LCRCA Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Project
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£443.1m
Suppliers
1
Lots
1
Published
16 Jul 2026
Description
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) is procuring a Concession Contract for the provision of Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) to help deliver local, on-street Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. The project intends to aid the region's transition to EVs and shift away from traditional petrol / diesel powered cars It is aimed at supporting residents without off-street parking by reducing the barriers of entry for EV take up. Under the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) funding in conjunction with the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles, (OZEV), and Department for Transport (DfT), LCRCA has been allocated LEVI capital funding of £9,600,000 to rollout infrastructure in all 6 Liverpool City Region Local Authorities (Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens, Wirral). The form of contract has been developed in alignment with the LEVI funding Heads of Terms. The appointed supplier will look to maximise the use of LEVI funding in conjunction with investing its own resources, to deliver an ambitious project with a full solution offering end to end services. For the purposes of this procurement, the value of this concession contract has been estimated as having a turnover of £443,113,725. This value as been estimated based on a target of 9,591 Electric Vehicle Chare Points being delivered within the first four years of contract commencement. Please note, the contract value is an estimation and is no guarantee of revenue levels. Suppliers should be aware the contract value will potentially be impacted over time by several external factors outside of LCRCA's control which may further increase or decrease the contract value over its 15-year period. Any changes required to the contract, including value, will be managed via a contract change/modification process and supported by the appropriate statutory notices.
Scope
- Reference
- DN765317
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 12 Jul 2026 to 12 Jul 2041
- CPV classifications
- 311580005110000065320000
- Contract locations
- North West England, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | The Qualitative Evaluation is as fully detailed in the 'LEVI-ID-03 - Qualitative Evaluation - T1' document. Please note that this has been provided for visibility during PSQ stage, and only those suppliers that successfully pass the PSQ stage will be invited to complete this document for the initial ITT stage. | quality | 65.00% |
| Commercial | Please note that he Commercial Evaluation is based on the Scale of Solution, as fully detailed in the tender documentation. | cost | 35.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
A financial risk assessment methodology has been provided as part of the attachments to the PSQ. Prospective Suppliers are required to read this information thoroughly and follow the instructions in order to complete the self-assessment prior to the PSQ submission deadline. Suppliers are required to confirm whether they already have, or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated below: Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = £10,000,000 Public Liability Insurance = £10,000,000 Professional Indemnity Insurance = £2,000,000 Product Liability Insurance = £10,000,000 A response of 'No' or failure to attach suitable evidence of the commitment will result in a Fail of this condition of participation.
Please refer to the PSQ issued with the tender documentation.
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
Award details
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£443.1m
Award date
09 Jul 2026
Contract start
30 Sept 2026
Contract end
30 Sept 2041
Awarded suppliers· 1 supplier
Awarded 09 Jul 2026 · Contract period 30 Sept 2026 — 30 Sept 2041
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Full notice and award history for this contracting authority is on the buyer profile.
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Cross-buyer view of this supplier's public-sector wins.
| Title | Type | Value | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBC-1849-T-SK - Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure and Associated Services in Central Bedfordshire (LEVI Tender 1) | contract | — | 12 Jun 2026 |
| Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (LEVI Fund) | contract | — | 11 Jun 2026 |
| Concession Contract for the Provision of Electric Vehicle Charging Points 2026 - 2041 | contract | — | 06 Jun 2026 |
| West Midlands Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (EVI) Concession | contract | — | 01 May 2026 |
| West Midlands Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (EVI) Concession | contract | — | 01 May 2026 |
| 636_25 Vehicle Charging Infrastructure 3 (VCI 3) | contract | — | 27 Feb 2026 |
| Concession Contract for the Provision of Electric Vehicle Charging Points 2026 - 2041 | contract | — | 12 Feb 2026 |
| On Street EV Rapid Chargers | contract | — | 11 Feb 2026 |
| 636_25 Vehicle Charging Infrastructure 3 (VCI 3) | contract | — | 12 Dec 2025 |
| Electric Vehicle Infrastructure and Associated Services Y23049 | contract | — | 12 Dec 2025 |