Official UK procurement notice
LEVI -The Supply of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure and Associated Services
Authority: Nottinghamshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 4 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Second Midlands Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Consortium (SMeviC) in collaboration with Midlands Connect invite tenders to deliver this project.
SMeviC have been allocated LEVI Capital Funding for the procurement of end-to-end EVI solutions across its geographic region. This open procurement has been separated into two Lots, each with their own concession contract:
Lot 1 - standard and/or fast chargepoints sockets, with minimum socket output of 7kW, up to 22kW.
Lot 2 - rapid (50 kW+ DC) chargepoint sockets.
This invitation is to appoint a single Concessionaire (or Partnership of Concessionaires) per Lot to support the delivery of this project for the works of:
Chargepoint site assessments and design, Supply, delivery, installation, and commissioning, Grid connection and supply, Maintenance and repair (underground and overground assets), Ongoing operation, including customer service/support and the supply of a Chargepoint management system.
CPV: Electric vehicles · Electrical installation work
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£900,000,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 1 and win at most 1 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1standard and/or fast chargepoints sockets, with minimum socket output of 7kW, up to 22kWRenewalPublished value£550,000,000
To appoint a single Concessionaire (or Partnership of Concessionaires) to support the delivery of this project for the works of:
Chargepoint site assessments and design.
Chargepoint supply, delivery, installation, and commissioning.
Chargepoint grid connection and supply.
Chargepoint maintenance and repair (underground and overground assets)
Chargepoints' ongoing operation, including customer service/support.
Chargepoint management system.
Delivery of a minimum 5724 sockets
Lot #2Rapid (50 kW+ DC) chargepoint socketsRenewalPublished value£350,000,000
Aim to appoint a single Concessionaire (or Partnership of Concessionaires) to support the delivery of this project for the works of:
Chargepoint site assessments and design.
Chargepoint supply, delivery, installation, and commissioning.
Chargepoint grid connection and supply.
Chargepoint maintenance and repair (underground and overground assets).
Chargepoints' ongoing operation, including customer service/support.
Chargepoint management system.
For 205 sockets
What it takes to wini
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).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
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)
- Quality Questions: 80%
- Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Questions
- Price
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 3 Feb 2026, 10:04 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 May 2026, 14:42 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 4 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
DN815249- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-045398- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-061505Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
3 Feb 2026 → 2 Nov 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published268 days ago3 Feb 2026, 10:04 GMT
- Market engagement254 days ago16 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
The engagement is a questionnaire that requires completing and submitting by 16/02/26 which can be found at:
- Next notice expected180 days ago1 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published163 days ago18 May 2026, 14:42 BST
- Clarification questions by114 days ago6 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline107 days ago13 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by54 days ago4 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 3 days2 Nov 2026
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Feb 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published3 Feb 2026, 10:04 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published6 Feb 2026, 16:33 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published18 May 2026, 14:42 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £720,000,00018 May 2026, 14:42 BST
- Status changed to active18 May 2026, 14:42 BST
- Procurement method changed18 May 2026, 14:42 BST
- Deadline published: 13 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST18 May 2026, 14:42 BST
Published amendments (1)
link to the procurement portal added
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
4 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Derby City CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Derbyshire County CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Nottingham City CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender