Official UK procurement notice
Micromobility Service – Cambridge E-Scooter Trial and E-bike Service
Authority: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority is seeking to award a Contract to a single supplier for the following requirements:
- To provide the micromobility service in Cambridge and some of the immediately adjoining settlements, and potentially in the wider Combined Authority area
- For 18 Months
- Option to extend up to 3.5 years
The Contract to be awarded is a concession contract. The Concessionaire will be responsible for the provision, operation, and management of the micromobility service and will assume operational and demand risk associated with the service. The Authority will not guarantee any level of demand, revenue, or usage; will not provide revenue support or financial subsidy. The Concessionaire will generate revenue directly from users and bear the risk of underperformance.
The initial Contract will be for a period of 18 Months and will include an option for the Contract to be extend by up to a further, 3 and a half years making a total, maximum duration of 5 years.
The contract includes the following key requirements/provisions:
- Micromobility service operations
- Payment considerations
- TUPE
- Novation/ Warranties
- GDPR requirements
- Insurance Requirements
The successful Supplier will be appointed based on their expertise, resource and approach to delivering the project and as such the Quality Questions within Document C will become contractual obligations.
The contract will be signed under hand.
CPV: Motor scooters · Non-scheduled passenger transport · Public road transport services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£22,500,000
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 (1)
- Quality
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
- Awarded
- 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
- 9 Mar 2026, 16:09 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Oct 2026, 12:22 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 31 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
CPCA/ 00013- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-063363- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06659fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 28 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
9 Mar 2026 → 30 Oct 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published229 days ago9 Mar 2026, 16:09 GMT
- Market engagement199 days ago8 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
There will be an online Market Engagement Event on 8th April 2026 between 11:00am – 12:00pm.
Eventbrite Registration: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/micromobility-serv… ↗
Teams link: Available within the Eventbrite Page
The CPCA invites interested organizations to an online market engagement session for the upcoming renewal of the Concession Contract for the micro-mobility service in Cambridge.
The market engagement seeks operator input into the development of the specification and the Combined Authority’s approach to the procurement. It will also provide an overview of the current operational area and service
Agenda
- Welcome and Introductions
- Objective of the Market Engagement
- Background and key challenges
- Discussion Areas
a. Mobilization
b. Key Performance Indicators
c. Inclusivity of the fleet
d. Commercial Models
e. Procurement Strategy
- Questions
- Next notice expected145 days ago1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published110 days ago6 Jul 2026, 17:01 BST
- Clarification questions by88 days ago28 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline80 days ago5 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by54 days ago31 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts16 days ago9 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent4 days ago21 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published3 days ago21 Oct 2026, 12:22 BST
- Today24 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 6 days30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Mar 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published9 Mar 2026, 16:09 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published6 Jul 2026, 17:01 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £22,500,0006 Jul 2026, 17:01 BSTwas £5,000,000
- Status changed to active6 Jul 2026, 17:01 BST
- Procurement method changed6 Jul 2026, 17:01 BST
- Deadline published: 5 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST6 Jul 2026, 17:01 BST
- Contract award notice published21 Oct 2026, 12:22 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete21 Oct 2026, 12:22 BST
- Contract signature expected2 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| VOI TECHNOLOGY UK LTD2 Nov 2026 – 1 May 2028 · up to 1 Nov 2031Extensions: Initial contract for 18 Months with Option to extend up to 3.5 years | £22,500,000 | 12 Oct 2026standstill to 30 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonVOI TECHNOLOGY UK LTD · Greater London
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- VOI TECHNOLOGY UK LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender