Award

Electric Vehicle Column Chargers

  • Liverpool City Council

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-069479

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-058ec1 (view related notices)

Published 29 October 2025, 3:37pm



Scope

Reference

DN786577

Description

Liverpool City Council is looking to engage an Electric Vehicle (EV) Charge Point Operator to supply, install, maintain and operate 300 EV chargers for up to 12 years. This will include procurement of electricity and charging users for it as part of their charging cost per kWh.


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £12,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £14,400,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

29 October 2025

Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers

29 October 2025

Standstill period

  • End: 7 November 2025
  • 8 working days

Earliest date the contract will be signed

13 November 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 17 November 2025 to 16 November 2035
  • Possible extension to 16 November 2037
  • 12 years

Description of possible extension:

1 potential extension of 24 months (2 years)

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 31158000 - Chargers
  • 34144900 - Electric vehicles
  • 65300000 - Electricity distribution and related services

Contract locations

  • UKD72 - Liverpool

Information about tenders

  • 4 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

OTASKI ENERGY SOLUTIONS LTD

  • Companies House: 11070502
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVYV-4495-YRDZ

Proto Abbott's Hill

Gateshead

NE8 3DF

United Kingdom

Region: UKC22 - Tyneside

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Supported employment provider: No

Public service mutual: No

Contract 1

SOLNET CONSULTANTS LIMITED

  • Companies House: 13884472
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PRPT-6497-ZYVD

Unit 4 Modular Business Park

Stevenage

SG1 2FZ

United Kingdom

Region: UKH23 - Hertfordshire

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

UBITRICITY DISTRIBUTED ENERGY SYSTEMS UK LIMITED

  • Companies House: 11393390
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PRRG-4978-QRGN

Shell Centre

London

SE1 7NA

United Kingdom

Region: UKI45 - Lambeth

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No


Contracting authority

Liverpool City Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PRVY-7813-WLPG

Cunard Building

Liverpool

L3 1DS

United Kingdom

Region: UKD72 - Liverpool

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government