Tuesday January 6th 2026
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Written by Local Democracy Reporter, Catherine Hunter
Funding of more than £3.6 million from Transport Scotland will see more than 3000 electric vehicle (EV) charging points installed throughout the Glasgow City Region.
It comes after the city region kicked off a procurement exercise which looks to boost the number of EV charge points across the Region’s eight council areas through Charge Point Operator
Once in place, the Operator will install a minimum 3000 new charge points that will be sited in local authority owned car parks and in on-street locations in communities across Glasgow City Region.
Transport Scotland has provided funding of £3.6m to Glasgow City Region to support the delivery of the project.
Susan Aitken, Glasgow City Region Cabinet Chair and Leader of Glasgow City Council said: “The demand for electric vehicles is going to dramatically increase over the coming years. We need to be ready to support that transition and the delivery of over 3000 new charge points across the City Region will do just that.
“The City Region partners are delivering one of the most significant public EV charging projects in the UK, one which will make charging a car so much easier and accessible for the many thousands of residents who don’t have driveways and for whom owning an electric vehicle has perhaps not been an option.”
Relevant businesses / Charge Point Operators will now be invited to participate in the largest EVC contract in Scotland, with an initial Invitation to Participate published in December 2026 and the estimated contract award in late 2026.
Details are available from the Public Contracts Scotland website.
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