Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Glasgow City Council
40 John St, City Chambers
Glasgow
G2 1DU
UK
Contact person: kim mackenzie
Telephone: +44 1412872000
E-mail: kim.mackenzie@ced.glasgow.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM82
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.glasgow.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00196
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Glasgow Bike Hire Scheme 2025
Reference number: GCC006234CPU
II.1.2) Main CPV code
60112000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short 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.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM82
Main site or place of performance:
Glasgow
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
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
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 40
Quality criterion: fair work first
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
55
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
1 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
contract will be in place for 3 year plus potential 2 x 12 month extensions
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) 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.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
N/A
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Bidders must comply with the undernoted financial requirements in order
to participate in the tendering process:-
There is a minimum financial requirement that affects trading performance and balance sheet strength
Financial requirements for trading performance and balance sheet strength should be calculated on latest filed accounts with Companies House
Trading Performance
An overall positive outcome on pre tax profits over a 3 year period
Exceptional items can be excluded from the calculation.
The above would be expressed in the ratio Pre-Tax Profit/Turnover
Balance Sheet strength
Net worth of the organisation must be positive at the time of evaluation and organisation must not be subject to an insolvency process.
Intangibles can be included for purposes of the Total Assets figure.
The above would be expressed in the ratio Total Assets/Total Liabilities
Companies that are only required to file abbreviated accounts, must submit full sets of accounts for the last two individual years filed, in order for the three year profitability requirement to be verified
An applicant should have no outstanding issues, with regard to statutory filing requirements with Companies House.
Applicants who have been trading for less than the 3 years noted above must provide evidence that they are complying with the above minimum financial requirements for the period in which they have been trading. Applicants who do not comply with the above financial requirements but are part of a Group, can provide a Parent Guarantee if the Parent company satisfies the financial requirements stipulated above.
Glasgow City Council will be prepared to consider applications from companies who currently do not comply with the financial requirements specifically set out for the trading and balance sheet strength ratios.
The above, however, should not impinge on the financial viability of the company, as defined by the ratios set out in the above financial requirements.
Glasgow City Council reserves the right, at its own discretion, to seek such other information from the Bidder in accordance with Regulations 61(7) or Regulation 61 (8) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 to prove the Bidder's economic and financial standing
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
Employer’s Liability
The organisation shall take out and maintain throughout the period of their services Employer’s Liability insurance to the value of a minimum TEN MILLION (10,000,000 GBP) POUNDS STERLING in respect of any one claim and unlimited in the period.
Public Liability
The organisation shall take out and maintain throughout the period of their services Public Liability insurance to the value of a minimum of FIVE MILLION (5,000,000 GBP) POUNDS STERLING in respect of any one claim and unlimited in the period.
Products Liability
The organisation shall take out and maintain throughout the period of their services Products Liability insurance to the value of a minimum of FIVE MILLION (5,000,000 GBP) POUNDS STERLING in respect of any one claim and in the aggregate.
Glasgow City Council also requires that the successful bidder will retain a sufficient level of Professional Indemnity Insurance required to cover any services to be performed within the scope of the contract.
The organisation shall take out and maintain throughout the period of their services and for a further 1 year on completion of their service, Professional Indemnity insurance to the value of a minimum of ONE MILLION (1,000,000 GBP) POUNDS STERLING in respect of any one claim and in the aggregate.
The above insurances shall be with an insurance company registered with Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK, or equivalent body for EU member states by the council and any organisation shall not sub-let or sub-contract any part of the commission unless the sub-contractor is similarly insured, unless the council agrees otherwise. It is the express responsibility of the lead organisation to ensure this is the case.
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Q4C.1 SPD(S) Question
Please provide relevant examples of services carried out during the last five years as specified in the Contract Notice:
(Examples from both public and/or private sector customers and clients may be provided)
SPD(S) Statement?
Please refer to ITT and technical experience template for further information on criteria
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
Bidders should also note that a minimum threshold score of 50% is required to be achieved overall in this question, in order to proceed to ITT stage
Please also refer to ITT for all details
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As per ITT document
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
13/05/2025
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
13/05/2025
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
january 2028
VI.3) Additional information
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-procurement/
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)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
PO BOX 23 1 Carlton Place
Glasgow
G5 9DA
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Glasgow City Council (“the Council”) must, by notice in writing as soon as possible after the decision has been made, inform all tenderers and candidates concerned of its decision to award the contract, conclude the framework agreement or establish a dynamic purchasing system. The Council must allow a period of at least the relevant standstill period (where the notice is sent by facsimile or electronic means the period is 10 days ending at midnight at the end of the 10th day after that on which the last notice is sent, when sent by other means the period is 15 days) to elapse between the date of despatch of the notice referred to in Regulation 85(1) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (“the Regulations”).
The Council is obliged to comply with the Regulations and any eligible economic operator can bring an action in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session where as a consequence of a breach by the Council, suffers or risks suffering loss or damage. The bringing of court proceedings during the standstill period means that the Council must not enter into the contract, conclude the framework agreement or establish the dynamic purchasing system unless the proceedings are determined, discontinued or disposed of; or the court, by interim order, brings to an end the prohibition.
The bringing of court proceedings after the standstill period has elapsed and the remedies that are available to the courts are detailed in the Regulations. Economic Operators can write to the Council seeking further clarification on the notice, to which the Council must respond within 15 days. Economic Operators should be mindful to seek their own independent legal advice when they consider appropriate to do so.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/04/2025