Tender

Provision of Dockless Electric Cycle Hire Scheme

  • The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

UK4: Tender notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-082872

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05f5a2 (view related notices)

Published 15 December 2025, 12:45pm



Scope

Reference

DN791346

Description

The Borough Councils of Kingston Upon Thames and Sutton oare looking to appoint two (2) operators in each borough to provide sufficient number of electric cycles (e-bikes) to encourage residents & visitors to substitute motor vehicle use with this mode of transport. The operators fleet must be regularly maintained and redistributed to provide reliable, borough-wide access to the service

Total value (estimated)

  • £3,940,000 excluding VAT
  • £4,720,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 6 May 2026 to 5 May 2029
  • Possible extension to 5 May 2031
  • 5 years

Description of possible extension:

Option to extend contract for further two years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Participation

Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation

As detailed in the tender documents

Technical ability conditions of participation

As detailed in the tender documents

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Submission

Enquiry deadline

12 January 2026, 12:00pm

Tender submission deadline

16 January 2026, 12:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

Languages that may be used for submission

English

Award decision date (estimated)

1 April 2026


Award criteria

This table contains award criteria for this lot
Name Description Type Weighting
Method statements

As detailed in the tender documents

Quality 80.00%
Pricing

As detailed in the tender documents

Price 20.00%

Other information

Payment terms

As detailed in tender documents

Description of risks to contract performance

As detailed in tender documents

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure

Special regime

Concession


Contracting authority

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWRN-9366-HZGV

Guildhall 2

Kingston upon Thames

KT1 1EU

United Kingdom

Contact name: Commissioning Team

Telephone: 0208547 6670

Email: commissioning@kingston.gov.uk

Website: http://www.kingston.gov.uk

Region: UKI63 - Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government