--- title: "Integrated Micromobility Service (IMS)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-037dba" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-037dba" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-037dba.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-037dba.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "WEST OF ENGLAND COMBINED AUTHORITY" published: "2022-10-31" --- # Integrated Micromobility Service (IMS) Buyer: WEST OF ENGLAND COMBINED AUTHORITY Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-037dba [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-037dba) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-037dba.json) ## Summary The West of England Combined Authority is planning a procurement process for an Integrated Micromobility Service (IMS) in the services industry. This project aims to improve public transport integration across the West of England by offering rental e-scooters, e-bikes, and e-cargo bikes. The procurement stage is currently in the planning phase, with a future notice date set for January 3, 2023. Interested suppliers must respond by midday on November 11, 2022, to be considered for the concession agreement to operate the IMS from June 2023 up to June 2025. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses involved in non-scheduled passenger transport services and special-purpose road passenger-transport services. Companies capable of providing and operating an Integrated Micromobility Service within the West of England Combined Authority area would be well-suited to compete. The contract will focus on enhancing access, travel, efficiency, and affordability in public transport, creating a sustainable transport service for the region. Successful suppliers may have the chance to extend the contract for two additional one-year periods, subject to mutual agreement. ## Notice The West of England Combined Authority Future Transport Zone (FTZ) is a PS28m innovation programme improving the integration of public transport across the West of England. This notice relates to a specific project in the programme: rental e-scooters, e-bikes and e-cargo bikes. These are collectively referred as "Integrated Micromobility" and will delivered under an "Integrated Micromobility Service" (IMS) concession agreement ### Lot Information Lot 1 We invite interested suppliers to complete the questionnaire linked below. This also provides further information about the e-cargo bike service. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=VUIjPQ_iBUKIpZZYpAKZm5It-ugYAF1Cn0alfI7BgAxUNzFDUU9NNUFQSThJN0I2NzYzQllZWU5KNi4u Please complete your response no later than midday 11th November 2022. The West of England Combined Authority Future Transport Zone (FTZ) is a PS28m innovation programme improving the integration of public transport across the West of England. This notice relates to a specific project in the programme: rental e-scooters, e-bikes and e-cargo bikes. These are collectively referred as "Integrated Micromobility" and will be delivered under an "Integrated Micromobility Service" (IMS) concession agreement. The contract will be a concession arrangement to operate an IMS in the West of England Combined Authority area. The contract proposed is an income contract to the West of England Combined Authority; it is not a spending contract. The West of England Combined Authority is seeking to appoint a single operator, or joint venture, to operate the IMS. The IMS will include the existing and successful e-scooter service which has been running since October 2020 (and is part of the national e-scooter trial coordinated by the Department for Transport). Additionally, the IMS will include rental e-bikes and e-cargo bikes. The contract will support the transition of the IMS to an established and sustainable transport service, embedded within the wider regional transport system. This will be a new services concession agreement with an IMS provider, who will take full responsibility for the implementation and operation of the service from June 2023 up until June 2025, with the possibility to extend beyond this for two 1-year periods. We would be looking to mobilise the e-cargo bike trial in Spring 2023 for an initial period of 12 months. The key objectives of the IMS are: - Access: Increase people's access to an e-bike, e-scooter or e-cargo bike, especially those not able to own one themselves. - Travel: Broaden people's travel potential to and from home, jobs, education, leisure, services and moving goods. - Efficiency: Improve efficiency and convenience for people's journeys across the network. - Options: Widen journey options for people, especially options away from private car. Affordability: Maintain an affordable public transport service, especially for those on lower levels of income and limited capital. The IMS scope is anticipated to be defined in two parts: (1) Core Service and (2) Potential Extended Service. Core Service - E-scooter coverage: similar coverage to the existing e-scooter operation with ~4,000 e-scooters - E-bike coverage: slightly wider than the e-scooter coverage linking Bristol and Bath and including some peri-urban areas. ~1,000 e-bikes. - E-cargo bike coverage: Within the core e-bike trial area. Initially ~20 e-cargo bikes (provided by the Combined Authority) operating from ~10 "back to base" hubs. Potential Expanded Service Coverage - Opportunity to expand the IMS to the wider region, following demonstrable successful delivery of the Core Service. - The extended coverage and operation will be defined by mutual agreement. Renewal: Possibility to extend beyond this for two 1-year periods. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030698-2022 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 31 Oct 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 3 Jan 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | WEST OF ENGLAND COMBINED AUTHORITY | | Locality | BRISTOL | | Post town | Bristol | | Postcode | BS1 6ER | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England | | ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of | | Local authority | Bristol, City of | | Electoral ward | Lawrence Hill | | Westminster constituency | Bristol East | | Delivery location | TLK11 Bristol, City of, TLK12 Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60112000 - Public road transport services - 60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services - 60140000 - Non-scheduled passenger transport ## Release History - 31 Oct 2022 at 15:07 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030698-2022 ## Notice URLs - https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=VUIjPQ_iBUKIpZZYpAKZm5It-ugYAF1Cn0alfI7BgAxUNzFDUU9NNUFQSThJN0I2NzYzQllZWU5KNi4u - https://www.westofengland-ca.gov.uk/ - https://www.westofengland-ca.org.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-037dba. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-037dba.json.