Official UK procurement notice
E-Scooter and E-Bike Concession Contract
Authority: Liverpool City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: North West (UKD72)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 10 Feb 2025awarded 28 Oct 2025
Awarded to Bolt Operations UK Limited
Contract term 2 yrsends 5 Jun 2027 · extension options published · starts 6 Jun 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionConcession contract for on street hire of e-scooters and e-bikes within Liverpool.
CPV: Road transport services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 50%
- Cost: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Cost: 40
- Quality: 50
- Social Value: 10
What this means for your bid
- 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
- 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
- 10 Jan 2025, 17:55 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Nov 2025, 08:30 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 10 Feb 2025 – …
- Authority reference
DN755175- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073777- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04cf4fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 10 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 10 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
10 Feb 2025 → 14 Nov 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline10 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened10 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts6 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published343 days ago14 Nov 2025, 08:30 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete14 Nov 2025, 08:30 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Oct 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolt Operations UK Limited | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 073777-2025-1 · Bolt Operations UK Limited
- Signed
- 28 Oct 2025
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 5 Jun 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concession contract for on street hire of e-scooters and e-bikes within Liverpool | 4bids | — | — | £1,000,000 – £5,000,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £1,000,000 – £5,000,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Bolt Operations UK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.