LEVI Public Electric Vehicle Charge Points & Associated Infrastructure
Estimated value
£7.0m
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
2
Published
04 Dec 2025
Description
The Authority is inviting tenders for the supply, installation, and maintenance of EV charge points across the region, funded through the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) project. The Authority has been awarded and received £3.465 Million by the UK Government to support the implementation of this Contract. This initiative aims to expand public EV charging access, support the transition to sustainable transport and provide equitable distribution of charge points across urban, rural, and underserved areas. The procurement has been structured into two lots, reflecting the differing requirements of on-street residential charging and charging infrastructure in Council owned car parks and community assets. • Lot 1 - On street Charging • Lot 2 - Car parks (Including commercial) & Community Assets
Scope
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-051e28
- Total value
- £7,000,000 excluding VAT£8,400,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 03 May 2026 to 03 May 2041
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 3115800031681500340000004531000065300000
- Contract locations
- North West England, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | — | quality | 60.00% |
| Social Value | — | quality | 10.00% |
| Commercial | — | cost | 30.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 04 Dec 2025, 11:59 pm
- Submission deadline
- 21 Jan 2026, 12:00 pm
- Submission address
- The documents are available via The Chest - https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ For support using the chest please contact Proactis, using the supplier support area. For clarifications, please ensure all correspondence is via The Chest using the message area. Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should go to www.the-chest.org.uk and click on current opportunities from the navigation area on the left of the screen. On the next screen enter the contract Reference (DN795746) in the box labelled 'contains' then click search. Click on the Blue link for the contract title to view the opportunity. To express an interest you will need to login. If you are not already registered on the www.the-chest.org.uk you will need to return to the home page and click on Register. Register FREE link in the navigation area on the left of the screen. Registration is free of charge and your username and password will be emailed to you. Cumberland Council are fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Cumberland Council welcome an expressions of interest from ethnic minority, disabled and other diverse business communities and the voluntary sector. Economic operators are therefore required to fully comply with all statutory obligations/applicable legislation and there will be a requirement to participate in the Authority's supplier audits on all aspects of diversity. The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right: (i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers. The contracting authority reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the agreement.
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Lots · 2 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | On-Street Charging | £4.5m | active |
| 2 | Car Parks & Community Assets | £2.5m | active |