On Street Flexible Car Sharing Services

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Westminster city Council (“the Authority”) seeks expressions of Interest for an On Street Flexible Car Sharing Services Concession Contract which would provide Flexible Car Sharing Services open to all members of the public and will allow them, upon registration, the ability to book, hire and use vehicles which are located on street within the City of Westminster. We already have a Concessionaire who operates up to a maximum of 90 vehicles from permitted on street parking bays in the Permitted Area and now require a second Concessionaire to operate up to 135 vehicles in the Permitted Area. In addition the City Council has a Concessionaire providing Round Trip car sharing services from 185 bays throughout Westminster, although this is out of the scope of this notice. The Permitted Area is the area within Westminster where flexible car sharing vehicles are allowed to park either in paid for or shared use parking bays in the City. The extent to which this permission is extended to include resident parking bays is currently being considered with a decision due shortly. The concession contract will be for a period of two years with the option to extend for up to 2 years in 12 month instalments, at the Authority's discretion. It should be noted that this call for expression of interest is not a guarantee of a future competition. The Authority reserves the right, at its own discretion, to withdraw from the process and pursue alternative routes to market for the provision of this service, should it decide to do so.