Published date: 4 September 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: 13 November 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Chargers - 31158000

  • Electrical equipment and apparatus - 31600000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£284,008,144

Procurement reference

WAFC001-DN789484-59857832

Published date

4 September 2025

Closing date

13 November 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

21 January 2026

Contract end date

30 December 2040

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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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,
Tenderers may tender for one or both Lots but may only be awarded a single Lot..

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 https://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.

How to apply

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

About the buyer

Contact name

Mandy Atkinson

Address

South Lakeland House
Lowther Street
Kendal
LA9 4DQ
England

Email

Procurement.Capital.WAF@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk

Website

https://www.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/