Talking Tenders with East Lothian Council

East Lothian Council in partnership with the Supplier Development Programme is hosting a supplier engagement event for the Council's upcoming e-Bike hire scheme contract opportunity. 

The supplier engagement session, is an opportunity to learn about Council’s plan to widen electric bike access across the county, which includes proposals for a county-wide public hire electric bike scheme. At the webinar you will be encouraged to share any experience that could inform the specifications and parameters of a subsequent procurement process. Representatives from East Lothian Council will be in attendance to give advice on how to submit relevant tender documents and to answer any questions relating to completing tender documents.

One of SDP's expert trainers will be on hand to explain how you can become 'tender ready' for this opportunity with an overview of the Public Contracts Scotland (PCS) website. 

This event is open to all SMEs, third sector organisations, and supported businesses. It is suitable for a range of suppliers, including, but not limited to: electric bikes; electric cargo bikes; docking and charging infrastructure; digital display boards for hire locations; signage; servicing and maintenance of electric bikes and electric cargo-bikes; and web, app and back-office systems for public hire electric bike schemes. 

Agenda 

2:00pm        Introduction from SDP

2:05pm        Welcome from East Lothian Council Procurement

• Development of the new Procurement Opportunity

2:10pm        Welcome from East Lothian Council Active Travel Team

• East Lothian Transport Overview
• Request for feedback
• Questions and further comments

2:40pm        Aligned Training Session from SDP

• Introduction to PCS
• Key points likely to be included
• Live Tutorial

3:15pm

• Q&A

3:30pm        Next steps / Session Closes

How to prepare for this event 

You can attend the webinar from the comfort of your own desk – the joining instructions and Cisco WebEx link are contained within the confirmation email received at time of booking, and also within the reminder emails. To prepare, you can access SDP's top tips on how to join a webinar, or alternatively please email info@sdpscotland.co.uk if you have any further questions about the joining process.

Please feel free to join the webinar before the start time.