East-London Public Cycle Share Scheme PIN

Tender description

The Boroughs named are seeking early market engagement relating to the provision of a cross borough East-London public cycle share scheme specifically in the London Boroughs of Newham, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, and Havering. The authorities may require the provision, operation, management and maintenance of a public cycle share scheme under a bespoke concessions services contract. The public cycle share scheme should be cost neutral to the boroughs and should have boroughwide coverage in all four boroughs. The Authorities are open to views relating to the provision of e-cycles and pedal-cycles, and docked vs dockless. The Boroughs named issue this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Request For Information (RFI) to gather market intelligence and information, to gain a better understanding of the capacity and appetite of the market in delivering the proposed provision, and to alert the market to a possible future tender opportunity. An electronic tendering portal is being used to manage the expressions of interest and RFI, economic operators will need to register on the portal to express interest and to access and return the completed RFI documentation. This (PIN) includes three aspects: 1) Expression of Interest 2) Request for Information (RFI) Questionnaire 3) Meet the Buyer Event This PIN/RFI invites Economic Operators to express an interest in this RFI exercise only, the RFI, and Meet the buyer Event are not part of any pre-qualification or selection process. This PIN/RFI is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise. An expression of interest is no indication of a commitment to participate in the RFI process or to attend the Buyer Event. No preferential or special status will be gained by economic operators who express an interest, complete the RFI or attend the Meet the Buyer Event. This PIN/RFI is not a call for competition and as such economic operators will need to express interest in any future tende