--- title: "Soft Market Testing Worcester Bike Share Scheme" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-00e109ba-1d33-4417-bd45-5159e95bdfc0" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-00e109ba-1d33-4417-bd45-5159e95bdfc0" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-00e109ba-1d33-4417-bd45-5159e95bdfc0.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-00e109ba-1d33-4417-bd45-5159e95bdfc0.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "WORCESTER CITY COUNCIL" published: "2023-03-29" --- # Soft Market Testing Worcester Bike Share Scheme Buyer: WORCESTER CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-00e109ba-1d33-4417-bd45-5159e95bdfc0 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-00e109ba-1d33-4417-bd45-5159e95bdfc0) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-00e109ba-1d33-4417-bd45-5159e95bdfc0.json) ## Summary The Soft Market Testing Worcester Bike Share Scheme procurement process is currently in the planning stage. Worcester City Council is seeking to develop a bike share scheme to support access to bicycles across the city. The scheme aims to provide transportation services to various destinations within Worcester, including city centre, leisure, employment, education, and residential areas. The project involves engaging with experts in bike share schemes to shape the design for long-term sustainability. The engagement end date for this phase is set for 7th April 2023. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses interested in transport services and consultancy to contribute their expertise to the design of the bike share scheme. Economic operators, especially those experienced in the provision of community services and cycles with auxiliary motors, are invited to participate. Worcester City Council has issued a Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Request For Information (RFI) to gather market intelligence before a possible future tender opportunity. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are considered suitable for this procurement exercise. ## Notice Following Worcester's successful award of grant funding from the Towns Fund, Worcester City Council is seeking to develop a bike share scheme to support access to bicycles across the City, including city centre, leisure, employment and education destinations and residential areas for residents and visitors within Worcester. As the project delivery team for the bike share scheme develops their ideas, it is recognised that there is a mixed picture of success with similar schemes around the UK. This 'soft market testing' exercise is being undertaken to ensure that operators, recognised to be experts on the delivery and sustainability of bike share schemes, are able to contribute their expertise to help shape the design of the scheme. The project delivery team values your input into the detailed design of the scheme, what you think will work and what we could do to ensure long term sustainability. The Council is issuing a Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Request For Information (RFI) to gather market intelligence and information, to gain a better understanding of the capacity and appetite of the market in delivering the proposed provision and to alert the market to a possible future tender opportunity. The PIN invites Economic Operators to express an interest in this RFI exercise only. The RFI is not an invitation to tender, pre-qualification or selection process. This PIN/RFI is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise. An expression of interest is no indication of a commitment to participate in the RFI process. No preferential or special status will be gained by Economic Operators who express an interest in this RFI, complete the RFI or express an interest in taking part in further soft market engagement. The Council are using the e-procurement portal known as the Proactis Pro-Contract portal https://procontract.due-north.com to conduct this procurement exercise. To gain access to the procurement documents, contractors will need to register their company details at the above website (there is no charge for this). Once registered, contractors will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the procurement documents. Contractors will need to search for the invitation under Worcester City Council and then electronically submit an expression of interest and follow the online instructions to view the procurement documents. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9abe6459-9168-4628-809f-23d681bf3b56 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 29 Mar 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 7 Apr 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | WORCESTER CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | WORCESTER | | Post town | Worcester | | Postcode | WR1 2EY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | | ITL 3 | TLG12 Worcestershire CC | | Local authority | Worcester | | Electoral ward | Cathedral | | Westminster constituency | Worcester | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 34422000 - Cycles with auxiliary motors - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 71311200 - Transport systems consultancy services - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 29 Mar 2023 at 08:42 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9abe6459-9168-4628-809f-23d681bf3b56 - 17 Mar 2023 at 16:14 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/da918bb2-ea8e-478b-98d3-3ebf04aa4039 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9abe6459-9168-4628-809f-23d681bf3b56 29th March 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/da918bb2-ea8e-478b-98d3-3ebf04aa4039 17th March 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://procontract.due-north.com ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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