Planning

Dockless Bike Hire

LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Planning

03 Jun 2026 at 12:00

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Planning

03 Mar 2026 at 09:13

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Camden is in the planning stage for a public procurement process to establish a Dockless Bike Hire service. The process is detailed in a pipeline notice and involves a significant contract starting in June 2027 and running until June 2032, with an anticipated start date communicated by August 2026. This project, categorised under public road transport services, aims to hire providers for dockless bike services in London. The planned procurement activity aims to develop the council's high-value services procurement but is not yet a call for competition.

The tender offers substantial opportunities for growth to businesses capable of providing large-scale, sustainable transport services. Ideal candidates include companies in the public road transport and shared mobility industry, particularly those with experience in delivering service contracts and innovative solutions in urban mobility. The procurement method involves preliminary market engagement to understand the market's capacity and capabilities, allowing companies to influence the final tender's conditions and opportunities in the expanding micro-mobility sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Dockless Bike Hire

Notice Description

*This notice is a PIPELINE NOTICE and therefore is NOT currently a call for competition. For the avoidance of doubt, the Pipeline Notice is intended to provide the most accurate forecast currently available for the council's high value procurement activity, but does not commit the council to procuring any contract and may be amended after publication. No further information other than that captured in this notice can be provided at this time.*

Planning Information

The London Borough of Camden is seeking to engage with the market in advance of a planned tender for two providers to deliver up to 1000 dockless hire bikes each from the start of June 2027 for a period of 5 years with a break clause after 2 years. This engagement aims to inform the development of the tender, understand market capacity and capability, and explore approaches to delivery, sustainability, and social value. Interested parties are invited to respond to the Preliminary Market Engagement questionnaire and form.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-066066
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052324-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

60112000 - Public road transport services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£115,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Jun 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
10 Aug 20263 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 May 2027 - 1 Jun 2032 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
WC1H 9JE
Post Town
Central London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI36 Camden
Delivery Location
TLI31 Camden and City of London
Local Authority
Camden
Electoral Ward
King's Cross
Westminster Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras

Further Information

Notice Documents

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