Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Nottingham City Council
Loxley House, Station Street
Nottingham
NG2 3NG
UK
Contact person: Ms Holly Fisher
Telephone: +44 0
E-mail: Holly.Fisher@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
NUTS: UKF14
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.eastmidstenders.org
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.eastmidstenders.org
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
CPU 6549 Public e-scooter hire operator concession
Reference number: DN709951
II.1.2) Main CPV code
34144900
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Nottingham City Council (hereafter the 'Authority') has been participating in the Government’s e-scooter rental trials since 2020. A successful local scheme was abruptly cut short on 22 December 2023 when the incumbent e-scooter operator went into liquidation. The Authority is now seeking to procure a new e-scooter contract to be delivered via a concession agreement.
To enable this the Authority is seeking tenders from suitably experienced and qualified entities (the 'Tenderer' or ‘Concessionaire’) for the provision of an e-scooter rental trial to take place within the Nottingham city boundary (the ‘Scheme’).
The Authority’s detailed requirements are defined in the Specification section of the invitation to tender and associated documents.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF14
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Nottingham City Council (hereafter the 'Authority') has been participating in the Government’s e-scooter rental trials since 2020. A successful local scheme was abruptly cut short on 22 December 2023 when the incumbent e-scooter operator went into liquidation. The Authority is now seeking to procure a new e-scooter contract to be delivered via a concession agreement.
To enable this the Authority is seeking tenders from suitably experienced and qualified entities (the 'Tenderer' or ‘Concessionaire’) for the provision of an e-scooter rental trial to take place within the Nottingham city boundary (the ‘Scheme’).
The Authority’s detailed requirements are defined in the Specification section of the invitation to tender and associated documents.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
End:
31/03/2028
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
The Council may invite up to the top four highest scoring Tenderers to attend a dialogue meeting which will take place during W/C 8th and 15th April 2024. The purpose of this stage is to undertake the vehicle demonstration, but also to confirm your organisations understanding of the tender proposals, and where appropriate to probe issues that arose in the Invitation to Initial Tender response in greater depth.
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive dialogue
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
05/03/2024
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/02/2024