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title: "East-London Public Cycle Share Scheme"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0395bd"
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buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF BARKING AND DAGENHAM"
published: "2023-01-27"
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# East-London Public Cycle Share Scheme

Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF BARKING AND DAGENHAM  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0395bd

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## Summary

The London Boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Newham, and Redbridge are seeking early market engagement for the East-London Public Cycle Share Scheme. The scheme aims to provide a public cycle share service across these boroughs and may include e-cycles and pedal-cycles. The procurement process is in the planning stage, and interested parties can participate in the Request for Information process and a Meet the Buyer Event scheduled for 6th & 7th March. The buying organisation is the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, and the scheme falls under the goods category in the transportation equipment sector.

The East-London Public Cycle Share Scheme procurement offers opportunities for businesses in the transportation and cycling sectors to engage in a public service contract that aims to provide cost-neutral cycle share services. Businesses involved in the provision, operation, management, and maintenance of public cycle schemes, including electric bikes and docking infrastructure, would be well-suited to compete. The upcoming Meet the Buyer Event provides an avenue for potential suppliers to engage with the contracting authorities and shape the procurement process, with expressions of interest required for future tender opportunities.

## Notice

The Boroughs named are seeking early market engagement relating to the provision of a cross borough East-London public cycle share scheme specifically in the London Boroughs of Newham, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, and Havering. The authorities may require the provision, operation, management and maintenance of a public cycle share scheme under a bespoke concession services contract. The public cycle share scheme should be cost neutral to the boroughs and should have boroughwide coverage in all four boroughs. The Authorities are open to views relating to the provision of e-cycles and pedal-cycles, and docked vs dockless. This (PIN) includes three aspects: 1) Expression of Interest - register at https://lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk 2) Request for Information (RFI) Questionnaire - The questionnaire is available at https://lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk for download and completion 3) Meet the Buyer Event - It is the Contracting Authorities intention at point of issue to hold a virtual meet the buyer event on the 6th & 7th of March further details will follow and will be issued at https://lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk This PIN/RFI is not a call for competition and as such economic operators will need to express interest in any future tender opportunity (if issued) once the appropriate contract notice/s are published in Find a Tender and Contracts Finder

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Boroughs named are seeking early market engagement relating to the provision of a cross borough East-London public cycle share scheme specifically in the London Boroughs of Newham, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, and Havering. The authorities may require the provision, operation, management and maintenance of a public cycle share scheme under a bespoke concessions services contract. The public cycle share scheme should be cost neutral to the boroughs and should have boroughwide coverage in all four boroughs. The Authorities are open to views relating to the provision of e-cycles and pedal-cycles, and docked vs dockless. The Boroughs named issue this 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. An electronic tendering portal is being used to manage the expressions of interest and RFI, economic operators will need to register on the portal to express interest and to access and return the completed RFI documentation. This (PIN) includes three aspects: 1) Expression of Interest - register at https://lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk 2) Request for Information (RFI) Questionnaire - The questionnaire is available at https://lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk for download and completion. The purpose of the RFI is to allow the supply market to share any experience that could help inform the specifications and parameters of a subsequent procurement process. 3) Meet the Buyer Event - It is the Contracting Authorities intention at point of issue to hold a virtual meet the buyer event on the 6th & 7th of March further details will follow and will be issued at https://lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk. Businesses will be able to meet with Procurement and Commissioners involved with active travel within the four London Boroughs. The event aims to share current market intelligence and provide an opportunity to provide input to shape the following procurement process . The event will be FREE to attend and optional. This event will provide attendees and exhibitors with an opportunity to learn about plans to introduce an East-London bike hire scheme. Businesses will be encouraged to share any experience that could inform the specifications and parameters of a subsequent procurement process. Operators should be willing to discuss electric bikes; electric cargo bikes; docking and charging infrastructure; digital display boards for hire locations; signage; servicing and maintenance of electric bikes and electric cargo-bikes; and web, app and back office systems for public hire electric bike schemes. This PIN/RFI invites Economic Operators to express an interest in this RFI exercise only, the RFI, and Meet the buyer Event are not part of any 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 or to attend the Buyer Event. No preferential or special status will be gained by economic operators who express an interest, complete the RFI or attend the Meet the Buyer Event. This PIN/RFI is not a call for competition and as such economic operators will need to express interest in any future tender (if issued) once the appropriate contract notice/s are published in Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002698-2023 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning, Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 31 May 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1 |
| 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 | LONDON BOROUGH OF BARKING AND DAGENHAM |
| Additional buyers | LONDON BOROUGH OF HAVERING; LONDON BOROUGH OF REDBRIDGE; LONDON BROUGH OF NEWHAM |
| Locality | BARKING |
| Post town | Ilford |
| Postcode | IG11 7LU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI5 Outer London - East and North East |
| ITL 3 | TLI53 Redbridge and Waltham Forest |
| Local authority | Redbridge |
| Electoral ward | Ilford Town |
| Westminster constituency | Ilford South |
| Delivery location | TLI52 Barking & Dagenham and Havering, TLI53 Redbridge and Waltham Forest |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

### Codes

- 34422000 - Cycles with auxiliary motors

## Release History

- 27 Jan 2023 at 19:40 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002698-2023
- 6 Jan 2023 at 19:56 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000466-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.LBBD.gov.uk
- https://lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk
- https://lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk/
- https://www.newham.gov.uk
- https://www.newham.gov.uk/
- https://www.redbridge.gov.uk/

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