invited to participate in Stage 2b will be provided with reasons in writing to explain why they have not been successful. Stage 2: 2b - Dialogue / Negotiation Stage 3: Final Invitation to Tender Please refer to details held in 01 WESTCHARGE EV ITT MAIN PART 1
- No preliminary market engagement: Waiting on link
CPV: Electric vehicles · Electrical equipment for engines and vehicles · Electrical installation work · Installation services of electrical equipment · Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment · Road equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£167,500,000
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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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical incl. Social Value & Sustainability: 75%
- Commercial (and Legal): 25%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical incl. Social Value & Sustainability
- Commercial (and Legal)
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- 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.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How West of England Combined Authority buys Electrical installation work (CPV 4531), and who usually turns up
West of England Combined Authority’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Electrical installation work (CPV 4531) →
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
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A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in South West England.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 19 days of the bid deadline.
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How many bids did past lots attract?
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Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid22%
2–344%
4–611%
7+22%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
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Below estimate20% / 50%
Within ±2%60% / 13%
Above estimate20% / 38%
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Lot #1CPV 4531Published estimate£168m
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1 bid11%
2–323%
4–640%
7+26%
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Where the award price may land.
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Based on 10 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
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Middle 50%£168m
Estimate£168m
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No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £719m13 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 1 live · £4.0bn iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=5 | |
| £660m12 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 6 live · £51m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=6 | |
| £266m13 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 1 live · £300k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=7 | |
| £30m4 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | None on file | at estimate n=2 | |
| £31m1 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | None on file | 3% below n=1 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- 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
- 12 Jun 2026, 16:14 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Jun 2026, 12:06 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 May 2027
- Authority reference
UPN-00161- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-055870- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b465Find a Tender
- How it runs
Stage1: Invitation to Participate
The Authority will also undertake a review of the completed PSQ with reference to any information held on the Central Digital Platform. Responses to any conditions of participation will be assessed in accordance with the selection process and any selection criteria as set out in the Tender Notice, PSQ and the PSQ Assessment Criteria and Methodology document (Attachment 2B). The assessment of these responses will identify up to five (5) Tenderers to be invited to participate in Stage 2.
Stage 2: 2a - Initial Tenders
Once the assessment of Initial Tenders has concluded, Tenderers will be notified in writing whether they have successfully been invited to Stage 2b. The Authority intends to shortlist a maximum of three (3) Tenderers to participate in the dialogue/negotiation stage. Any Tenderers not invited to participate in Stage 2b will be provided with reasons in writing to explain why they have not been successful.
Stage 2: 2b - Dialogue / Negotiation
Stage 3: Final Invitation to Tender
Please refer to details held in 01 WESTCHARGE EV ITT MAIN PART 1
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via Atamis Health Family Portal- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 30 Mar 2027, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Jun 2026, 16:30 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All submissions to be received via Atamis, please register using the following link:
weca-atamis.my.site.com/ProSpend__eSourcing_… ↗
Stage1: Invitation to Participate
The Authority will also undertake a review of the completed PSQ with reference to any information held on the Central Digital Platform. Responses to any conditions of participation will be assessed in accordance with the selection process and any selection criteria as set out in the Tender Notice, PSQ and the PSQ Assessment Criteria and Methodology document (Attachment 2B). The assessment of these responses will identify up to five (5) Tenderers to be invited to participate in Stage 2.
Stage 2: 2a - Initial Tenders
Once the assessment of Initial Tenders has concluded, Tenderers will be notified in writing whether they have successfully been invited to Stage 2b. The Authority intends to shortlist a maximum of three (3) Tenderers to participate in the dialogue/negotiation stage. Any Tenderers not invited to participate in Stage 2b will be provided with reasons in writing to explain why they have not been successful.
Stage 2: 2b - Dialogue / Negotiation
Stage 3: Final Invitation to Tender
Please refer to details held in 01 WESTCHARGE EV ITT MAIN PART 1
Timeline
12 Jun 2026 → 12 Jul 2027 · 6 dates- Tender notice published131 days ago12 Jun 2026, 16:14 BST
- Clarification questions by131 days ago12 Jun 2026, 16:30 BST
- Latest notice published127 days ago16 Jun 2026, 12:06 BST
- Today21 Oct 2026
- Submission deadlinein 160 days30 Mar 2027, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected byin 202 days10 May 2027, 23:59 BST
- Contract startsin 264 days12 Jul 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Jun 2026- Tender notice published12 Jun 2026, 16:14 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published16 Jun 2026, 12:06 BSTUK4
Published amendments (1)
Amendment to Tender Conference Link
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender