Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Dockless Electric Cycle Hire Scheme
Authority: The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (Local council)·On behalf of: London Borough of Sutton
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: UKLondon (UKI63)
Concession value (operator's revenue)£3,940,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 16 Jan 2026
Next notice expected 16 Dec 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 5 May 2029 · up to 5 May 2031 with extensions · starts 6 May 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionServices Concession Contract for the Provision of Dockless Electric Cycle Hire Scheme in Royal Borough of Kingston and Borough of Sutton.
CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,940,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
As detailed in the tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
As detailed in the tender documents
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 (2)
- Method statements: 80%
- Pricing: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Method statements: As detailed in the tender documents
- Pricing : As detailed in the tender documents
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
As detailed in the tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
As detailed in the tender documents
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- Cancelled
- 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
- 15 Dec 2025, 12:24 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Aug 2026, 14:46 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
DN791346- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-082872- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f5a2Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
As detailed in tender documents
Review and risk notes
- Risks
As detailed in tender documents
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: London Tenders Portal
Access & registration note: Free regional portal
- Submission deadline
- 16 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
15 Dec 2025 → 26 Aug 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published312 days ago15 Dec 2025, 12:24 GMT
- Tender notice published312 days ago15 Dec 2025, 12:45 GMT
- Next notice expected311 days ago16 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification questions by284 days ago12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline280 days ago16 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by205 days ago1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts171 days ago6 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent102 days ago14 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published58 days ago26 Aug 2026, 14:46 BST
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Dec 2025- Planned procurement notice published15 Dec 2025, 12:24 GMTUK3
- Tender notice published15 Dec 2025, 12:45 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active15 Dec 2025, 12:45 GMT
- Contract award notice published14 Jul 2026, 14:55 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete14 Jul 2026, 14:55 BST
- Contract signature expected4 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Procurement termination notice published26 Aug 2026, 14:46 BSTUK12
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-12: 1 release · 15 Dec 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £7,880,0002 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| VOI TECHNOLOGY UK LTD6 Sept 2026 – 5 Sept 2029 · up to 5 Sept 2031Extensions: One 2 year/24 month extension available, subject to approval following the completion of the initial contract term. | £3,940,000 | 16 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
| Human Forest LimitedSME6 Sept 2026 – 5 Sept 2029 · up to 5 Sept 2031Extensions: One 2 year/24 month extension, subject to approve following completion of the initial contract term. | £3,940,000 | 16 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · VOI TECHNOLOGY UK LTD
- Signed
- date not published
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 5 May 2029
- Status
- cancelled (20 Aug 2026), This decision is an administrative measure taken in the public interest to protect the integrity of the competitive process. The Council's wider financial landscape and market position has been reviewed, and the requirement as originally designed no longer aligns with the revised commercial position required to deliver this service. To ensure the Council meets its statutory duty to secure value for money reflecting these new financial and service priorities, the current procurement process has been discontinued and no contract will be entered into.
Contract 2 · Human Forest LimitedSME
- Signed
- date not published
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 5 May 2029
- Status
- cancelled (20 Aug 2026), This decision is an administrative measure taken in the public interest to protect the integrity of the competitive process. The Council's wider financial landscape and market position has been reviewed, and the requirement as originally designed no longer aligns with the revised commercial position required to deliver this service. To ensure the Council meets its statutory duty to secure value for money reflecting these new financial and service priorities, the current procurement process has been discontinued and no contract will be entered into.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- London Borough of SuttonProcuring entityShared Service
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- HUMAN FOREST LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- VOI TECHNOLOGY UK LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender