The operation, management and maintenance of bicycles and the design and supply of bicycles and spare parts for the London Cycle Hire Scheme (LCHS)

The Contracting Authority wishes to procure, using a competitive dialogue procedure, a supplier to provide the following services for the London Cycle Hire Scheme (LCHS) under a bespoke services contract: - Bicycle Management which includes the operation, management and maintenance of the bicycles (existing fleet and next generation bicycles) for the LCHS; Design and supply of the next generation of bicycles (and spare parts for the existing fleet of bicycles and the new bicycles) for LCHS. DURATION: The provision of the services for both elements is anticipated for up to a total of 133 months with the initial term duration being 63 months from the operational commencement date, with options to extend for periods up to 60 months.

However, the duration of the contract may be subject to discussion during the competitive dialogue process and consequently the initial contract term and options to extend may be of shorter or longer duration. The necessary development and implementation stage expected between the contract award and the operational commencement is anticipated to be in the region of 7-10 months - FUTURE EXPANSION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE LCHS: Please see section II.2.2 ‘Options’ of of the OJEU Contract Notice found on the TED website (http://ted.europa.eu/TED/main/HomePage.do - notice reference 2015/S 162-296890).

Please also see the Invitation to Participate (ITP) documentation (found on https://eprocurement.tfl.gov.uk/epps/home.do) for a further description of the additional services which may be required under the proposed contract. SME INVOLVEMENT – TfL actively encourages Economic Operators interested in this opportunity to engage and utilise SME’s within their supply chain for the proposed contract.