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title: "Transport For Wales - Exploring Cycle Hire Opportunities Across Wales"
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# Transport For Wales - Exploring Cycle Hire Opportunities Across Wales

Buyer: Transport for Wales  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0786d3

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## Summary

Transport for Wales is exploring cycle-hire services across Wales, particularly around rail stations and other transport hubs. The work under consideration spans cycle-hire operating models, commercial arrangements and funding, operational delivery, technology platforms and partnership working. The aim is to understand how bike hire could connect passengers with rail, support active travel and make first- and last-mile journeys easier as part of integrated transport. The potential service is categorised as transport services. The buyer is Transport for Wales, with Transport for Wales Rail also identified in the process. The intended delivery area is Wales; no specific towns, stations or hubs are identified. This is a market-engagement exercise to understand existing and emerging solutions and assess the viability of future cycle-hire provision, rather than a defined service specification.

The process is at the planning stage: Transport for Wales is gathering market intelligence, and there is no invitation to tender. No procurement strategy, route to market or future procurement has been decided; engagement responses may inform later decisions. The buyer expects a contract period from 1 April 2028 to 31 March 2030. Its stated estimated value is £500,000 excluding VAT (£600,000 including VAT). The procurement is planned as one lot and is marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The buyer expects a subsequent notice on 1 September 2027. The market questionnaire is scheduled for completion by 22 November 2026; this is a deadline for engagement responses, not bids. There are no stated award or evaluation criteria at this stage.

The engagement is relevant to cycle-hire operators and suppliers with experience in the sector, including businesses able to explain delivery models, commercial and funding arrangements, operating requirements, technology platforms and partnership approaches. Transport for Wales is seeking insight into both existing and emerging cycle-hire solutions, market appetite, and the challenges and opportunities of operating around railway stations and other transport hubs in Wales. Suppliers with experience linking bike hire to rail travel, improving first- and last-mile connections, encouraging active travel or enabling multimodal journeys can provide directly relevant market insight. The planned single lot is identified as suitable for SMEs, suggesting smaller suppliers may be relevant to the future market activity. This is preparation and information gathering only: it is not a competition, and participation does not commit Transport for Wales to procure.

## Notice

Transport for Wales is undertaking a market engagement exercise to better understand the cycle hire market and opportunities for cycle hire provision across Wales. The purpose of this engagement is to gather market intelligence on existing and emerging cycle hire solutions, commercial delivery models, operational considerations, technology platforms and approaches to partnership working. Feedback gathered through this exercise will help inform Transport for Wales' understanding of the market and the potential role that cycle hire services could play in supporting integrated transport, active travel and sustainable first and last mile connectivity to rail services. At this stage, no procurement strategy, route to market or future opportunity has been determined. Information obtained through this engagement may be used to inform future decision-making, should Transport for Wales decide to progress further activity in this area.

### Planning Information

Transport for Wales invites organisations operating within, or with experience of, the cycle hire sector to participate in a market engagement questionnaire. 
The objective of this exercise is to better understand the cycle hire market in Wales, including the range of operating models currently available, commercial arrangements, funding approaches, technology solutions and market appetite for future opportunities. We are particularly interested in understanding how cycle hire schemes can support rail travel by improving first and last mile connectivity, encouraging active travel and enabling seamless multimodal journeys. 
Responses will help Transport for Wales assess the opportunities, challenges and viability of cycle hire provision around rail stations and other transport hubs across Wales. This exercise is solely for information gathering and market insight purposes and does not constitute a call for competition or a commitment to undertake a future procurement. 
To access the market engagement questionnaire, please copy and paste the relevant URL below into your web browser. The questionnaire is available in both English and Welsh, and suppliers may choose which version to complete.
English Version - https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/DMEPzRsxg1 
Welsh Version - https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/QEiZ41D7x5
The deadline for submitting completed questionnaires is 11:45pm on 22 November 2026.
Responses will be used to inform Transport for Wales' understanding of the market and any potential future activity in this area.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096674-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Sep 2027 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2028 - 31 Mar 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £500,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Transport for Wales |
| Additional buyers | Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer) |
| Locality | PONTYPRIDD |
| Postcode area | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF37 4TH |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend |
| Local authority | Rhondda Cynon Taf |
| Electoral ward | Pontypridd Town |
| Westminster constituency | Pontypridd |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

### Codes

- 34000000 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- 63000000 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

## Release History

- 13 Oct 2026 at 15:43 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096674-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096674-2026
  13th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.tfw.wales
- https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/DMEPzRsxg1
- https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/QEiZ41D7x5
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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