Find a TenderAdministrative changeContract change notice
Published 22 May 2025, 21:03 BST

This notice announces an administrative change to an existing contract or market (a contract change notice). No new tender or admission is opened here; see the linked notices below for the original opportunity.

Official UK procurement notice

PL0092 E-Scooter Rental Schemes

Official notice

Authority: Essex County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdConcessionSME suitable
Concession value (operator's revenue)£10,000,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 27 Jun 2025awarded 23 Jul 2025
Awarded to VOI TECHNOLOGY UK LTD
Contract term 10 moends 31 May 2026 · up to 31 May 2029 with extensions · starts 14 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Essex County Council ('the Authority') are procuring a concessions contract for a single Service Provider to deliver E-scooter rental schemes, including but not limited to the provision, management, protection and maintenance of E-scooter vehicles, within set Operating Zones in the county: Braintree, Chelmsford, Colchester and Harlow.

The initial term for the Contract is from 14th August 2025 to 31st May 2026, and there are provisions within the Contract to extend Services for three periods of twelve months thereafter, permitting extension to align with government regulations should the E-scooters trials be extended.

The Service Provider shall ensure the outcome of this contract is an additional sustainable transport option to support the Authority's net zero targets, promoting behaviour change away from motor transport, and to improve connectivity across the region.

  • No preliminary market engagement: Essex County Council previously carried out a Request for Information exercise, for which a Prior Information Notice was issued under PCR: PL0092 E-Scooters Hire Scheme Request for Information 2024/S 000-033295. The purpose of this RFI was to understand the most sustainable structure through which the Authority could receive some income from the contract, and to understand which organisations might be interested in delivering these E-scooter schemes within Essex.

CPV: Motor scooters · Non-scheduled passenger transport · Public road transport services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 10 moSMEPublished value£10,000,000
Contract period: 14 Aug 2025 – 31 May 2026 (10 mo) · up to 31 May 2029 with extensionsValue: £10,000,000 exc. VAT · £12,000,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: There are provisions within the Contract to extend Services for three periods of twelve months, permitting extension to align with government regulations should the UK E-scooters trials be extended. The decision to extend the Contract is at the sole discretion of the Authority.
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing
    1. Financial Capacity

    ECC has a bespoke 'Financial Assessment Form' spreadsheet, which uses the organisation's financial ratios to categorise financial risk levels. For Bidder's whose completed 'Financial Assessment Form' returns a 'high' or 'very high' risk level, the Authority requires a Parent Company Guarantee, bank bond, performance bond, or equivalent, upon the Authority's request and to the Authority's satisfaction, in order to meet the financial capacity conditions.

    1. Required Insurance

    The Bidder will be required to have in place prior to the Service Commencement Date (14th August) the following levels of insurance: Employer's Liability Insurance £5 million; Public Liability Insurance £10 million; Professional Indemnity Insurance £500,000.

    1. Modern Slavery

    Relevant commercial organisations subject to the requirements of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 will need to confirm they are fully compliant with this legislation by Service Commencement Date.

    1. Equality and Diversity

    Bidders that have been had an investigation of unlawful discrimination upheld by an Employment Tribunal, an Employment Appeal Tribunal, the Equality and Human Rights Commission, or any other court or equivalent body, will need to provide evidence that they have implemented adequate remedial actions to prevent similar unlawful discrimination recurring, to the Authority's satisfaction.

    1. Environmental Management

    Bidders that have been convicted of breaching environmental legislation, or had any notice served upon it, in the last three years by an environmental regulator or authority, will need to provide evidence that they have implemented adequate remedial actions to prevent similar breaches recurring, to the Authority's satisfaction.

    1. Health and Safety

    Bidders are required to have a Health and Safety Policy that complies with current legislative requirements.

  • Technical & professional ability
    1. Relevant experience

    Bidders shall provide details of previous experience where they have delivered similar micromobility projects in the last three years. These examples and their description must clearly demonstrate to the Authority's satisfaction that your organisation has sufficient technical and professional ability to be capable of delivering similar services to the requirements set out in the Specification.

    Where the Bidder does not have any examples of previous contract, they must explain how their organisation has the technical and professional ability required to deliver similar services to the requirement set out in the Specification, describing the systems, staffing and infrastructure your organisation has in place, to the Authority's satisfaction.

    1. Resourcing and systems

    The Bidder must provide a Resourcing and Systems Plan, to provide the Authority with confidence that they have the appropriate resources available to deliver similar services.

    1. Subcontracting

    Where the Bidder intends to subcontract a proportion of the contract, the Bidder must provide a description of what measures they have in place to maintain a healthy supply chain with their subcontractors, to the Authority's satisfaction.

    1. E-Scooters Unit

    The E-scooters vehicle that the Bidder would deploy under this Contract must be a model approved by the DfT for use in the UK E-Scooter Trials - further details can be found in the Specification.

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: 65%Price: 30%Social value: 5%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Technical: 60%
  • Climate: 5%
  • Commercial: 30%
  • Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Technical: T2. Additional Parking Sites Plan (7.5%) T3. Mobilisation Plan (7.5%) T4. Operational Plan (15%) T5. Maintenance and Disposal Plan (7.5%) T6. Safety and Considerate Road Usage Plan (15%) T7. Essex Communications and Customer Service Plan (7.5%)
  • Commercial: The Bidder is required to submit a Flat Fee Per Vehicle (FPPV), that they will pay to the Authority for every E-scooter vehicle deployed under this Contract in any given month, based on the number of E-scooters submitted in their reporting.
  • Climate: Environmental Sustainability Plan (5%)
  • Social Value: Social Value Calculator in conjunction with Social Value Supporting Statement
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing
    1. Financial Capacity

    ECC has a bespoke 'Financial Assessment Form' spreadsheet, which uses the organisation's financial ratios to categorise financial risk levels. For Bidder's whose completed 'Financial Assessment Form' returns a 'high' or 'very high' risk level, the Authority requires a Parent Company Guarantee, bank bond, performance bond, or equivalent, upon the Authority's request and to the Authority's satisfaction, in order to meet the financial capacity conditions.

    1. Required Insurance

    The Bidder will be required to have in place prior to the Service Commencement Date (14th August) the following levels of insurance: Employer's Liability Insurance £5 million; Public Liability Insurance £10 million; Professional Indemnity Insurance £500,000.

    1. Modern Slavery

    Relevant commercial organisations subject to the requirements of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 will need to confirm they are fully compliant with this legislation by Service Commencement Date.

    1. Equality and Diversity

    Bidders that have been had an investigation of unlawful discrimination upheld by an Employment Tribunal, an Employment Appeal Tribunal, the Equality and Human Rights Commission, or any other court or equivalent body, will need to provide evidence that they have implemented adequate remedial actions to prevent similar unlawful discrimination recurring, to the Authority's satisfaction.

    1. Environmental Management

    Bidders that have been convicted of breaching environmental legislation, or had any notic…

  • Technical & professional ability
    1. Relevant experience

    Bidders shall provide details of previous experience where they have delivered similar micromobility projects in the last three years. These examples and their description must clearly demonstrate to the Authority's satisfaction that your organisation has sufficient technical and professional ability to be capable of delivering similar services to the requirements set out in the Specification.

    Where the Bidder does not have any examples of previous contract, they must explain how their organisation has the technical and professional ability required to deliver similar services to the requirement set out in the Specification, describing the systems, staffing and infrastructure your organisation has in place, to the Authority's satisfaction.

    1. Resourcing and systems

    The Bidder must provide a Resourcing and Systems Plan, to provide the Authority with confidence that they have the appropriate resources available to deliver similar services.

    1. Subcontracting

    Where the Bidder intends to subcontract a proportion of the contract, the Bidder must provide a description of what measures they have in place to maintain a healthy supply chain with their subcontractors, to the Authority's satisfaction.

    1. E-Scooters Unit

    The E-scooters vehicle that the Bidder would deploy under this Contract must be a model approved by the DfT for use in the UK E-Scooter Trials - further details can be found in the Specification.

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
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Administrative change
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Concession
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
22 May 2025, 21:03 BST
Last source update
21 Nov 2025, 13:32 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 9 Jul 2025
Authority reference
PL0092
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-025414
Latest notice
Contract change notice (UK10)
Classification (CPV)
Motor scootersNon-scheduled passenger transportPublic road transport services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051f94 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

Bidders should refer to Schedule 5 (Payment Mechanism) for the relevant information on payments under this contract.

Review and risk notes
Risks
  1. Local Government Reform - the Authority recognises that should this contract be extended into 2027, 2028, or 2029, there is a known risk that the local authorities within Essex may differ from their current constitution. In this scenario, this Agreement shall automatically transfer in whole or part to a Successor Body.
  2. Changes to Locations - the Authority recognises that at a later date there may be changes to the Locations we require the E-scooter hire schemes to be deployed in. ECC may change the Locations at any time during the Term on 30 days prior written notice to the Service Provider. A change to the Location is: A. adding new geographical areas to the Location or B. removing existing geographical areas from the Location.

Where a geographical area is removed from the Location, the Service Provider shall cease payment of Concession Fees for such geographical area. Where a geographical area is added to the Location, the Service Provider shall commence payment of additional Concession Fees on the Location Change Date at the same rate as agreed for other Locations.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
27 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
20 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Please refer to the 'PL0092 E-Scooter Hire Schemes 2025' project on procontract.due-north.com ↗ for the tender documents in full, for any clarification questions, and to submit responses.

Timeline

22 May 2025 → 21 Nov 2025 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    22 May 2025, 21:03 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    20 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    27 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    9 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent
    23 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
  6. Standstill ends
    1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  7. Contract starts
    14 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  8. Latest notice published335 days ago
    21 Nov 2025, 13:32 GMT

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    22 May 2025, 21:03 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    23 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    23 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    5 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    15 Sept 2025, 18:30 BST
    UK7
  6. Contract change notice published
    21 Nov 2025, 13:32 GMT
    UK10
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-05: 1 release · 22 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £10,000,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 32 from SMEs
Named bidders 3published on the award notice
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
VOI TECHNOLOGY UK LTD14 Aug 2025 – 31 May 2026 · up to 31 May 2029Extensions: There are provisions within the Contract to extend Services for three periods of twelve months, permitting extension to align with government regulations should the UK E-scooters trials be extended. The decision to extend the Contract is at the sole discretion of the Authority.£10,000,00023 Jul 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • PL0092 E-Scooter Rental Schemes · VOI TECHNOLOGY UK LTD

    Signed
    14 Aug 2025
    Value
    £10,000,000
    Period
    14 Aug 2025 – 31 May 2026 · up to 31 May 2029 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    There are provisions within the Contract to extend Services for three periods of twelve months, permitting extension to align with government regulations should the UK E-scooters trials be extended. The decision to extend the Contract is at the sole discretion of the Authority.
    • Change 14 Aug 2025 !! No modification/change has been made to the Contract resulting from this notice This contract change notice is being issued solely for the purpose of publishing the initial Contract as it was drafted at the time it was signed, to meet our Procurement Act 2023 requirements for Contracts above £5m. This notice is being issued as an additional supplement to the contract details notice, to attach the Contract document.
    3 agreed KPIs: KPI publishing not required for concessions contracts 1 · KPI publishing not required for concessions contracts 2 · KPI publishing not required for concessions contracts 3
    • KPI publishing not required for concessions contracts 1
    • KPI publishing not required for concessions contracts 2
    • KPI publishing not required for concessions contracts 3

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders20—

Who bid

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

Essex County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWVM-4844-NRQH County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, East of England, CM1 1QHContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded
  • LIME TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDBidder / tendererGB-COH: 11517465GB-PPON: PMZJ-8856-DBCZ C/O Dwf Company Secretarial Services Limited 1 Scott Place, Manchester, North West, M3 3AA
  • TIER OPERATIONS LIMITEDBidder / tendererGB-COH: 12640257GB-PPON: PCPV-6519-PYTT C/O Wework, 1 Mark Square, London, London, EC2A 4EG
  • VOI TECHNOLOGY UK LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 12616585GB-PPON: PDXV-4241-RWWQ 2nd Floor National House, 60-66 Wardour Street, London, London, W1F 0TAContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract change notice contractContract change noticeUK10Contract change notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender