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Sheffield City Council E-Bike Hire Scheme
What the buyer is asking for
Sheffield City Council is seeking to appoint a concessionaire to design, deliver and operate an e-bike hire scheme across the city, providing an additional mode of sustainable and active travel for residents and visitors. The proposed scheme will provide e-bikes suitable for Sheffield's hilly topography. E-bikes will be hired from designated parking locations, including marked bays and/or physical infrastructure such as racks or docks, to support the effective management of cycle parking and the safety of pedestrians and other road users. The concessionaire will be responsible for the operation, maintenance and management of the scheme, including customer services, technology platforms and associated infrastructure. The procurement is being conducted using a Competitive Flexible Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023
How this is scored
Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.
- qualityTechnical Award CriteriaAssessment of the Supplier's technical proposal, including scheme design and coverage, parking infrastructure, vehicles, mobilisation, operations, user application, accessibility and inclusion, in accordance with the procurement documents.
- qualityEmployment and SkillsAssessment of the Supplier's Employment and Skills proposals in accordance with the procurement documents.
- costCommercialAssessment of the Commercial Submission, including tariffs, Authority Funding Requirement and infrastructure proposals, in accordance with the procurement documents.
- Value
- £9,000,000
- Submission deadline
- 20 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT (59 days left)
- Enquiry deadline
- 22 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by
- 18 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract start
- Not stated
- Contract end
- Not stated
- Category
- services
- Lots
- 1
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
- CPV codes
- 34430000, 34422000, 63520000
- Legal basis
- 2023/54
How contested is this?
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Timeline
4 published dates · Europe/London
- Tender notice published13 days ago8 Sept 2026, 14:32 BST
- Clarification questions bytoday22 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadlinein 60 days20 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 119 days18 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
Commercial outcome and contract awards
Nothing awarded yet
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender
- Pipeline or early engagement notice10 Jun 2026, 12:17 BST054694-2026
- Tender notice8 Sept 2026, 14:32 BST084951-2026
Documents
How to bid
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=108492&TID100113554&B=
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