Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Phase One

The North East Combined Authority has £15.829 million of LEVI capital and is testing the market before it procures Phase One, about £5 million of public charging across Durham, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear on a 15-year concession. It wants CPOs to book a slot with its ZEV team by 9 October 2026 and answer six questions, including whether a concession where the council keeps the chargepoints, and the operator pays a fixed annual sum for five years and then shares revenue, is one you would bid for. The full analysis walks through each question, what the commercial model would mean for a bidder, and how the £5 million sits inside the full allocation.