Published date: 26 May 2015

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 9 June 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Bicycles - 34430000

  • Sports goods and equipment - 37400000

  • Fitness equipments - 37440000

    • Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 60000000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

1202605557

Published date

26 May 2015

Closing date

9 June 2015

Contract start date

1 July 2015

Contract end date

30 June 2017

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Not specified

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This contract is primarily for provision of cycles and associated equipment to eligible clients of the Wirral Travel Solutions programme. Wirral is a Metropolitan Borough of Merseyside in the North West of England with a population of approx 300,000 over 60 square miles. Further information about Wirral is available on our website (www.wirral.gov.uk). The borough of Wirral contains high levels of worklessness with 17.6% of all residents in the borough claiming an out of work benefit. There are some severe concentrations to the east of the borough with over 35% of people are claiming out of work-benefits in the worst performing neighbourhoods. Wirral also has significant employer demand-side challenges, with the lowest rate of GVA per head in England, and a low job density rate of only 58 jobs per 100 working age people, which is the lowest in the Liverpool City region. Wirral Travel Solutions is a project to assist residents to overcome transport barriers to access employment. It is funded via Public Heath to Facilitate Sustainable Access to Employment. The East Wirral area was identified as the area of support for the project due to the high levels of deprivation, unemployment, low personal mobility and socio-economic problems faced by the residents, which can be a barrier to accessing employment. The East Wirral area was also identified as containing key concentration of areas for employment within Birkenhead, New Brighton and Bromborough. This contract is primarily for provision of cycles and associated equipment to eligible clients of the Wirral Travel Solutions programme. Wirral is a Metropolitan Borough of Merseyside in the North West of England with a population of approx 300,000 over 60 square miles. Further information about Wirral is available on our website (www.wirral.gov.uk). The borough of Wirral contains high levels of worklessness with 17.6% of all residents in the borough claiming an out of work benefit. There are some severe concentrations to the east of the borough with over 35% of people are claiming out of work-benefits in the worst performing neighbourhoods. Wirral also has significant employer demand-side challenges, with the lowest rate of GVA per head in England, and a low job density rate of only 58 jobs per 100 working age people, which is the lowest in the Liverpool City region. Wirral Travel Solutions is a project to assist residents to overcome transport barriers to access employment. It is funded via Public Heath to Facilitate Sustainable Access to Employment. The East Wirral area was identified as the area of support for the project due to the high levels of deprivation, unemployment, low personal mobility and socio-economic problems faced by the residents, which ca..(view full details to see more)

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Award information

Awarded date

18 June 2015

Contract start date

1 July 2015

Contract end date

30 June 2017

Total value of contract

£150,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Off The Rock Cycles

Address

Municipal Building, Cleveland Street, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH41 6BU

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Corporate Procurement

Address

Municipal Building
Cleveland Street
Birkenhead
CH41 6BU
UK

Telephone

00 - Questions via portal please

Email

tenders@wirral.gov.uk

Website

https://www.the-chest.org.uk/procontract/supplier.nsf