Glasgow Bike Hire Scheme 2025

Concepts

• glasgow
• road transport
• glasgow city council
• glasgow city centre
• glasgow bike hire scheme
• automated bike hire facilities
• suitably experienced cycle hire operators
• a c cycle hire scheme
• a suitably experienced cycle hire operator
• the city of glasgow

Location

Glasgow

Description

Glasgow City Council has a requirement to appoint a suitably experienced cycle hire operator to provide a C Cycle Hire scheme operating from Council provided Stations within the City of Glasgow. The Council shall award the contract to a single operator and provide exclusive access to these stations, subject to the terms of the Contract. The Service Provider will provide for a network of cycles allowing the public access to automated bike hire facilities using a cost structure which encourages localised point to point journeys within Glasgow City Centre and its environs. The Scheme is essentially seen as an extension of the public transport infrastructure, enabling improved interchange between subway, rail and bus stations and extending the range of access to key destinations and trip attractors in the City.

Total Quantity or Scope

Glasgow City Council is inviting proposals from suitably experienced cycle hire operators to provide a Mass Automated Cycle Hire (MACH) scheme operating from Council provided MACH Stations within the City of Glasgow. The Council will award the contract to a Supplier, who will have exclusive access to these MACH stations, subject to the terms of the Contract. The Supplier will provide for a network of cycles allowing the public access to automated bike hire facilities using a cost structure which encourages localised point to point journeys within Glasgow City Centre and its environs. The MACH scheme is essentially seen as an extension of the public transport infrastructure, enabling improved interchange between subway, rail and bus stations and extending the range of access to key destinations and trip attractors in the City Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal Options

contract will be in place for 3 year plus potential 2 x 12 month extensions

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 60112000 - Public road transport services

Indicators

• This is a recurring contract.
• Renewals are available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Technical restrictions apply.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Bidders must comply with all questions noted in SPD Section 4D. Health & Safety - bidders must complete and return the H&S questionnaire found in the Buyers Attachments area of the tender portal. Freedom of Information Act - Information on the FOI Act is contained in Appendix A of the ITT. Tenderers must note the implications of this legislation and ensure that any information they wish the council to consider withholding is specifically indicated on the FOI certificate contained in the Technical Envelope within the PCS Tender portal (NB the council does not bind itself to withhold this information). Tenderers Amendments - bidders must enter any clause, condition, amendment to specification or any other qualification they may wish to make conditional to this offer. Bidders will be required to complete the tenderers amendment certificate that is contained within the Technical Envelope within PCS Tender portal. Prompt Payment - the successful tenderer shall, as a condition of being awarded the tender, be required to demonstrate to the council's satisfaction that all funds due to the tenderer's permitted sub-contractors in respect of these works are paid timeously and that as a minimum, invoices rendered by subcontractors shall (unless formally disputed by the tenderer) be paid within 30 days of receipt. The successful tenderer shall also impose this condition on its sub-contractors in respect of payments due to any sub-sub-contractors, if any. Tenderers will be required to complete the prompt payment certificate contained in the Technical Envelope within PCS Tender portal. Non-Collusion - Tenderers will be required to complete the Non-Collusion certificate contained in the Technical Envelope within the PCS Tender portal. Insurance Mandate - All successful suppliers will be required to sign an Insurance Mandate, contained in the Technical Envelope within the PCS Tender portal authorising the Council to request copies of insurance documents from the supplier’s insurance provider. If the mandate is not signed and returned the Council reserves the right to request copies of insurance certificates from suppliers at any point during the contract period. Terms and Conditions are located within the buyers attachments area within the PCS Tender portal. Additional information pertaining to this contract notice is contained within the Invitation to Tender documentation, situated within the buyers attachments area of PCS-T. Tenderers must ensure they read these documents in line with this contract notice. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 58754. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Minimum Community Benefit Points (CBP) Required 50 Bidders must confirm that they will meet these obligations in full by completing the relevant areas within the Community Benefits Menu. Bidders are also required to provide a supporting Methodology for each of the Themes they are offering from the Menu, detailing how the Community Benefit outcomes will be delivered. The Community Benefits Menu and Methodology template can be found within the Community Benefits section on Public Contracts Scotland – Tender (PCS-T). (SC Ref:794519)