On Your Bike! Lime Booted Out of London Borough After Pavement Parking Complaints

On your bike! Lime booted out of London borough after pavement parking complaints

Hounslow council ends trial with Lime and signs new deal with rival firms Forest and Voi

E-bike operator Forest to launch in Hounslow - delivering sustainable and affordable transport options to the borough

Forest, London’s most affordable and sustainable e-bike operator, today announces that it will be launching in Hounslow on Monday 11 August after it was selected by the council to deliver e-bikes to the local community, having come first place in a highly competitive procurement process. The contract was awarded to Forest after a competitive tender process – in which Forest was the highest scoring operator – and means the e-bike operator will no…

Forest's Hounslow e-bike contract win sparks concerns over cash-first tender model

Hounslow Council awarded one of its two e-bike contracts to the operator which offered them the highest fees despite scoring demonstrably lower than rivals on other metrics, City AM can reveal. The move, which has attracted fury from rival operators, lays bare the competing interests of cash-strapped local authorities as they weigh which criteria to prioritise in awarding lucrative e-bike contracts to operators.  According to documents seen by C…