Readybike Cycle Hire Scheme Reading
The scheme is made up of 200 bicycles, across 28 docking stations and 334 docking points located at key destinations.
United Kingdom-Reading: Bicycles
2017/S 101-203314
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Reading Borough Council
Civic Offices, Bridge Street
For the attention of: Corporate Procurement
RG1 2LU Reading
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1189372945
E-mail: corporate.procurement@reading.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.reading.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/readingbc/aspx/Tenders/Current
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Service category No 27: Other services
NUTS code UKJ11
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
ReadyBike was launched to help achieve the target of encouraging an additional 2 300 daily cycle trips and reducing congestion by approximately 10 %. Feedback from users has highlighted the numerous benefits of the scheme, including breaking down barriers to cycling particularly where storage is an issue or to overcome perceived barriers to bicycle security.
The existing cycle hire scheme has facilitated almost 71 000 trips over approximately 315 000 miles to key employment, education, retail and leisure sites as well as major transport interchanges at Reading Station and Earley Station. The number of annual subscribers continues to grow steadily with trips by these users exceeding daily subscribers during colder months.
Reading Borough Council is seeking proposals from contractors that are able to continue delivering ReadyBike, under license from 1.9.2017 for a minimum term of 3 years and thereafter transferring to a rolling agreement with 6 months’ notice by either party.
The successful Contractor will be expected to work alongside the existing Contractor, Hourbike, during the mobilisation period, for up to 1 calendar month to ensure smooth transition between service providers.
The Contractor will be expected to submit a proposal for the continued operation and maintenance of the scheme utilising existing cycle hire infrastructure owned by the Council, including bicycles, docking stations/points and information terminals. Proposals will need to demonstrate a clear commitment to further developing the scheme to ensure the long-term success and sustainability of the service without any financial support from the Council, including but not limited to securing sponsorship and advertising agreements.
Proposals including the relocation or reduction of the number of docking stations will be considered where there is clear evidence demonstrating that the changes will help ensure the scheme is self-financing throughout the duration of the contract and in the future.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
34430000, 48330000, 48000000, 63710000, 50100000, 72000000
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.1.8)Lots
II.1.9)Information about variants
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
II.2.2)Information about options
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As detailed within the ITT documentation (if applicable).
III.2.3)Technical capacity
As detailed within the ITT documentation (if applicable).
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As detailed within the ITT documentation (if applicable).
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.2.1)Award criteria
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used: yes
Additional information about electronic auction: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/readingbc/aspx/Home
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 27.6.2017
Place:
Reading Borough Council, Civic Offices, Bridge Street
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
Reading Borough Council
Civic Offices, Bridge Street
RG1 2LU Reading
United Kingdom
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
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