PL0055 E-Scooters

Tender description

Essex County Council (“ECC”) are participating in the Department for Transport (“DfT”) pilot electric scooter (e-Scooter) hire scheme and are seeking to identify providers of e-Scooter hire schemes (“Service Providers”). The ECC pilots, focus on five locations within the County: Basildon, Braintree, Brentwood, Chelmsford, Colchester (the “Locations” or “Districts”). ECC are looking for a Service Provider on the DfT’s approved supplier list at the time of contract award to provide e-Scooters hire programmes to the above locations. Once the preferred Service Provider has been identified, ECC will provide the DfT with the Service Provider’s name. Contracts will be Concession contracts and ECC will seek to enter into a revenue share with the operator. The contract will run until 31 May 2024 with a possibility of extending by one year depending on timings of legislation. It is hoped that the new Transport Bill brought in after May 2024 will create a new low speed, zero emission category of vehicles for e-scooters, ultimately legalizing e-scooters. As the exact timing, or the outcome, of the legislation, is unknown, ECC will have the ability to extend the contract further with the chosen Service Provider. To register as a supplier on ProContract, please use the following link https://procontract.due-north.com/Register Keywords: e scooter, transport, sustainable, e-scooter, electric