PL0092 E-Scooter Rental Schemes

Essex County CouncilcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-051f94Procurement Act 2023Concession contractSME suitablepending
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Estimated value

Awarded value

£10.0m

Awarded 22 Jul 2025

Suppliers

1

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

23 Jul 2025

Description

Essex County Council ('the Authority') are procuring a concessions contract for a single Service Provider to deliver E-scooter rental schemes, including but not limited to the provision, management, protection and maintenance of E-scooter vehicles, within set Operating Zones in the county: Braintree, Chelmsford, Colchester and Harlow. The initial term for the Contract is from 14th August 2025 to 31st May 2026, and there are provisions within the Contract to extend Services for three periods of twelve months thereafter, permitting extension to align with government regulations should the E-scooters trials be extended. The Service Provider shall ensure the outcome of this contract is an additional sustainable transport option to support the Authority's net zero targets, promoting behaviour change away from motor transport, and to improve connectivity across the region.

Scope

Reference
PL0092
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
13 Aug 2025 to 31 May 2026
Possible extension to 31 May 2029

There are provisions within the Contract to extend Services for three periods of twelve months, permitting extension to align with government regulations should the UK E-scooters trials be extended. The decision to extend the Contract is at the sole discretion of the Authority.

CPV classifications
34421000
60112000
60140000
Contract locations
East of England, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
TechnicalT2. Additional Parking Sites Plan (7.5%) T3. Mobilisation Plan (7.5%) T4. Operational Plan (15%) T5. Maintenance and Disposal Plan (7.5%) T6. Safety and Considerate Road Usage Plan (15%) T7. Essex Communications and Customer Service Plan (7.5%)quality60.00%
CommercialThe Bidder is required to submit a Flat Fee Per Vehicle (FPPV), that they will pay to the Authority for every E-scooter vehicle deployed under this Contract in any given month, based on the number of E-scooters submitted in their reporting.price30.00%
ClimateEnvironmental Sustainability Plan (5%)quality5.00%
Social ValueSocial Value Calculator in conjunction with Social Value Supporting Statementquality5.00%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

1) Financial Capacity ECC has a bespoke 'Financial Assessment Form' spreadsheet, which uses the organisation's financial ratios to categorise financial risk levels. For Bidder's whose completed 'Financial Assessment Form' returns a 'high' or 'very high' risk level, the Authority requires a Parent Company Guarantee, bank bond, performance bond, or equivalent, upon the Authority's request and to the Authority's satisfaction, in order to meet the financial capacity conditions. 2) Required Insurance The Bidder will be required to have in place prior to the Service Commencement Date (14th August) the following levels of insurance: Employer's Liability Insurance £5 million; Public Liability Insurance £10 million; Professional Indemnity Insurance £500,000. 3) Modern Slavery Relevant commercial organisations subject to the requirements of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 will need to confirm they are fully compliant with this legislation by Service Commencement Date. 4) Equality and Diversity Bidders that have been had an investigation of unlawful discrimination upheld by an Employment Tribunal, an Employment Appeal Tribunal, the Equality and Human Rights Commission, or any other court or equivalent body, will need to provide evidence that they have implemented adequate remedial actions to prevent similar unlawful discrimination recurring, to the Authority's satisfaction. 5) Environmental Management Bidders that have been convicted of breaching environmental legislation, or had any notice served upon it, in the last three years by an environmental regulator or authority, will need to provide evidence that they have implemented adequate remedial actions to prevent similar breaches recurring, to the Authority's satisfaction. 6) Health and Safety Bidders are required to have a Health and Safety Policy that complies with current legislative requirements.

1) Relevant experience Bidders shall provide details of previous experience where they have delivered similar micromobility projects in the last three years. These examples and their description must clearly demonstrate to the Authority's satisfaction that your organisation has sufficient technical and professional ability to be capable of delivering similar services to the requirements set out in the Specification. Where the Bidder does not have any examples of previous contract, they must explain how their organisation has the technical and professional ability required to deliver similar services to the requirement set out in the Specification, describing the systems, staffing and infrastructure your organisation has in place, to the Authority's satisfaction. 2) Resourcing and systems The Bidder must provide a Resourcing and Systems Plan, to provide the Authority with confidence that they have the appropriate resources available to deliver similar services. 3) Subcontracting Where the Bidder intends to subcontract a proportion of the contract, the Bidder must provide a description of what measures they have in place to maintain a healthy supply chain with their subcontractors, to the Authority's satisfaction. 4) E-Scooters Unit The E-scooters vehicle that the Bidder would deploy under this Contract must be a model approved by the DfT for use in the UK E-Scooter Trials - further details can be found in the Specification.

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£10.0m

Award date

22 Jul 2025

Contract start

13 Aug 2025

Contract end

31 May 2026

Awarded to