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Published 8 May 2026, 11:39 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Suffolk E-Scooter & E- Bike Rental Scheme

Official notice

Authority: Suffolk County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdConcessionSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: East of England (UKH14)
Concession value (operator's revenue)£4,380,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submission deadline Not published
Next notice expected 14 Sept 2026
Contract term 2 yrsends 3 Jan 2029 · up to 3 Jan 2032 with extensions · starts 4 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Suffolk County Council has recently been granted provisional approval from the Department for Transport (DfT) to take part in the government's e-scooter trials. As a result we are intending to set up a micro mobility scheme which will launch in the town of Ipswich - and extend over time to help connect other areas of Suffolk. It is envisaged that the scheme will include rental services for e-bikes and e-cargo bikes as well as e-scooters.

We plan to appoint a commercial operator to deliver the scheme, which we anticipate will be largely self-financing and cover all of the assets, operations, maintenance and customer service functions required.

CPV: Bicycles · Electric vehicles · Public road transport services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1CancelledRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 4 Jan 2027 – 3 Jan 2029 (2 yrs) · up to 3 Jan 2032 with extensions
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published
34144900 Electric vehicles34430000 Bicycles60112000 Public road transport services

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
8 May 2026, 11:39 BST
Last source update
21 Sept 2026, 12:55 BST
Authority reference
PA0046
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-089128
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
BicyclesElectric vehiclesPublic road transport services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069478 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

8 May 2026 → 4 Jan 2027 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published169 days ago
    8 May 2026, 11:39 BST
  2. Market engagement128 days ago
    18 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST

    The aims of the market engagement are to:

    • Understand the level of market interest in the proposed procurement.
    • Identify potential suppliers.
    • Provide a high-level overview of the project and its objectives;
    • Gather market feedback on the initial draft scope of services and proposed delivery model.

    Suppliers are invited to:

    i) Register their interest and receive access to our Briefing Pack by emailing [email protected] no later than Thursday 4th June.

    ii) Review the high level Scope of Services for our scheme (included in Briefing Pack).

    iii) Provide feedback on our proposals by completing the Supplier Questionnaire (included in Briefing Pack) no later than Friday 12th June.

    iv) Request an optional virtual meeting (of no longer than 45 minutes) with the Suffolk County Council project team to discuss their service offer and/or ask any follow-up questions. Please contact [email protected] no later than Friday 12th June to request a slot (providing email contacts for your attendees).

  3. Next notice expected40 days ago
    14 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Latest notice published33 days ago
    21 Sept 2026, 12:55 BST
  5. Today
    24 Oct 2026
  6. Contract startsin 71 days
    4 Jan 2027

Notice history

7 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 May 2026
  1. Pipeline notice published
    8 May 2026, 11:39 BST
    UK1
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    8 May 2026, 15:26 BST
    UK2
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    14 May 2026, 08:21 BST
    UK2
  4. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    14 May 2026, 10:33 BST
    UK2
  5. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    26 May 2026, 13:22 BST
    UK2
  6. Procurement termination notice published
    21 Sept 2026, 12:55 BST
    UK12
  7. Status changed to withdrawn
    21 Sept 2026, 12:55 BST
Published amendments (3)

Change to operator requirement.

Change to operator requirement.

Engagement period extended

Routine re-releases (6)
  • 2026-05: 3 releases · 8 May 2026, 14 May 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—17 Aug 2026CancelledDecision not to continue with the scheme.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Suffolk County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHVH-1657-HHMV Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich, East of England, IP1 2BXContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure