Official UK procurement notice
LUF - Cycle Hire Scheme, Canterbury
Authority: Canterbury City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Real estate services (70) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)
Published estimate£460,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Aug 2025awarded 4 Sept 2025
Awarded to Smidsy Ltd T/A Beryl2 awards
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCanterbury City Council wishes to select and appoint an Operator for the provision of a Cycle Hire Scheme in Canterbury
CPV: Renting or leasing services of own property
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 (1)
- MAT: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- MAT: 100
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 4 Jul 2025, 12:06 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Sept 2025, 11:24 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 1 Aug 2025 – …
- Authority reference
DN781033- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-060060- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055911Find 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
- 1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 1 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
1 Aug 2025 → 26 Sept 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened1 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
- Notice published396 days ago26 Sept 2025, 11:24 BST
Notice history
3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Aug 2025- Status changed to complete22 Aug 2025, 10:24 BST
- Buyer details updated22 Aug 2025, 10:24 BST
- Buyer details updated26 Sept 2025, 11:24 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £460,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 4 Sept 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smidsy Ltd T/A Beryl | £460,000 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Smidsy Ltd T/A Beryl | £460,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
LUF - Cycle Hire Scheme, Canterbury · Smidsy Ltd T/A Beryl
- Signed
- 4 Sept 2025
- Value
- £460,000
- Status
- active
Contract 050755-2025-1 · Smidsy Ltd T/A Beryl
- Signed
- 19 Aug 2025
- Value
- £460,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Smidsy Ltd (t/a Beryl)Awarded supplier
- Smidsy Ltd (t/a Beryl)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.