Believ Limited has been named on electric vehicle charging awards covering Peterborough, Lewisham and Hertfordshire, according to contract data published on 26 October 2026.
Hertfordshire County Council awarded its local EV charging infrastructure contract, valued at £200m and running to 2040, across three lots. Zest Eco Ltd won lot one, Believ won lot two and Urban Fox Networks (UK) Ltd won lot three.
Peterborough City Council awarded Believ a contract to install, operate and maintain chargepoints through the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund. The award data lists a value of £396m, compared with £198m excluding VAT in the tender notice. The programme is intended to support residential streets with limited off-street parking, mainly using 7kW to 22kW chargepoints, alongside £5.4m of public funding.
Believ was also named alongside Zest Eco Ltd as a concession supplier for electric vehicle chargepoints by Lewisham Council and the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The award data lists a value of £290.1m, while the tender notice stated a value of £9m over a 15-year term. The scheme is part-funded by £2.98m from the LEVI programme.
Black Country framework appoints 16 contractors
City of Wolverhampton Council, acting for Black Country Transport and partner authorities including Birmingham, Dudley, Sandwell and Walsall, has appointed 16 contractors to its Black Country Highways Works Framework.
Amey Highways, Octavius Infrastructure, Fitzgerald Contractors and Holcim UK are among the appointed suppliers. The framework is estimated at £150m excluding VAT and replaces an expired minor works framework. There is no guaranteed minimum or maximum value, with work shared between the suppliers.
Doncaster plans specialist surfacing framework
City of Doncaster Council has begun market engagement ahead of a specialist surfacing and pavement preservation framework estimated at £10m. The proposed scope includes preventative maintenance, carriageway preservation, network renewal and surface treatments, with work expected to run from February 2027 to January 2029.
Other contract awards recorded include Carmarthenshire County Council’s plant, machinery and equipment framework. Thirty-four firms, including Sunbelt Rentals, Huws Gray and GAP Group, have been appointed to supply equipment such as excavators, gully emptiers, sweepers, telehandlers, rollers and dumpers, with or without operators. The framework has an estimated total value of up to £84m across all suppliers.