To approve the allocation of Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) capability funding.

To approve the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enable Herefordshire Council to work alongside other Local Authorities as part of a Consortium supported by Midlands Connect to deliver Electric Vehicle (EV) chargepoints using LEVI capital funding.

That:

a)    Herefordshire Council accepts the allocation £240,260 from the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Capability Fund and the allocation £1,124,000 from the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Capital Fund;

b)    Herefordshire Council enters into a MOU to participate in a consortium of local authorities to utilise its capital funding allocation of £1,124,000;

c)    Herefordshire Council takes part in an procurement process led by either Nottinghamshire County Council or Lincolnshire County Councils seeking a delivery partner for the expansion and operation of the EV charging point network across the consortium areas;

d)    Herefordshire Council enters into a contract with a charge point operator and undertakes deployment of EV chargepoints; and

e)    The Service Director Environment and Highways is authorised to sign the Memorandum of Understanding, expend the funding allocation from the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Capability Fund and the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Capital Fund, approve the contract award and is authorised to take all operational decisions necessary to implement the above.