AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
London Borough of Lewisham and Royal Borough of Greenwich have published a contract award notice for a LEVI-funded EV charging concession covering installation, operation and maintenance. The notice names BELIEV LIMITED for Lots 1 and 2 and ZEST ECO LTD for Lot 3, but all three awards remain pending; this is not evidence of signed or active contracts.
Published outcomePending award decisions: BELIEV LIMITED is named for Lots 1 and 2, and ZEST ECO LTD for Lot 3. A future signature date is scheduled for 31 December 2026.
Market significanceThe notice concerns a long-term, three-lot EV charging infrastructure concession across Lewisham and Greenwich, with stated award values totalling £290,119,968 excluding VAT (£348,143,961.60 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
3 supplier records analysed
BELIEV LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £106,863,600 excluding VAT (£128,236,320 including VAT) GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 names Believ Limited; verified legal name is BELIEV LIMITED (company number 12231122).
BELIEV LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 2 · Lots 2 · £107,883,216 excluding VAT (£129,459,859.20 including VAT) GBP · Pending award
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Award 2 names Believ Limited; verified legal name is BELIEV LIMITED (company number 12231122).
ZEST ECO LTD
99% confidenceAward 3 · Lots 3 · £75,373,152 excluding VAT (£90,447,782.40 including VAT) GBP · Pending award
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Award 3 names ZEST ECO LTD; verified legal name is ZEST ECO LTD (company number 13263625).
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract award notice on Find a Tender
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Document 099676-2026 is described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender.
Award status
99% confidencePending for Lots 1, 2 and 3
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Each award record has status 'pending'.
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNot evidenced
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The records show pending awards and a scheduled future signature date; no signed contract record is supplied.
Tender status
98% confidenceComplete
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The tender and all three lots are marked complete.
VALUES
Published values explained
Total stated award value
98% confidence£290,119,968 excluding VAT; £348,143,961.60 including VAT
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Sum of the three award values supplied in the notice.
Lot 1 stated value
99% confidence£106,863,600 excluding VAT; £128,236,320 including VAT
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Award 1 value fields.
Lot 2 stated value
99% confidence£107,883,216 excluding VAT; £129,459,859.20 including VAT
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Award 2 value fields.
Lot 3 stated value
99% confidence£75,373,152 excluding VAT; £90,447,782.40 including VAT
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Award 3 value fields.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
98% confidence3 November 2025
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Release history records a Tender notice on Find a Tender dated 2025-11-03.
Submission deadline
98% confidence26 January 2026, 12:00 UTC
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Process submission_deadline field.
Award decision date
97% confidence9 September 2026
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All three award records carry this date.
Assessment summaries sent
98% confidence20 October 2026
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Each award includes assessmentSummariesDateSent of 2026-10-20.
Award notice published
99% confidence21 October 2026
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Award notice document publication date.
Standstill end
98% confidence30 October 2026, 23:59:59 UTC
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Each award's standstillPeriod endDate.
Scheduled future signature date
98% confidence31 December 2026
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Each award contains a scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone.
Stated contract period if concluded
96% confidence4 January 2027 to 3 January 2042
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Each pending award specifies this contractPeriod.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceConcession to install, operate and maintain EV charging points and associated infrastructure.
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Tender description.
Funding context
98% confidenceLEVI programme funding is stated to support large-scale EV charging infrastructure delivery.
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Tender description.
Lots
99% confidenceThree lots for electric vehicle charge points.
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Three award records, each linked to a separate lot.
Delivery area
96% confidenceLewisham and Greenwich, London
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Award delivery addresses are UKI44 and UKI51; the description identifies Lewisham Council and Royal Borough of Greenwich.
Service elements indicated by classifications
94% confidenceElectrical equipment installation, construction/engineering, maintenance, energy and software-related services.
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CPV classifications attached to each award.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender procurementMethod is open and procurementMethodDetails states Open procedure.
Procurement regime
99% confidenceConcession
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Tender specialRegime includes concession.
Named tenderers
97% confidenceFive named tenderers: HYPERION ENERGY LIMITED, SOLNET CONSULTANTS LIMITED, TOTALENERGIES CHARGING SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED, BELIEV LIMITED and ZEST ECO LTD.
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Party records carrying the tenderer role.
Bid count and evaluation results
99% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied notice data does not provide a bid count, scores, ranking or evaluation rationale.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Base term
96% confidenceApproximately 15 years, from 4 January 2027 to 3 January 2042, if contracts are concluded.
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Pending award contractPeriod fields.
Extension option
98% confidenceUp to one additional year in total, at the Partnership's sole discretion.
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Renewal description on each award.
Maximum stated extent
98% confidence3 January 2043
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Each award's maxExtentDate.
Commercial model
99% confidenceConcession
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Tender specialRegime identifies concession.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award allocation
99% confidenceBELIEV LIMITED is named for two pending lots, while ZEST ECO LTD is named for the third.
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Award supplier and related-lot records.
Long-term infrastructure opportunity
94% confidenceThe stated term and extension mechanism indicate a potentially long-duration operating concession, subject to contract conclusion.
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Pending award contract periods and renewal descriptions.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe award values are stated separately by lot and are not allocated beyond the individual lot awards.
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Each award has its own value and one related lot.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending awards, not contracts
99% confidenceAll three awards are pending; the source provides a future signature milestone rather than evidence of execution.
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Award status fields and futureSignatureDate milestones.
Value inconsistency
99% confidenceThe process-level maximum value is £9,000,000, which conflicts with the three stated award values totalling £290,119,968 excluding VAT. Both figures are retained without selecting one as authoritative.
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Process value_max and award value fields.
Lot metadata
99% confidenceStandalone lot titles, descriptions and values were not supplied; award titles provide the available lot labelling.
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Lots array has null titles, descriptions and values.
Published information gaps
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes evaluation scores, award rationale, bidder counts, pricing structure and signed-contract details.
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No such fields are present in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- All award records are pending, so the notice does not establish that any contract has been signed, commenced or remains active.
- The process-level £9,000,000 maximum value conflicts materially with the three stated award values totalling £290,119,968 excluding VAT; the source does not explain the discrepancy.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes evaluation methodology and scores, bidder counts, pricing detail, final contract documents and confirmed signature dates.
- Standalone lot titles, descriptions and values are absent from the lot records.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Lewisham EV charging tenderGreenwich EV charging concessionBELIEV LIMITEDZEST ECO LTDLEVI fundingelectric vehicle charging points
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named in the EV charging award notice?
BELIEV LIMITED is named for Lots 1 and 2, and ZEST ECO LTD is named for Lot 3. Each award is pending.
Has the EV charging contract been signed?
No signed contract is evidenced in the supplied data. A future signature date of 31 December 2026 is scheduled.
What is the stated value of the awards?
The three award values total £290,119,968 excluding VAT, or £348,143,961.60 including VAT.
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.