Three procurement routes, structured for different organisations.
Models can be combined across a portfolio — for example, client-owned equipment at flagship sites alongside a managed partnership at secondary locations.
All published figures are per single station, at a single site.
Every price shown across this site is a single-unit, single-venue reference rate. It exists so that an organisation can understand the cost structure before entering a procurement conversation.
Final pricing is prepared per client and per venue type. Unit cost reduces as deployment size increases, and terms are adjusted for footfall profile, dwell time, contract length, estate coverage and whether the deployment is commercial, public-sector or sponsor-funded. Larger and multi-site programmes are quoted on bespoke enterprise terms.
Indicative scaling
- 1 station — single venue
- Published reference pricing
- 2–4 stations
- Reduced unit pricing
- 5–9 stations
- Volume programme pricing
- 10–24 stations
- Enterprise rollout pricing
- 25+ stations or national estate
- Bespoke procurement quotation
Venue type is assessed alongside volume. Stadiums, transport interchanges, arenas, shopping centres and national retail estates are priced differently from single hospitality or reception sites.
Transparent passenger and customer pricing.
The applicable price is displayed clearly on the station screen before a rental is confirmed.
Designed to provide clear, accessible pricing with lower entry costs than many traditional venue-charging models.
Pricing may be adapted for individual sites, sponsors and public-sector requirements.
This tariff is the single-site reference rate. Customer-facing pricing is agreed per client and per venue type, and larger estates typically operate a lower published rate.
Current configured tariff: £1.99 for the first two hours; £0.50 per additional 30 minutes; £3.99 maximum per 24-hour period; £19.99 maximum non-return charge; Optional sponsor-funded free period of 15 or 30 minutes.
Model one — Client-Owned Infrastructure
Recommended for established venues and multi-site organisationsThe organisation purchases and owns the equipment outright. AFTR Tech provides the surrounding service.
AFTR provides
- Site consultation
- Configuration
- Custom branding
- Installation
- Initial training
- Platform setup
- Optional support and monitoring
- Replacement-stock supply
Indicative pricing — all items optional
Under Model one every cost below is optional. Organisations purchasing their own stations may take branding, service, monitoring and replacement stock individually, or none of them at all.
- AFTR Compact 12-Bay Station
- £1,495 + VAT installed
- AFTR Large Freestanding Station
- £2,995 + VAT installed
- Premium Custom Branding Package (optional)
- £695 + VAT
- Additional Custom-Branded Power Banks (optional)
- £24.95 + VAT each
- Replacement Power Banks (optional, range)
- from £9.99 to £54.95 + VAT each, depending on specification, branding and volume
- Annual Service and Monitoring (optional)
- £695 + VAT per station per year
Multi-site
- 5–9 stations: proposal-based volume pricing
- 10–24 stations: enterprise rollout pricing
- 25 or more: bespoke procurement quotation
The client retains 100% of qualifying rental revenue, subject to payment-processing and platform arrangements agreed in the final contract.
Model two — Fully Managed Revenue Partnership
Structure
- No initial equipment purchase
- AFTR retains ownership of the equipment
- AFTR provides installation
- AFTR manages platform operations
- AFTR manages maintenance
- AFTR provides customer support
- The venue provides suitable space and electrical access
- The venue receives a share of qualifying rental revenue
Subject to footfall, site assessment, deployment size and contract term.
Not every location will be suitable for a managed deployment. High-footfall sites and multi-site organisations receive priority when assessing new partnerships.
Model three — Publicly Funded or Sponsor-Funded Charging
Council or operator funded
The organisation pays a fixed service fee and charging is free to passengers.
Commercial sponsorship
A national or local brand sponsors the station and receives approved branding space.
Hybrid deployment
Passengers receive a free initial period followed by a capped rental charge.
Free charging for council and public-authority users
Where a council, combined authority, transport operator or public body funds the service, charging is free at the point of use. Residents, passengers and visitors are not charged a rental fee — the funding body pays an agreed fixed service fee instead.
Loss and non-return protection
Free-to-use deployments still require asset protection. A refundable card pre-authorisation of £1.00 is taken when a power bank is released and is released back automatically on return. No rental charge is applied within the funded free period.
- Cost to the public user
- Free — funded by the authority
- Refundable pre-authorisation
- £1.00, released on return
- Non-return charge (user)
- Applied only if the unit is not returned within the agreed window
- Stock loss cover
- Managed by AFTR within the agreed service fee, subject to contract
Deposit value, free-period length and non-return terms are confirmed per contract and can be adjusted to meet an authority's accessibility and equalities requirements.