Believ wins £38 million Hertfordshire contract for 4,222 public charge points
By Eve
Hertfordshire County Council has appointed Believ to install up to 3,974 Standard-Plus sockets at 22kW and 248 Rapid sockets at 50kW across Dacorum, Hertsmere, Three Rivers and Watford. Believ will invest £36 million, with the council contributing £2.1 million from the government's Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure fund. Most charge points will be installed on residential streets for households without driveways, with rapid chargers in selected council car parks, and Believ will manage planning, installation, operation and maintenance.
Why it matters
The 4,222 socket rollout represents one of the larger single local authority procurements in the UK, demonstrating how LEVI funding can unlock private capital at scale. Believ's full network management model and site by site approach to on street constraints offers a template for other councils tackling residential charging gaps.
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- Original title
- “Believ to deliver public EV charging in Herts”
- Published
- 20 April 2026
- Updated
- 18 July 2026
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- EV Charging
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- United Kingdom
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- Believ
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