Tender: WESTCharge: Supply, Installation and Operation of On‑Street EV Charging in North Somerset & Bath and North East Somerset

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The West of England Combined Authority is seeking a supplier for the supply, delivery, connection, commissioning, operation and maintenance of on‑street electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure across the geographic areas of North Somerset Council and Bath and North East Somerset Council under the WESTCharge programme, funded by Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) grant funding from the Department for Transport Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV). The LEVI funding aims to deliver a step-change in deployment of primarily low‑power on‑street charging and to accelerate commercialisation and investment in the local charging sector. The Authority is procuring end-to-end services including design, planning, pre-installation and civil engineering works, hardware, software, energy supply, customer payments and interfaces, and all associated maintenance and asset improvements as set out in the specification, with the Concessionaire required to fully control contract management of its supply chain. A tender launch conference will be held on Wednesday 24 June 2026.