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title: "Mobile Cycle Hub Delivery Partner"
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# Mobile Cycle Hub Delivery Partner

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mobile-cycle-hub-delivery-partner-ocds-h6vhtk-05f424). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council: "Mobile Cycle Hub Delivery Partner". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £677,088. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/rotherham-metropolitan-borough-council-ons-e08000018)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £677,088 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Bicycles, Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
- **Delivery Location:** UKE31
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mobile-cycle-hub-delivery-partner-ocds-h6vhtk-05f424#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05f424`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mobile-cycle-hub-delivery-partner-ocds-h6vhtk-05f424#tl-md)

## Description
The purpose of the Mobile Cycle Hub Van, also known as the Journey Matters Project, is to promote sustainable travel, improve access to cycling, and enhance health and wellbeing across Rotherham. By offering free cycle maintenance, adult training, and a flexible cycle loan scheme, the project aims to remove barriers to cycling and encourage more residents and workers to adopt active travel. This initiative, owned and operated by Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (RMBC), has been successfully running for nearly a decade and continues to deliver high-impact services through a mobile, community-focused approach.
The scope of the project includes:
•	    Asset Management: Operation of a fully branded mobile hub van and a fleet of approximately 180 bikes (including electric bikes), all owned by RMBC.
Service Delivery:
•	Dr Bike Sessions: On-site cycle maintenance and repairs.
•	Adult Cycle Training: Delivered in compliance with Bikeability standards.
•	Cycle Loan Scheme: Free short-term bike hire (up to one month), including delivery and collection from residents' homes.
Operational Staffing:
•	Provision of 3 skilled staff members, including qualified cycle mechanics and trainers.
•	Additional hourly-paid support for high-demand Dr Bike sessions (up to 200 hours/year).
•	A Bikeability qualified trainer available for up to 250 hours/year.
Logistics & Equipment:
•	Use of a large, long wheelbase van with appropriate branding.
•	IT and communications equipment to manage bookings, logistics, and reporting.
•	Delivery and collection of bikes and accessories from a central store at Riverside House.
Innovation & Efficiency:
•	Exploration of cost-saving and efficiency improvements, particularly around home delivery logistics.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 34430000, 63000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 26/04/2026 to 26/04/2031

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F082136-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-11T15:38:33.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T01:53:07.524Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05f424