Closed tender

Dockless bike hire market engagement

Details

Buyer: London Borough of Camden
Topic: Road transport services
Published: 2 March 2026
Submission: 24 March 2026
Source: uk:procontracts

Tender description

The London Borough of Camden is seeking to engage with the market in advance of a planned tender for two providers to deliver up to 1000 dockless hire bikes each from the start of June 2027 for a period of 5 years with a break clause after 2 years. This engagement aims to inform the development of the tender, understand market capacity and capability, and explore approaches to delivery, sustainability, and social value. Interested parties are invited to complete the attached Preliminary Market Engagement questionnaire and form. Keywords: Electronic bikes, Micromobility, Dockless bike hire, Bike hire

Timeline

Completed: Tender published2 March 2026
Current notice
Completed: Submission date24 March 2026

About the buyer

London Borough of Camden is a local government organisation serving the borough, and publishes its own guidance for suppliers on doing business with the council. Suppliers register with Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the free government portals where Camden lists its opportunities and awarded contracts. Camden only accepts bids submitted through its own e-tendering portal. Enquiries about a specific tender go to the named contact listed on Contracts Finder or Find a Tender. Separate procurement teams handle ICT and professional services, environmental services, and supporting communities work such as construction and refurbishment.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of London Borough of Camden's contract awards have been in IT services, health and social work and architectural and engineering services.

Relevant CPV codes

60100000 · Road transport services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-camden.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-camden.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-camden.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-camden.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-camden.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-camden.gov