Nottinghamshire County Council will lead a 10-week tender on behalf of a consortium of four other councils across the region to install more public electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints.
The consortium is part of the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Project, funded by the Department for Transport (DfT).
It includes Nottingham City Council, Derby City Council, Derbyshire County Council, and Staffordshire County Council and has funding of £17m.
Nottinghamshire, which has been allocated £5.5m from the LEVI fund, aims to public chargepoints in areas where residents don’t have access to off-street parking, such as driveways and garages.
The tender will seek to appoint two separate suppliers, one for standard chargepoints, which will make up the majority of the offering, and another for rapid chargepoints.
The county council has been working closely with Midlands Connect, the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles and the Energy Saving Trust as part of the project, with chargepoint installations projected to begin in spring 2026.
Cabinet member for transport and environment at Nottinghamshire County Council Neil Clarke said: “This is great news for residents across Nottinghamshire who may not have access to off-street parking but would like to make more sustainable transport choices in the future.
“It is our ambition to improve local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure across Nottinghamshire and we are delighted to be leading a consortium of local authorities to achieve this ambition with support from Midlands Connect.
“We will be out to tender in the new year, and I look forward to seeing how this project develops.”
