Bicycles

Tender description

WMCA procured the operator based on a single-stage tender process with the aim of entering into a Concession agreement for the operation of a Bike share scheme across the West Midlands pursuant to Regulation 19 of the CCR 2016. WMCA evaluated tenders received on the basis of the evaluation criteria specified in the procurement documentation and awarded a Concession agreement to the bidder which submitted the most economically advantageous tender. Estimated value: 15 000 000 GBP and 30 000 000 GBP. (WMCA will be providing support for the scheme to help ensure its success, but will contribute neither to up-front (capital) or ongoing (revenue) costs). WMCA procured a single supplier to provide a high quality Bike share scheme, with physical docking infrastructure with hybrid solutions, across the urban areas within each of the 7 constituent authorities (Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton) from spring 2018 and the key features of the scheme are as follows: i. A phased roll-out of the scheme is intended, potentially starting in central Birmingham, growing to become present in all constituent local authority areas within the first year. ii. A Concession agreement between WMCA and its official Bike share supplier will have an initial term of 5 years from the date of roll-out of the Bike share cycles, with a possible 3-year extension exercisable at the WMCA's discretion. iii. The scheme will provide a minimum of 3 000 bikes. iv. Bikes will be physically ‘docked’ in certain locations in city centres; and outside the city centre areas, it may be possible to provide geo-fenced docking stations subject to the agreement of the local highway authority but WMCA's preference is for physical docking infrastructure due to WMCA's planning and streetscape requirements. v. The scheme will integrate fully with the existing public transport network to offer a seamless, high quality transport service for people in the West Midlands. The Bike share scheme will be fully supported by WMCA, but it is to be fully owned and operated by the supplier. Bidders were evaluated wholly on quality, as set out in the procurement documents. WMCA will be providing support for the scheme to help ensure its success, but will contribute neither to up-front (capital) or ongoing (revenue) costs. Due to the requirement that the scheme of operated across seven constituent authority areas, WMCA is not dividing the contract into lots, as the integration and cohesion of the scheme across these areas is fundamental to the success of the scheme.