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Dockless bike hire concession services Lot 2

TransportCPV 60100000

Value£82.0m

Deadline25 Sept 2026

Published21 Aug 2026

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 21 Aug 202633 days leftCloses 25 Sept 2026

Who to contact

procurement@camden.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context

£82.0mtotal contract value

median £64k

this tender£0£88.6m

This is a large award for Transport Services — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 20,160 valued Transport Services tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

London Borough of Camden has published 13 Transport Services notices, about every 3 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around November 2026.

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The brief

The London Borough of Camden are seeking to award concession contracts for the provision of Dockless Bike Hire Services.

The contracts will be for a period of 5 years commencing on 1st June 2027 with a break clause at the end of the second year of the contract or at any time thereafter, at the sole option of the Council.

Full details of the requirements are set out in the Specification and other documents that form part of the tender pack.

The Council intends to appoint two operators to provide dockless bike hire (DBH) concession services in the London Borough of Camden.

The contracts will give permission to operate DBH services in the borough.

The services covered by this tender documentation are split into two Lots as follows: Lot 1: Two contracts to be awarded, for shared access to operate in the Borough.

Lot 2: A single contract to be awarded, for access to operate in the full capacity of the Borough, where only one compliant tender is received.

Please note that separate UK4 Notices have been published for Lot 1 (contract 1) and Lot 1 (contract 2).

Because the Authority intends to award contracts under either Lot 1 or Lot 2, the total estimated concession value for Lot 2 is the same as for Lot 1.

Lot 1 (contract 1) Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-079931 Lot 1 (contract 2) Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-079935

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45–80 daysof bid-team effort

£30.8k–£54.8kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £10m+ band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

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Show at bidComparable references / case studies
Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
Show at bidSocial value commitments

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