Open tender · Notice 097569-2026
Lamp column electric vehicle charge points for London Boroughs of Camden and Islington
- Value
- £42.2m
- Closes
- 16 Nov 2026 (8 days)
- Where
- London
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Not stated
- Contract
- 1 Sep 2027 – 1 Sep 2042
In plain English
London Borough of Camden, working jointly with Islington under the LEVI scheme, wants to appoint a single charge point operator to supply, install, operate, maintain and eventually decommission at least 1,100 lamp column electric vehicle charge points across both boroughs (minimum 500 in Camden, 600 in Islington), with separate contracts signed with each council. The contract runs from 1 September 2027 to 31 August 2042, with capital costs covered partly by £1,212,250 of LEVI funding and the rest by the operator.
Good fit for: Established electric vehicle charge point operators able to fund, install and run large-scale on-street charging infrastructure over a 15-year term.
- Operator must cover capital costs beyond the LEVI grant
the capital costs of the project will be fully covered by a combination of LEVI funding (£1,212,250) and the charge point operator (any costs over and above £1,212,250)
- Single operator must deliver across two boroughs with separate contracts
The procurement will result in a single operator being appointed for both boroughs, with contracts being executed separately between the successful operator and each Borough.
- Camden costs must include providing 500 new lamp columns
the project capital costs will need to include the provision of 500 new lamp columns for charge points to be installed
Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.
What the buyer says
Procurement process for the London Boroughs of Camden and Islington, to appoint a charge point operator to supply, install, operate, maintain and decommission charge points (at the contract end if necessary), a minimum of 1,100 lamp column electric vehicle charge points (EVCPs) under the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) scheme. Of this, Camden and Islington require minimums of 500 and 600 charge points respectively. The procurement is being conducted jointly because LEVI funding requires that London boroughs procure in partnership to achieve scalability; ie. to encourage Charge Point Operator (CPO) investment to install more charge points for the funding. Hence Camden and Islington make up London Partnership 1. The capital costs of the project will be fully covered by a combination of LEVI funding (£1,212,250) and the charge point operator (any costs over and above £1,212,250). The procurement will result in a single operator being appointed for both boroughs, with contracts being executed separately between the successful operator and each Borough. It should be noted that for Camden, the project capital costs will need to include the provision of 500 new lamp columns for charge points to be installed which are anticipated to be delivered under the Council's existing public realm maintenance and improvements contracts.
Getting the documents
procontract.due-north.com (the buyer's own site, usually free to register).
Procedure: Competitive flexible procedure (Flexible: the buyer sets the stages, often a shortlist first, then bids). Published 15 Oct 2026.
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