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Published 9 Feb 2023, 16:42 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Integrated Micromobility Service (IMS)

Official notice

Authority: West of England Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published value£20,000,000published on the single lot · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 Mar 2023awarded 21 Jun 2023
Awarded to Tier Operations Limited

Re-procurement plannedIntegrated Micromobility Services 2027 · tender expected

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a contract for an Integrated Micromobility Service (IMS) concession contract across the West of England. It will include the following services:

  • On-street rental (“Hop on Hop Off”) e-bike and e-scooter service;
  • Long Term Rental (LTR) e-scooter service; and
  • Bookable e-cargo bike trial service.

CPV: Non-scheduled passenger transport · Public road transport services · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1This is a contract for an Integrated Micromobility Service (IMS) concessionAwardedRenewalPublished value£20,000,000

This is a contract for an Integrated Micromobility Service (IMS) concession

contract across the West of England. It will include the following services:

  • On-street rental (“Hop on Hop Off”) e-bike and e-scooter service;
  • Long Term Rental (LTR) e-scooter service; and
  • Bookable e-cargo bike trial service.
Delivery: South West
Extensions: Option to extend 24 monthsVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (21)
  • Objectives: 3%
  • Experience and Capability: 5%
  • IMS Team: 5%
  • Parking: 7%
  • Rider Behaviour: 7%
  • User Experience: 4%
  • Mobilisation Stage: 4%
  • Transisition Stage: 3%
  • E Cargo Bikes: 6%
  • Data: 4%
  • Special and Unplanned Events: 2%
  • Service Promotion: 2%
  • Continuous Improvement and Innovation: 5%
  • Health and Safety: 2%
  • Stakeholder Management: 1%
  • Revenue Share: 10%
  • Priority Expansion areas: 4%
  • E-cargo costs: 5%
  • Commercial Viability: 10%
  • Branding: 1%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (21)
  • Objectives: 3
  • Experience and Capability: 5
  • IMS Team: 5
  • Parking: 7
  • Rider Behaviour: 7
  • User Experience: 4
  • Mobilisation Stage: 4
  • Transisition Stage: 3
  • E Cargo Bikes: 6
  • Data: 4
  • Special and Unplanned Events: 2
  • Service Promotion: 2
  • Continuous Improvement and Innovation: 5
  • Social Value: 10
  • Health and Safety: 2
  • Stakeholder Management: 1
  • Revenue Share: 10
  • Priority Expansion areas: 4
  • E-cargo costs: 5
  • Commercial Viability: 10
  • Branding: 1
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
9 Feb 2023, 16:42 GMT
Last source update
16 Aug 2023, 10:02 BST
Award evaluation window
9 Mar 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN639479
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-023978
Classification (CPV)
Non-scheduled passenger transportPublic road transport servicesSpecial-purpose road passenger-transport services
Delivery area
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a479 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
8 Mar 2023, 16:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
9 Mar 2023, 14:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 Mar 2023 → 16 Aug 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    8 Mar 2023, 16:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    9 Mar 2023, 14:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    16 Aug 2023, 10:02 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    16 Aug 2023, 10:02 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £53,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Jun 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Tier Operations LimitedSME£53,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West of England Combined Authority

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 70 Redcliffe Street, Bristol, South West, BS1 6ALContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England and WalesMediation bodyReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria