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PL0092 E-Scooter Rental Schemes

Essex County Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 02:50.

Opportunity overview

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.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

VOI TECHNOLOGY UK LTD

Matched by number
Published award value
£10m
Awarded
22 Jul 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 12616585
Location
London, UKI32, W1F 0TA, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV34421000 — Motor scooters
  • CPV60112000 — Public road transport services
  • CPV60140000 — Non-scheduled passenger transport

Lots

  • Lot 1£10m

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
PL0092
Status
complete
Published 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.
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
Please refer to the 'PL0092 E-Scooter Hire Schemes 2025' project on https://procontract.due-north.com for the tender documents in full, for any clarification questions, and to submit responses.
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA
CPTPP

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
9 Jul 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
27 Jun 2025, 12:00

Contract terms

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

Enquiry period

Ends
20 Jun 2025, 23:59

Special regime

concession

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
10,000,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
12,000,000

Renewal

Description
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.

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical
Type
quality
Description
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%)

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Commercial
Type
price
Description
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.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Name
Climate
Type
quality
Description
Environmental Sustainability Plan (5%)

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Name
Social Value
Type
quality
Description
Social Value Calculator in conjunction with Social Value Supporting Statement

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
5
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
31 May 2026, 23:59
Starts
14 Aug 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 May 2029, 23:59

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
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. 2) 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. 3) 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. 4) 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. 5) 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. 6) Health and Safety Bidders are required to have a Health and Safety Policy that complies with current legislative requirements.
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
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. 2) 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. 3) 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. 4) 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.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
34421000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Motor scooters
Entry 2
Id
60112000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Public road transport services
Entry 3
Id
60140000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Non-scheduled passenger transport

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
025414-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
22 May 2025, 21:03

Planning and budget

No Engagement Notice Rationale
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.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PWVM-4844-NRQH
Name
Essex County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH36
Country
GB
Locality
Chelmsford
Postal Code
CM1 1QH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall, Market Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PWVM-4844-NRQH
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Gemma Longman
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-12640257
Name
TIER OPERATIONS LIMITED

Roles

tenderer

Address

Region
UKI41
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC2A 4EG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
C/O Wework, 1 Mark Square

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
12640257
Scheme
GB-COH

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PCPV-6519-PYTT
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 3
Id
GB-COH-11517465
Name
LIME TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

Roles

tenderer

Address

Region
UKD33
Country
GB
Locality
Manchester
Postal Code
M3 3AA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
C/O Dwf Company Secretarial Services Limited 1 Scott Place

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
11517465
Scheme
GB-COH

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PMZJ-8856-DBCZ
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 4
Id
GB-COH-12616585
Name
VOI TECHNOLOGY UK LTD

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI32
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
W1F 0TA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
2nd Floor National House, 60-66 Wardour Street

Control

Description
There are two Connected Persons for this organisation: 1) Thomas Hjelm, born February 1991, who is a 'director or individual with same responsibilities'. 2) Douglas Stark, born April 1991, who is a 'director or individual with same responsibilities'.

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
12616585
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PDXV-4241-RWWQ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
23 Jul 2025, 00:00
Title
PL0092 E-Scooter Rental Schemes
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
23 Jul 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKH3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
34421000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Motor scooters
Entry 2
Id
60112000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Public road transport services
Entry 3
Id
60140000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Non-scheduled passenger transport

Value

Amount
10,000,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
10,000,000

Renewal

Description
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.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
042488-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
23 Jul 2025, 16:05

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-12616585
Name
VOI TECHNOLOGY UK LTD

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
5 Aug 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 May 2026, 23:59
Starts
14 Aug 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 May 2029, 23:59

Subcontracting

Subcontracts

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
Voi Technology UK Ltd are relying on sub-contractor, RechargeMe, to satisfy our 'Technical Ability' conditions of participation. There is a Connected Person for this subcontractor, Ismael Malik, born January 1983, who is a 'director or individual with same responsibilities'.

Main Contractors

Entry 1
Id
GB-COH-12616585
Name
VOI TECHNOLOGY UK LTD

Standstill Period

Ends
1 Aug 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
PL0092 E-Scooter Rental Schemes
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
14 Aug 2025, 00:00
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes

Value

Amount
10,000,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
10,000,000

Period

Ends
31 May 2026, 23:59
Starts
14 Aug 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 May 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description
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.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
056745-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
15 Sept 2025, 18:30
Entry 2
Id
A-8201
Format
application/pdf
Document Type
contractSigned
Entry 3
Id
076041-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK10
Description
Contract change notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
21 Nov 2025, 13:32

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
076041-2025
Date
14 Aug 2025, 00:00
Rationale
!! 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.

Rationale Classifications

Entry 1
Id
providedContract

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
KPI publishing not required for concessions contracts 1
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
KPI publishing not required for concessions contracts 2
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
KPI publishing not required for concessions contracts 3

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Chelmsford · UKH36 · CM1 1QH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH3 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-051f94-2025-11-21T13:32:10ZTender notice on Find a Tender ·