EV Charging Infrastructure
On-street and depot electric vehicle charging, grid connections. 259 UK councils have discussed ev charging infrastructure in monitored meetings — track who, where and how the conversation is moving.
What councils are saying about ev charging infrastructure
EV Charging Infrastructure is one of the procurement themes QuorumInsight tracks across UK local government, detected in 1,536 meeting mentions spanning 259 councils. Every mention comes from an analysed council meeting — a cabinet decision, a committee discussion or a budget report — so this is a picture of what councils are actually planning and debating, not a directory of published tenders.
Discussion has been rising quarter-on-quarter: there were 149 mentions in the last three months, against 107 in the three months before. For suppliers, that matters because activity in a council meeting typically precedes any formal procurement by months. Reading it early is the difference between shaping a requirement and responding to one. EV Charging Infrastructure sits within the broader highways & transport category.
Mentions over the last 12 months
Monthly ev charging infrastructure mentions across all monitored UK councils, by meeting date. The current month is excluded while it is still in progress.
Most active councils
Leeds City Council in Yorkshire and the Humber is the most active authority on ev charging infrastructure, with 37 mentions across 37 monitored meetings — around 2% of all ev charging infrastructure discussion QuorumInsight has tracked. The council returned to the subject as recently as its “Leeds Budget 2026” meeting on 25 Feb 2026.
Wokingham Borough Council (37 mentions) and City of York Council (35) are also notably active. The full list of leading councils is below — each links to its live intelligence profile.
| Council | Region | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Leeds City Council | Yorkshire and the Humber | 37 |
| Wokingham Borough Council | South East | 37 |
| City of York Council | Yorkshire and the Humber | 35 |
| Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | South East | 32 |
| Central Bedfordshire Council | East of England | 31 |
| Northumberland County Council | North East | 29 |
| Waverley Borough Council | South East | 28 |
| Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | North West | 25 |
| South Cambridgeshire District Council | East of England | 24 |
| Wiltshire Council | South West | 22 |
| Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council | East of England | 22 |
| Aberdeen City Council | Scotland | 21 |
In councils’ own words
Recent meetings where ev charging infrastructure came up, with the relevant passage from the discussion. Each meeting links to the council’s intelligence profile.
Highland Council · Transport, Bridges & Lighting · 20 Aug 2026
“"depot charging scheme"”
South Cambridgeshire District Council · Cambridge North housing · 19 Aug 2026
““car charging infrastructure””
Shropshire Council · Planning: Farm & Housing · 18 Aug 2026
“"have an EV charging point as standard"”
East Hertfordshire District Council · Buntingford Employment Units · 12 Aug 2026
“"five of them have got EV charging"”
Breckland Council · Planning Reform and Solar · 4 Aug 2026
““depot charging””
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority · Transport Grant Allocations · 3 Aug 2026
“"local electric vehicle infrastructure"”
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