Published date: 9 October 2025

Last edited date: 9 October 2025

Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.


Closing: 9 January 2026, 11:59pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Chargers - 31158000

  • Electricity supplies - 31682000

  • Construction work - 45000000

    • Installation services (except software) - 51000000

    • Public utilities - 65000000

    • Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 71000000

Location of contract

SG17 5TQ

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

IT-33-4733-CBC-1850-T-SK

Published date

9 October 2025

Closing date

9 January 2026

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

1 July 2026

Contract end date

1 July 2041

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

LEVI Tender 2

Central Bedfordshire Council have been allocated £1,413,000 through the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) fund, which aims to increase the number of on-street low-powered charging points in residential areas and accelerate the commercialisation of this market.

The Council requires Service Providers for two concession contracts for the supply, installation, operation, management, and maintenance of a network of public electric vehicle charge points and associated services, at locations across Central Bedfordshire.

Appointment to these contracts will be done via two separate procurement exercises, split by technology type - LEVI Tender 1 and LEVI Tender 2. Service Providers can bid for any of the two opportunities but cannot win both.

LEVI Tender 1 involves the provision of residential charge points both on-street and in hubs (car parks and parking areas) at speeds of 7-22kW. The requirements for this are to deliver a minimum of 500 charge points on-street (Group A locations) and 200 in hub locations (Group B locations). This project will be supplier-funded but supported by £1,298,000 of the Council's LEVI grant funding allocation.

LEVI Tender 2 involves the provision of residential charge points specifically within on-street lampposts at speeds of up to 5kW. The requirements for this are to deliver a minimum of 800 charge points on-street (Group A locations). This project will be supplier-funded but supported by £100,000 of the Council's LEVI grant funding allocation.

The contract term for both contracts is 15 years, with the option to extend by 12 months for administrative purposes.

Both opportunities seek to appoint Service Providers who can deliver an end-to-end turnkey solution and demonstrate a commitment to maximising the use of the LEVI funding, whilst also investing in Central Bedfordshire. These partnerships will deliver the objectives of the Central Bedfordshire Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy and meet targets for charge point deployment. Charging infrastructure will be lower-powered and close to residential areas, spread across all settlements in Central Bedfordshire where we have identified need for access to public charging, both now and in the years ahead.

Full details can be found in the suite of tender documents, including access to our detailed analysis and evidence base.

More information

Links

Additional text

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Contact name

Shawez Khwaja

Address

Priory House
Chicksands
Bedfordshire
SG17 5TQ
United Kingdom

Telephone

0300 300 8000

Email

Shawez.khwaja@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk