WESTCharge - Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure

What the buyer is asking for

The 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. https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/7a90b4d1-be8d-40b4-81c3-1b2a1ec91f42@3ec9c1c8-e402-4968-8ff4-a10deb5e0493

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 75%qualityTechnical incl. Social Value & Sustainability
• 25%priceCommercial (and Legal)

How contested is this?

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Clarification questions by101 days ago

   12 Jun 2026, 16:30 BST
2. Tender notice published98 days ago

   16 Jun 2026, 12:06 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 189 days

   30 Mar 2027, 12:00 BST
4. Award decision expected byin 231 days

   10 May 2027, 23:59 BST

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice12 Jun 2026, 16:14 BST055870-2026
2. Tender updated16 Jun 2026, 12:06 BST056588-2026

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender