Official UK procurement notice
CP2410-23 Devon Car Club and Bike Club
Authority: Devon County Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionDevon County Council is seeking to appoint a single operator to provide a membership-based pay as you go round-trip Car Club within the Devon County Council administrative area, initially focused around Exeter.
Devon County Council is seeking to appoint a single operator to deliver and manage a publicly accessible electrically assisted pedal cycle share scheme across the Exeter area. Devon County Council encourages the ability to provide additional geofenced parking locations in agreed locations across the Devon County Council local authority area.
Award of a concession contract for a single operator to provide a membership-based pay as you go round-trip Car Club within the Devon County Council administrative area, initially focused around Exeter.
In addition to Devon County Council, partner locations will include those of The University of Exeter. Sites of other partners may be included in the future.
The service will satisfy the national CoMoUK Car Club Accreditation criteria, and the supplier maintain full accredited status throughout the contract period.
The Bike Club element of the procurement has not been awarded.
CPV: Bicycles · Motor vehicles for the transport of fewer than 10 persons · Road transport services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£12,500,000 together) · win at most 2 of them · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1CP2410-23 Devon Car ClubAwardedPublished value£4,250,000
Provision of the Car Club.
Award of a concession contract for a single operator to provide a membership-based pay as you go round-trip Car Club within the Devon County Council administrative area, initially focused around Exeter.
In addition to Devon County Council, partner locations will include those of The University of Exeter. Sites of other partners may be included in the future.
The service will satisfy the national CoMoUK Car Club Accreditation criteria, and the supplier maintain full accredited status throughout the contract period.
Lot #2CP2410-23 Devon Bike ClubCancelledPublished value£8,250,000
Management of a publicly accessible electrically assisted pedal cycle share scheme across the Exeter area.
NOT AWARDED
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Price | Quality | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · CP2410-23 Devon Car Club | 100 | — | |
| 2 · CP2410-23 Devon Bike Club | 100 | 100 |
- Price carries 100 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 10 points.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 30 Sept 2024, 16:01 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Jan 2026, 15:28 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 4 Nov 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DN741820- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004443- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a43dFind a Tender
Publisher note: Tenderers may submit a Tender for a single Lot or for multiple Lots. There is no limit on the number of Lots a Tenderer may be successful in being awarded. The authority reserves the right to cancel the procurement process at any stage. The authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender, and reserve the right not to award a contract. The authority reserves the right to award the contract in part, or to call for new tenders should they consider this necessary. Economic operators remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from them in connection with their participation in this procurement, whether incurred directly by them or their advisors or subcontractors and regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence direct or indirect of any amendments to documents issued by the authority at any time, or as a consequence of the cancellation of the procurement by the authority. For the avoidance of doubt, the authority shall have no liability whatsoever to economic operators or their advisors or subcontractors, for any of their costs, including but not limited to those for any discussions or communications. Any contract(s) or agreement(s) entered into as a result of this contract notice shall be considered as a contract(s) or agreement(s) made under English law and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts. If an economic operator considers that any information supplied by it during this procurement process is commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for its sensitivity as well as the duration of that sensitivity specified. Economic operators should be aware that even where they have indicated that information is commercially sensitive, the authority may disclose it pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in response to a request for information where such disclosure is considered to be in the public interest. Please note that the receipt by any of the authority of any materials marked ‘confidential’ or equivalent shall not be taken to mean that the authority accepts any duty of confidence by virtue of that marking.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 4 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
4 Nov 2024 → 19 Jan 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline4 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened4 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published278 days ago19 Jan 2026, 15:28 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete19 Jan 2026, 15:28 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · CP2410-23 Devon Car Club1 award | |||
| Co Wheels CICSME | £35,625 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 004443-2026-CP2410-23 Devon Car Club-1 · Co Wheels CICSME
- Signed
- 28 Nov 2025
- Value
- £35,625
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2035
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · CP2410-23 Devon Car Club | 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £30,000 – £60,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Court of JusticesReview body
- The High Court of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Co Wheels CICAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.