AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Tees Valley Combined Authority awarded BLINK CHARGING UK LIMITED a £80,000 call-off for operating and maintaining electric-vehicle charge points in the North East. The published award record is active and states a 12-month term from 1 August 2026, with an optional further six months.
Published outcomeOne active award was published to BLINK CHARGING UK LIMITED under Lot 1 of the Procurement Services Electric Vehicle Infrastructure & Associated Solutions Framework (Y23049).
Market significanceThis is a modestly valued EV charging operations and maintenance call-off, indicating a defined requirement for ongoing charge-point support rather than a new infrastructure installation procurement.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BLINK CHARGING UK LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-06cfa857-fd72-4f87-aafc-98bb22cbfb39-1 · Lots Framework Y23049, Lot 1 · 80000 GBP · active
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The award names Blink Charging UK Limited as the sole supplier and gives an award value of £80,000. Supplier verification provides verified legal name BLINK CHARGING UK LIMITED (company number 09444771).
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Process notice_type and award document description.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-06cfa857-fd72-4f87-aafc-98bb22cbfb39-1 has status 'active'.
Award decision date
98% confidence15 July 2026
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Award date is 2026-07-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start
98% confidence1 August 2026
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Published award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-08-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract end
98% confidence31 July 2027
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Published award contractPeriod endDate is 2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£80,000
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Tender and award value amount are 80000 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceAllocated to the sole published award and supplier
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One award is published, with one supplier, and the award value is £80,000.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
96% confidence14 July 2026
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Tender period endDate is 2026-07-14T00:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence15 July 2026
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Award date is 15 July 2026.
Contract start date
98% confidence1 August 2026
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Award contract period starts 1 August 2026.
Notice publication date
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-14T15:50:04+01:00.
Base-term end date
98% confidence31 July 2027
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Award contract period ends 31 July 2027.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceOperation and maintenance of electric vehicle charge points
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Process title and description.
Service classification
99% confidenceCPV 50532000 — Repair and maintenance services of electrical machinery, apparatus and associated equipment
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Primary CPV classification.
Delivery region
96% confidenceNorth East, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address specifies North East, United Kingdom.
Framework route
99% confidenceCall-off under Procurement Services – Electric Vehicle Infrastructure & Associated Solutions Framework (Y23049), Lot 1
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Published tender description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceFramework call-off
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Description explicitly identifies a call-off under framework Y23049, Lot 1.
Procurement method
99% confidenceNot specified
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Published tender procurementMethodDetails is 'Not specified'.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot published
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The supplied notice contains no bidder count, tenderer identities, scores or evaluation information.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Base term
99% confidence12 months
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Description states a contract term of 12 months; published dates run from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Extension option
99% confidenceOption to extend by a further 6 months
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Published description.
Maximum potential duration
98% confidenceUp to 18 months, if the stated extension option is exercised
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A 12-month base term plus a stated optional six-month extension.
Contract signature
99% confidenceNot evidenced in the supplied notice
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The record is an active award notice; no signed contract document or explicit signature confirmation is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceThe requirement uses an existing EV infrastructure framework rather than a separately described open procurement.
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The description identifies a call-off under framework Y23049, Lot 1.
Service focus
96% confidenceThe published scope concerns operational continuity and maintenance of charge points.
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Title and description refer to operation and maintenance; no installation scope is stated.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract status interpretation
99% confidenceThe source records an active award and published contract period, but does not explicitly evidence signature or provide a signed contract.
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Award status is active; supplied documents comprise an award notice and tender notice link only.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo bid count, evaluation scores, pricing breakdown, individual service levels, extension exercise conditions or detailed lot allocation is published.
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These fields are absent from the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied material does not include a signed contract or explicit signature confirmation, so the analysis does not state that the contract is signed.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bidder numbers, evaluation methodology and scores, competing suppliers, price breakdown, service levels, and conditions for exercising the extension.
- The notice identifies framework Lot 1 but does not provide a formal lot title beyond the framework description.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Tees Valley Combined AuthorityBLINK CHARGING UK LIMITEDEV charge pointselectric vehicle infrastructurecharge point maintenanceY23049Contracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Tees Valley EV charge-point contract?
BLINK CHARGING UK LIMITED was named as the sole supplier on the published active award.
What is the published value of the award?
The published award value is £80,000.
What is the contract term?
The base term runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027, with an option for a further six months.
Which procurement route was used?
The notice describes a call-off under the Procurement Services Electric Vehicle Infrastructure & Associated Solutions Framework (Y23049), Lot 1.
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