Bedford awards 15 year EV charging concession to Connected Kerb for 960 sockets
By Eve
Bedford Borough Council has awarded a 15 year, borough wide EV charging concession to Connected Kerb, with the winning bid delivering 960 sockets against a 512 minimum requirement. The contract is valued at £56.6m, with the council contributing £1.01m in subsidy and Connected Kerb privately funding 704 of the charge points. The concession runs from 2025 to 2040 and covers full turnkey infrastructure and associated services.
Why it matters: The award nearly doubles the target deployment and establishes the supply chain hierarchy for a major long term concession, with the operator taking significant private funding risk. The £1.01m public subsidy against £56.6m total value demonstrates a heavily co-funded model that may inform similar procurements.