Scope
Reference
UN23287
Description
Hampshire County Council (The Authority) is procuring a Concession Contract for the provision of Electric Vehicle Charging Points along with the associated infrastructure and software to help deliver local, on-street Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. This will be primarily for low (less than 22kw) power charger points to aid the transition to EV's and shift away from traditional petrol / diesel powered cars. The project is predominately aimed at supporting residents without off-street parking (i.e. driveways) by reducing the barriers of entry for EV take up.
To assist with the roll out of this project nationally, central government has allocated grant funding through the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) fund. The Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV), Energy Saving Trust (EST), The National EV Insights and Support Service (NEVIS) and PA Consulting are all involved with administering the fund. The Authority has secured grant funding of £6.662 million from LEVI. Further details can be found here: On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme guidance for local authorities - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). The grant funding will exclusively be allocated towards Standard [up to 7.9kW] EVCP and Fast [8kW to 22kW] Electric Vehicle Chargepoints (EVCP).
The Authority has been set a target by central government to provide a range of on-street charging points by 2040. The figures below have been set by The National EV Insights and Support (NEVIS).
The projected volumes for Hampshire are:
- 15,414 standard charge points [up to 7.9kW]
- 1016 fast charge points [8kW to 49.9kW]
- 848 rapid / ultra-rapid charge points [50kW and above]
Outside of the LEVI subsidy the Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure may be delivered in a variety of ways either through on-street provision or for example via ‘hubs’ within designated areas which may be existing car-parks / park and ride, or other sites as identified by the Authority. The contract may also include the requirement and cover, for example, delivery of Mobility Hubs or Section 106 agreements.
Estimated Deployment Numbers & Contract Value
It is anticipated that potential revenue generated over the lifetime of this agreement could be significantly impacted by the overall number of chargepoints installed and speed at which the Deployment Plan is rolled out.
For the purposes of this procurement, the value of this concession contract has been estimated and advertised as having an maximum revenue income of up to £4bn. This value as been estimated based on a target of 17,278 Electric Vehicle Chare Points (EVCP) being delivered within the first 5 years of the contract commencement, at 50% of total possible energy consumption available 24-hours a day and 365 days per year, at the maximum allowable tariffs rates adjusted for Consumer Price Index (CPI) increases on an annual basis.
The figures used for the basis of this estimate are available in Section 19 of Appendix 1 Technical Specification.
Please note, the contract value is an estimation and is no guarantee of revenue levels. Suppliers need to be aware the contract value will potentially be impacted over time by several external factors outside of the Authority’s control which may further increase or decrease the contract value over its 16-year period (15+1). These factors may include but are not limited to:
- The take up of electric vehicles and their market price impacting future customer demand
- On-street charge point usage
- Developments in charge point technology
- Developments in electric vehicle and battery technology
- ChargePoint downtime for repairs and maintenance
- Developments in customer charging arrangements (e.g. the ability to charge customers via their domestic supplier billing arrangements)
- Future additional Government investment in Electric Vehicle markets and infrastructure
- Electricity price changes over time (we have attempted to account for these in our modelling)
- Local Government Reorganisation and potential future changes in Local Authority areas.
Any changes required to the contract, including value, will be managed via a contract change/modification process and supported by the appropriate statutory notices.
Contract 1. Concession Contract for the Provision of Electric Vehicle Charging Points 2026 - 2041
Supplier
Contract value
- £4,000,000,000 excluding VAT
- £4,800,000,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
29 January 2026
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
12 February 2026
Standstill period
- End: 23 February 2026
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
23 March 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 5 May 2026 to 4 May 2041
- Possible extension to 4 May 2042
- 16 years
Description of possible extension:
There is 1 contract extension with a maximum duration of 1 year and 0 month, and a value ex VAT of £ 250,000,000
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 31158000 - Chargers
- 30163000 - Charge cards
- 31681500 - Rechargers
- 34920000 - Road equipment
- 34996300 - Control, safety or signalling equipment for parking facilities
- 38731000 - Token meters
- 42992000 - Special-purpose electrical goods
- 45213312 - Car park building construction work
- 45223300 - Parking lot construction work
- 50230000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment
- 50324100 - System maintenance services
- 51110000 - Installation services of electrical equipment
- 51214000 - Installation services of parking meter equipment
- 63712600 - Vehicle refuelling services
- 71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
- 71242000 - Project and design preparation, estimation of costs
- 71243000 - Draft plans (systems and integration)
- 71244000 - Calculation of costs, monitoring of costs
- 71245000 - Approval plans, working drawings and specifications
- 71248000 - Supervision of project and documentation
- 71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
- 71700000 - Monitoring and control services
- 79342200 - Promotional services
- 98351100 - Car park services
- 45233300 - Foundation work for highways, roads, streets and footpaths
- 45310000 - Electrical installation work
Contract locations
- UKJ3 - Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Information about tenders
- 3 tenders received
- 3 tenders assessed in the final stage:
- 3 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 2 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Unsuccessful suppliers
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Special regime
Concession
Suppliers
Believ Limited
- Companies House: 12231122
3 Valentine Place
London
SE1 8QH
United Kingdom
Email: tenders@believ.com
Region: UKI44 - Lewisham and Southwark
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. Concession Contract for the Provision of Electric Vehicle Charging Points 2026 - 2041
EZO Charging Limited
- Companies House: 12270285
20-22 Wenlock Road
London
N1 7GU
United Kingdom
Region: UKI41 - Hackney and Newham
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Solnet Consultants Limited
- Companies House: 13884472
Unit 4 Modular Business Park, Norton Road
Stevenage
SG1 2FZ
United Kingdom
Region: UKH23 - Hertfordshire
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contracting authority
Hampshire County Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PBHM-7586-PWLP
High St, The Castle
Winchester
SO23 8UJ
United Kingdom
Email: Procurement.Support@hants.gov.uk
Website: https://www.hants.gov.uk
Region: UKJ36 - Central Hampshire
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government