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Sheffield City Council E-Bike Hire Scheme

Sheffield City Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 24 Sept 2026, 08:26.

Opportunity overview

Sheffield City Council is seeking to appoint a concessionaire to design, deliver and operate an e-bike hire scheme across the city, providing an additional mode of sustainable and active travel for residents and visitors. The proposed scheme will provide e-bikes suitable for Sheffield's hilly topography. E-bikes will be hired from designated parking locations, including marked bays and/or physical infrastructure such as racks or docks, to support the effective management of cycle parking and the safety of pedestrians and other road users. The concessionaire will be responsible for the operation, maintenance and management of the scheme, including customer services, technology platforms and associated infrastructure. The procurement is being conducted using a Competitive Flexible Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023

Classification

  • CPV34422000 — Cycles with auxiliary motors
  • CPV34430000 — Bicycles
  • CPV63520000 — Transport agency services
  • CPV63712000 — Support services for road transport

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0000£9m

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
SCC-EBIKE-2026
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
The procurement will consist of an Initial Tender stage, supplier demonstrations, a negotiation stage and a Final Tender stage. The Contract will be awarded to the Supplier submitting the Most Advantageous Tender in accordance with the published award criteria and evaluation methodology.

Special regime

concession

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
20 Nov 2026, 17:00

Enquiry period

Ends
22 Sept 2026, 12:00

Expected award period

Ends
18 Jan 2027, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0000
Status
active

Value

Including VAT
10,800,000
Amount
9,000,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Weighting Description
The Contract will be awarded to the Supplier submitting the Most Advantageous Tender. Evaluation will be based on quality, commercial and employment and skills criteria, using the published scoring methodology and weightings set out in the procurement documents.

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Technical Award Criteria
Description
Assessment of the Supplier's technical proposal, including scheme design and coverage, parking infrastructure, vehicles, mobilisation, operations, user application, accessibility and inclusion, in accordance with the procurement documents.
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Employment and Skills
Description
Assessment of the Supplier's Employment and Skills proposals in accordance with the procurement documents.
Criterion 3
Type
cost
Name
Commercial
Description
Assessment of the Commercial Submission, including tariffs, Authority Funding Requirement and infrastructure proposals, in accordance with the procurement documents.

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Feb 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 May 2032, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
LOT-0000
Related Lot
LOT-0000

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
34430000
Description
Bicycles
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
34422000
Description
Cycles with auxiliary motors
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
63520000
Description
Transport agency services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
63712000
Description
Support services for road transport

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
084951-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
8 Sept 2026, 14:32
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Sheffield City Council
Id
GB-PPON-PPQT-9425-JWVM

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPQT-9425-JWVM

Address

Street Address
Town Hall, Pinstone Street,
Locality
Sheffield
Postal Code
S1 2HH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKE32

Contact

Name
Rhoda Nanevie
Telephone
+44 1142056051

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Sheffield · UKE32 · S1 2HH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 054694-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 084951-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·