Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI)
The LEVI fund supports local authorities in England to plan and deliver EV chargepoint infrastructure, particularly for residents without off-street parking. Funded by the Department for Transport and administered by OZEV.
- Tenders
- 173
- Awards
- 110
- 74 concessions, on 3 frameworks
- Funding allocated
- £343m
- to 80 authorities, as at 30 July 2026
- Authorities awarded
- 46 of 80
- Buyers
- 86
- 46 suppliers awarded
About this programme
- What it funds
- Chargepoint infrastructure for residents without off-street parking, planned and delivered by local authorities
- Who can get it
- Local authorities in England
- Two kinds of funding
- Capital funding to support chargepoint delivery, and capability funding for the staff and skills to plan and deliver it
- Where it stands
- Capital allocated; capability funding to 2028-29
- Run by
- The Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV), part of the Department for Transport and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Source: LEVI funding amounts on GOV.UK
Where the money stands
Show the data table4 rows
| Stage | Funding |
|---|---|
| Awarded | £180m |
| In market | £120.8m |
| Restarted | £18.8m |
| No LEVI tender found | £23.3m |
- Awarded
- £180m allocated (52%) · 46 authorities
- In market
- £120.8m allocated (35%) · 26 authorities
- Restarted
- £18.8m allocated (5%) · 4 authorities
- No LEVI tender found
- £23.3m allocated (7%) · 4 authorities
The £343m by how far each authority's procurement has got, from our tenders and awards and the public record, as at 24 October 2026. An authority that buys through a partnership takes the partnership's stage.
The Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) funds
Show the data table3 rows
| Fund | Funding |
|---|---|
| Capital Fund | £343m |
| Capability Fund | £42.5m |
| Pilot Fund | £60.8m |
- Capital Fund
- £343m to 80 recipients, for the charge points themselves, as at 30 July 2026
- Capability Fund
- £42.5m to 79 recipients, for dedicated staff to plan and deliver charge points, from February 2023
- Pilot Fund
- £60.8m to 25 recipients, to work with the chargepoint industry on local charging, from October 2022
Source: GOV.UK · UK subsidy database
Who received most
- Capital Fund
- Capability Fund
- Pilot Fund
Show the data table10 rows
| Recipient | Capital Fund | Capability Fund | Pilot Fund | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London borough partnerships | £35.7m | £35.7m | ||
| West Midlands CA | £14.5m | £1.2m | £3m | £18.8m |
| Greater Manchester CA | £16.2m | £1.4m | £17.6m | |
| West Yorkshire CA | £14.3m | £1.3m | £1.5m | £17.1m |
| North East CA | £15.8m | £15.8m | ||
| London Borough of Hounslow | £14.5m | £14.5m | ||
| Cumbria County Council | £14.5m | £14.5m | ||
| Kent | £12.1m | £720k | £350k | £13.2m |
| Lancashire | £10.1m | £720k | £1.1m | £11.9m |
| Liverpool City Region CA | £9.6m | £737k | £10.4m |
Open now
WESTCharge - Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
£167.5M LEVI concession across West of England, on-street charging for residents without off-street parking
West of England Combined Authority · South West England · £167.5m estimated
Latest notice 16 June 2026
Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Phase One
£5M LEVI Phase One capital project across North East England
North East Combined Authority · North East England · £5m estimated
Latest notice 16 September 2026
Residential On-Street EV Charging Concession (LEVI)
15-year LEVI concession for residential on-street charging across Swindon, £15M
Swindon Borough Council · South West England · £15m estimated
Latest notice 6 July 2026
Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) for Installation, Operation and...
LEVI programme: install & O&M EV chargers across 6 West/North London boroughs, ~£482M partnership
London Borough of Ealing · London · £482.3m estimated
Latest notice 1 July 2026
DMNH 042 - LEVI Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
£108M LEVI concession across Shropshire, equitable charging network rollout
Shropshire Council · West Midlands · £108m estimated
550 chargepoints · 7 to 50 kW · Latest notice 17 June 2026
TVCA-PROC-0849 - Concession Agreement for the Supply, Installation, Maintenan...
£6.6M concession for on-street EV charging across Tees Valley, supply to O&M
Tees Valley Combined Authority · North East England · £6.6m estimated
Latest notice 29 April 2026
Tender for the Provision of On-Street Electric Vehicle chargepoints
£6.2M LEVI on-street chargepoint supply, install & maintenance across Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire Council · South East England · £6.2m estimated
Latest notice 20 May 2026
EV installation LEVI contract
£145M LEVI framework for EV charging points across Gloucestershire, pipeline notice
Gloucestershire County Council · South West England · £145m estimated
Latest notice 20 May 2026
Authorities and buyers
Sources
Boundaries: Office for National Statistics, OGL v3. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025.Show the authorities 79
- London borough partnerships£35.7m
- Greater Manchester CA£16.2m
- West Midlands CA£14.5m
- West Yorkshire CA£14.3m
- Kent£12.1m
- Lancashire£10.1m
- Liverpool City Region CA£9.6m
- South Yorkshire CA£8.9m
- Essex£8.4m
- Devon£7.1m
- Hampshire£6.7m
- West of England CA£6.6m
- Derbyshire£6.6m
- Tees Valley CA£6.6m
- Norfolk£6.5m
- Hertfordshire£6m
- Lincolnshire£5.6m
- Nottinghamshire£5.5m
- Cornwall & Scilly£5.5m
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CA£5.4m
- Suffolk£5.3m
- North Yorkshire£4.9m
- Staffordshire£4.6m
- East Sussex£4.4m
- West Sussex£4.1m
- Wiltshire£3.9m
- Somerset£3.8m
- Portsmouth£3.7m
- Oxfordshire£3.7m
- Worcestershire£3.5m
- Cumberland£3.5m
- Leicester£3.4m
- Warwickshire£3.3m
- Westmorland and Furness£3.2m
- Leicestershire£3.2m
- Gloucestershire£3.1m
- North Northamptonshire£2.9m
- Brighton and Hove£2.9m
- West Northamptonshire£2.9m
- Kingston upon Hull, City of£2.8m
- Stoke-on-Trent£2.7m
- Dorset£2.5m
- Plymouth£2.4m
- East Riding of Yorkshire£2.3m
- Slough£2.2m
- Cheshire East£2.2m
- Medway£2.1m
- Cheshire West and Chester£2m
- Surrey£2m
- Shropshire£2m
- Buckinghamshire£2m
- Swindon£1.9m
- Derby City£1.8m
- Blackpool£1.7m
- Nottingham City£1.7m
- Milton Keynes£1.6m
- Southampton£1.6m
- Isle of Wight£1.6m
- Blackburn with Darwen£1.6m
- Southend-on-Sea£1.4m
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole£1.4m
- North East Lincolnshire£1.4m
- Central Bedfordshire£1.4m
- Luton£1.3m
- Herefordshire, County of£1.1m
- Telford and Wrekin£1m
- Bedford£1m
- Torbay£958k
- Windsor and Maidenhead£927k
- Warrington£926k
- North Lincolnshire£925k
- Reading£866k
- North Somerset£851k
- York£746k
- Thurrock£515k
- West Berkshire£382k
- Bracknell Forest£326k
- Wokingham£264k
- Rutland£257k
80 authorities · £343m · 25 other buyers
£35.7m
Partnerships at different stages: 2 awarded, 4 in market, 5 with no tender found
Local authority · London
£16.2m
Tendered; a preferred supplier is reported but not named.
Combined authority · North West England
Capability Fund £1.4m
£15.8m
Combined authority · North East England · 1 LEVI tender published · 1 open now
£14.5m
Combined authority · West Midlands · 5 LEVI tenders published
Capability Fund £1.2m · Pilot Fund £3m
Awarded to Char.gy, Urban Fox Networks (UK) Ltd and Believ · Concession
£14.3m
Combined authority · Yorkshire and The Humber · 2 LEVI tenders published
Capability Fund £1.3m · Pilot Fund £1.5m · 1 charging contract on their register
Awarded to Blink Charging UK · Framework call-off
£12.1m
Local authority · South East England · 3 LEVI tenders published
Capability Fund £720k · Pilot Fund £350k
Awarded to Urban Fox Networks (Kent) Ltd · Concession
Also buying under LEVI
West Midlands · 4 LEVI tenders published
Awarded to Coventry University College Ltd and Solnet Consultant Ltd · Concession
United Kingdom · 4 LEVI tenders published
Awarded to Urban Fox Networks (UK) Ltd and Believ · Concession
East of England · 4 LEVI tenders published
Awarded to Believ · Concession · Award pending
LEVI capital funding per authority, as at 30 July 2026. Tenders and awards as read on 24 October 2026. Source: GOV.UK
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When each LEVI contract ends
Each awarded authority's contract term and end date, so you see when it comes back to market, and the date each stage was reached. See pricing
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Sources
Boundaries: Office for National Statistics, OGL v3. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2024.Show the partnerships and boroughs 12
- Ealing, Brent, Harrow, Hillingdon, Haringey, and Hammersmith and Fulhamabout £7.5m · In market · £1.25m each, as the source states · the source gives it roughly
- Boroughs not yet assignedabout £6m · No LEVI tender found · Barnet, City of London, Enfield, Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster · about £1.2m each (our estimate: an even share of the £6m not yet assigned)
- Waltham Forest, Redbridge and Newham£4.3m · In market · c.£1.4m each, an even split (assumed)
- Bexley, Bromley, Croydon and Havering£3.8m · No LEVI tender found · c.£950k each, an even split (assumed)
- Lewisham and Greenwich£3m · Awarded · c.£1.5m each, an even split (assumed)
- Lambeth and Southwarkabout £2.7m · No LEVI tender found · c.£1.4m each, an even split (assumed) · the source gives it roughly
- Wandsworth, Merton and Richmond£2.6m · No LEVI tender found · £859k each, as the source states
- Hackneyabout £1.4m · No LEVI tender found · the source gives it roughly · reported in the press, not yet confirmed
- Camden and Islington£1.2m · In market · c.£606k each, an even split (assumed)
- Tower Hamlets, and Barking and Dagenhamabout £1.2m · Awarded · c.£600k each, an even split (assumed) · the source gives it roughly
- Hounslowabout £1.1m · No LEVI tender found · the source gives it roughly
- Kingston and Sutton£886k · In market · c.£443k each, an even split (assumed)
£29.7m of London's £35.7m is assigned to partnerships by a published source. Figures marked 'about' are approximate or our estimate. Sources: GOV.UK · Camden and Islington · Tower Hamlets, and Barking and Dagenham · Bexley, Bromley, Croydon and Havering · Ealing, Brent, Harrow, Hillingdon, Haringey, and Hammersmith and Fulham · Waltham Forest, Redbridge and Newham · Kingston and Sutton · Lewisham and Greenwich · Wandsworth, Merton and Richmond · Lambeth and Southwark · Hounslow · Hackney
From funding to contract
Show the data table4 rows
| Stage | Authorities |
|---|---|
| Allocated capital funding | 80 of 80 |
| Published their own LEVI tender | 61 of 80 |
| Awarded their own LEVI tender | 34 of 80 |
| Have a charging contract on their own register | 18 of 80 |
Each authority's own notices: one that buys through a partnership counts under Where the money stands. Contracts: the buyers' own registers, where we hold them.
Year by year
- Tenders published
- Awards
Show the data table6 rows
| Year | Tenders published | Awards | Funding paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 16 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 45 | 16 | |
| 2025 | 80 | 16 | |
| 2026 | 27 | 57 |
Recent awards
AT1259 Luton Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
Zest Eco Ltd from Luton Borough Council
Estimated £45m over the term · 13 October 2026
Research on Static Wireless EV Charging
Coventry University College Ltd from Coventry City Council
£80k · 30 September 2026
Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Concession Contract
Zest Eco Ltd from Bracknell Forest Council
Estimated £18m over the term · 24 September 2026
the provision of Installation, Operation and Maintenance of Electric Vehicle ChargePoint's through the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund PROC128
Believ from Peterborough City Council
Estimated £198m over the term · 24 September 2026
78 awards from the last two years. Pro shows all 110.
Suppliers awarded
16 concessions
From Peterborough City Council, London Borough of Lewisham and 11 others
14 concessions
From Westmorland and Furness Council, Worcestershire County Council and 9 others
7 concessions
From Luton Borough Council, Bracknell Forest Council and London Borough of Lewisham
32 more awards older than two years
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