Published date: 27 January 2023
Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.
Contract summary
Industry
Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation - 34000000
Motorcycles, bicycles and sidecars - 34400000
Motor scooters and cycles with auxiliary motors - 34420000
Bicycles - 34430000
Software package and information systems - 48000000
Special-purpose road passenger-transport services - 60130000
Support services for land transport - 63710000
Location of contract
London
Value of contract
£0
Procurement reference
tender_338756/1168233
Published date
27 January 2023
Closing date
6 February 2023
Closing time
1pm
Contract start date
1 June 2023
Contract end date
31 May 2026
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (below threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
The Boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Redbridge, Newham and Havering 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
More information
Links
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- https://lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk/
- Request for information returnable document available on the tender portal
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- https://www.lbbd.gov.uk/
- Link to London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
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- https://www.newham.gov.uk/
- Link to London Borough of Newham
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- https://www.redbridge.gov.uk/
- London Borough of Redbridge
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- https://www.havering.gov.uk/
- London Borough of Havering
Additional text
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The contacts for the Contracting Authorities are as follows:
London Borough of Barking & Dagenham
Town Hall Square, 1 Clockhouse Avenue, Barking, IG11 7LU
Contact: Lucy Foreman
Email: lucy.foreman@befirst.london
London Borough of Havering
Town Hall, Main Road, Romford, RM1 3BD
Contact: Daniel Douglas
Email: daniel.douglas@havering.gov.uk
London Brough of Newham
328 Barking Rd, East Ham, E6 2RP
Contact: Murray Woodburn
Email: murray.woodburn@newham.gov.uk
London Borough of Redbridge
Town Hall, 128-142 High Rd, Ilford, IG1 8ZZ
Contact: Rogan Keown
Email: rogan.keown@redbridge.gov.uk
About the buyer
Contact name
Boroughs of: Barking & Dagenham, Redbridge, Newham and Havering
Address
Barking Town Hall
Barking
IG11 7LU
England
Website
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Closing: 6 February 2023, 1pm