AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Luton Council’s published award-and-contract notice names ZEST ECO LTD as the verified legal supplier for the Luton Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure project. The linked contract record is active, records a value of £45,000,000 and explicitly gives a signing date of 13 October 2026. However, the sole lot is marked cancelled, creating an unresolved lifecycle inconsistency.
Published outcomeOne supplier is named on the active award and linked active contract record: ZEST ECO LTD. The published contract value is £45,000,000 GBP.
Market significanceThis is a £45 million public electric-vehicle charging infrastructure procurement in Luton, supported by LEVI funding and intended to attract private investment into the public charging network.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ZEST ECO LTD
98% confidenceAward 096329-2026-AT1259 Luton LEVI Project-1 · Lots 1 · 45000000 GBP · Verified legal supplier named on an active award linked to an active contract record
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Supplier verification identifies ZEST ECO LTD (company number 13263625) as verified. The award names the supplier and the linked contract records £45,000,000 GBP.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAward and contract notice
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Release history lists notice type as "award, contract".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 096329-2026-AT1259 Luton LEVI Project-1 has status "active".
Contract status and signature
99% confidenceActive contract record; signed 13 October 2026
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The linked contract has status "active" and dateSigned "2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00".
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 is recorded with status "cancelled".
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£45,000,000 GBP
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The contract linked to award 096329-2026-AT1259 Luton LEVI Project-1 has value amount 45000000 and currency GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceSingle linked contract value; no separate lot-level value published
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A £45,000,000 contract value is supplied, while lot 1 has no value amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Process published_at is 2026-10-13T07:43:32+01:00.
Contract signed
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start and end
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract_start_at or contract_end_at is supplied.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
97% confidenceDevelopment and commercialisation of Luton’s public electric-vehicle charging network
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The notice says LEVI funding will support development of the public EV charging network and accelerate its commercialisation through private investment.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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The process main category is "works".
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 45233100 — Construction work for highways, roads
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The tender classification is CPV 45233100.
Delivery area
95% confidenceUKH21
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The item delivery address region is UKH21.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective — restricted procedure
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The process records procurementMethod "selective" and procurementMethodDetails "Restricted procedure".
Evaluation criterion published
88% confidenceQuality and Cost (description: 100)
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Lot 1 awardCriteria lists a criterion named "Quality and Cost" with description "100".
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bidder count, tenderer list, scoring results or award rationale is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract record
99% confidenceActive; explicitly recorded as signed
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The linked contract status is "active" and includes dateSigned.
Options
98% confidenceNo options indicated
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
Duration, start and end dates
99% confidenceUnknown
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No duration, start date or end date is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
95% confidenceThe notice describes a model intended to attract private investment into public EV charging infrastructure.
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The description says funding will accelerate commercialisation through attracting high levels of private investment.
Market signal
94% confidenceA high-value EV charging infrastructure opportunity has been recorded for a single verified supplier, subject to the published lifecycle inconsistency.
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One active award and linked £45,000,000 active contract record name ZEST ECO LTD, while lot 1 is cancelled.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lifecycle inconsistency
99% confidenceThe active award and active signed contract record conflict with the cancelled status of the only lot.
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Award and contract status are "active"; contract includes dateSigned; lot 1 status is "cancelled".
Published information gaps
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes an award date, contract start/end dates, duration, lot value, bidder count, scores and detailed pricing.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied data.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified; the verified legal name is ZEST ECO LTD, while the source names it ZEST ECO LIMITED.
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Supplier verification status is verified with exact_name match and verified company name ZEST ECO LTD.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The sole lot is marked cancelled despite an active award and active signed contract record; the source does not resolve this conflict.
- No award date, contract start date, contract end date, duration, renewal terms or extension terms are supplied.
- No lot-level value, pricing breakdown, bid count, tenderer list, scoring, evaluation narrative or detailed award rationale is supplied.
- The source supplier name is ZEST ECO LIMITED; the verified legal supplier name used in this analysis is ZEST ECO LTD.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Luton CouncilZEST ECO LTDelectric vehicle infrastructureLEVI fundingEV chargingpublic procurement£45 million contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as the supplier?
ZEST ECO LTD is the verified legal supplier. The source notice names ZEST ECO LIMITED.
What is the published contract value?
The linked contract record states £45,000,000 GBP.
Is the contract signed?
The contract record explicitly gives a signing date of 13 October 2026 and is marked active. However, the sole lot is separately marked cancelled.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.