Official UK procurement notice
Dockless bike hire concession services Lot 1 (contract 1)
Authority: London Borough of Camden (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe London Borough of Camden are seeking to award concession contracts for the provision of Dockless Bike Hire Services.
The contracts will be for a period of 5 years commencing on 1st June 2027 with a break clause at the end of the second year of the contract or at any time thereafter, at the sole option of the Council.
Full details of the requirements are set out in the Specification and other documents that form part of the tender pack.
The Council intends to appoint two operators to provide dockless bike hire (DBH) concession services in the London Borough of Camden. The contracts will give permission to operate DBH services in the borough. The services covered by this tender documentation are split into two Lots as follows:
Lot 1: Two contracts to be awarded, for shared access to operate in the Borough.
Lot 2: A single contract to be awarded, for access to operate in the full capacity of the Borough, where only one compliant tender is received.
Please note that separate UK4 Notices have been published for Lot 1 (contract 2) and Lot 2. Because the Authority intends to award either Lot 1 or Lot 2, the total estimated concession value for Lot 2 is the same as for the total of Lot 1.
CPV: Road transport services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£82,000,000
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Mar 2026, 09:13 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Aug 2026, 13:36 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Dec 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079931- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066066Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
3 Mar 2026 → 1 Jun 2027 · 8 dates- Planning notice published235 days ago3 Mar 2026, 09:13 GMT
- Market engagement214 days ago24 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
The London Borough of Camden is seeking to engage with the market in advance of a planned tender for two providers to deliver up to 1000 dockless hire bikes each from the start of June 2027 for a period of 5 years with a break clause after 2 years. This engagement aims to inform the development of the tender, understand market capacity and capability, and explore approaches to delivery, sustainability, and social value. Interested parties are invited to respond to the Preliminary Market Engagement questionnaire and form.
- Next notice expected75 days ago10 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published64 days ago21 Aug 2026, 13:36 BST
- Clarification questions by43 days ago11 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline29 days ago25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today24 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 38 days1 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 219 days1 Jun 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Mar 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published3 Mar 2026, 09:13 GMTUK2
- Pipeline notice published3 Jun 2026, 13:00 BSTUK1
- Status changed to planned3 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
- Tender notice published21 Aug 2026, 13:36 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £82,000,00021 Aug 2026, 13:36 BSTwas £115,000,000
- Status changed to active21 Aug 2026, 13:36 BST
- Procurement method changed21 Aug 2026, 13:36 BST
- Deadline published: 25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST21 Aug 2026, 13:36 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender