Notice Information
Notice Title
Contract for the Provision of a Swansea Rental E-Bike Scheme
Notice Description
Swansea Council is procuring a city-wide rental e-bike scheme to provide a public e-bike service for residents, students, workers, and visitors. The scheme is intended to improve access to travel opportunities within the city, support active travel and wider decarbonisation objectives, and build on the existing bike share scheme run by Swansea University.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06ce49
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067993-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
-
- CPV Codes
34400000 - Motorcycles, bicycles and sidecars
34430000 - Bicycles
63515000 - Travel services
63516000 - Travel management services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £750,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £750,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Jul 20265 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 14 Aug 20264 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 4 Oct 2026 - 4 Oct 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CITY & COUNTY OF SWANSEA
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SWANSEA
- Postcode
- SA1 3SN
- Post Town
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL4 Mid and South West Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL43 Swansea
- Delivery Location
- TLL18 Swansea
-
- Local Authority
- Swansea
- Electoral Ward
- Waterfront
- Westminster Constituency
- Swansea West
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067993-2026
17th July 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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