Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Portsmouth City Council · Regional or local authority
- Suppliers
- Smidsy Limited (t/a Beryl), TIER Operations Limited SME, Voi Technology UK Ltd, Hourbike with Smoove
- Value
- £8,000,000 across 6 lots
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Vehicles & transport equipment · Bicycles (CPV 34430000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 032133-2023 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Jul 2022
- Published31 Oct 2023Published 487 days after the contract date
Description
The council, on behalf of Solent Transport, sought responses from tenderers who could provide turnkey shared bike rental schemes. The aim of Solent Transport's bike share schemes are to: • Encourage more people to cycle by improving access to bikes • Provide an alternative to short distance car travel • Promote multimodal travel • Encourage more people to get their own bike/e-bike after trying one via the share scheme Therefore, tenderers were required to provide: • A fleet of bikes and/or e-bikes to be part of a shared rental scheme for use by the public • A suitable, secure parking solution to ensure the city streetscape can remain clutter-free. • A solution that enables users to hire bikes, including payment as well as the ability to integrate into Solent Transport's Mobility as a Service platform. • Strategies and technology to combat vandalism and theft measures, inappropriate use and parking etc. • Servicing, maintenance and re-distribution of bikes to ensure the fleet is kept i…
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Shared bike rental and associated micromobility schemes Framework Agreement - Solent Region: Lot 1 - Central Southern England | Smidsy Limited (t/a Beryl) | £1.8m |
| Shared bike rental and associated micromobility schemes Framework Agreement - Solent Region: Lot 1 - Central Southern England | TIER Operations Limited SME | £1.8m |
| Shared bike rental and associated micromobility schemes Framework Agreement - Solent Region: Lot 1 - Central Southern England | Voi Technology UK Ltd | £1.8m |
| Shared bike rental and associated micromobility schemes Framework Agreement - Solent Region: Lot 1 - Central Southern England | Hourbike with Smoove | £1.8m |
| Shared bike rental and associated micromobility schemes Framework Agreement - Solent Region: Lot 2 - The Isle of Wight | Smidsy Limited (t/a Beryl) | £400k |
| Shared bike rental and associated micromobility schemes Framework Agreement - Solent Region: Lot 2 - The Isle of Wight | Hourbike with Smoove | £400k |
About the suppliers
Smidsy Limited (t/a Beryl): every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07831245).
TIER Operations Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 12640257).
Voi Technology UK Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 12616585).
Hourbike with Smoove: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06442693).