Planning

Glasgow Bike Hire Scheme 2025

GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL

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Planning

09 Jul 2024 at 11:29

Summary of the contracting process

The Glasgow City Council is planning a procurement process for the Glasgow Bike Hire Scheme 2025. The contract, focused on goods and services in the bicycles industry, aims to expand the current cycle hire scheme in Glasgow. The process involves a market consultation exercise to gather feedback from potential suppliers. The deadline for returning the required documents is set for 23rd July 2024, with an expected contract award in February 2025, leading to operational start in September 2025.

Businesses in the public road transport services, bicycle locks, street furniture installation, software package and information systems, repair and maintenance services, support services for road transport, and financial transaction processing sectors are suitable for participating in this upcoming tender. The procurement opportunity presents a chance for companies to engage in the development of the Glasgow Cycle Hire Scheme, offering economically advantageous solutions to the City Council while allowing service providers to recover investments and secure profits.

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Notice Title

Glasgow Bike Hire Scheme 2025

Notice Description

Supplies & services contract . The current cycle hire 7-year contract has an option to extend for a period of 12 months from September 2024 - September 2025 and this option will likely be exercised. It is envisaged that the new contract will be awarded in February 2025 to allow for a 6-month mobilisation period and operational start date of September 2025. The current Service contract has reached its legal capacity to expand further than the current scheme of 43 MACH Stations and 435 bikes. We are therefore looking to assess alternative options for expanding the Glasgow Cycle Hire Scheme and these options require to be tested with the current market providers. The Council is looking to engage with Cycle Hire Operators on various business models (see below) in order to ascertain, which one would be Most Economically Advantageous to the Council, whilst offering a Service Provider the opportunity to recoup any investment and secure a profit.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Glasgow City Council is conducting a market consultation exercise to gather information that will assist in the development of a procurement strategy and tender that will deliver a contract for a Mass Automated Cycle Hire Scheme. This exercise will also assist in gaining feedback from organisations in the market regarding current and future ideas, solutions and service options to help shape the future cycle hire scheme. As part of the preparatory work in advance of the procurement, Glasgow City Council (GCC) would like to invite your organisation to participate in this market consultation exercise. The market engagement does not form part of the formal procurement process and will not impact on the evaluation of any future tender opportunity. The purpose of the questionnaire is to gather information that will assist in the development of a procurement strategy and tender that will deliver a contract for a cycle hire scheme as described in the Prior Information This process focuses on the market as a whole, rather than on the merits of individual suppliers. Please be assured that any commercially-sensitive information provided to GCC as part of this process will be treated in confidence, used only for the purposes of this market consultation exercise, and will not be disclosed to any other organisation. Additional information: Please refer to questionnaire in attachments area of PIN. Please ensure to complete this and the community benefits market engagement document and return as per specified deadline

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-047be4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020907-2024
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

45 - Construction work

48 - Software package and information systems

50 - Repair and maintenance services

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

66 - Financial and insurance services


CPV Codes

34430000 - Bicycles

34913510 - Bicycle locks

45233293 - Installation of street furniture

48000000 - Software package and information systems

50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

60112000 - Public road transport services

63712000 - Support services for road transport

66133000 - Processing and clearing services

66172000 - Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Jul 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
8 Aug 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
kim mackenzie
Contact Email
kim.mackenzie@ced.glasgow.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G2 1DU
Post Town
Glasgow
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
TLM82 Glasgow City

Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North East

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