# 1-1046 DfT TRSS10062 Investigation into the safe integration of e-scooters on UK public roads

> A sourced UK public-sector contract award published by Highways England.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: Highways England
- Contract winner: [TRL](/contract-winners/trl/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £109,163
- Tender value: £109,163
- Award date: 23 March 2020
- Published: 29 March 2020
- Contract start: 23 March 2020
- Contract end: 31 July 2020
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: e4078e0f-9dbf-4ee3-ab93-5fd2685f61cb-352089
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d02affbd-2c5c-44af-a042-ebaf1bac8450

## Description

The Department for Transport \(DfT\) is seeking to contract for provision of services to conduct research into the safety of integrating electric scooters \('e-scooters'\) on public roads in the UK\. This document sets out the proposed scope and requirements for this research project\. E-scooters fall under an emerging category of personal transport often referred to as 'micro-mobility'\. Micro-mobility is a rapidly developing area and new technologies are becoming more common around the world; in addition to e-scooters, this includes Segways, hoverboards, u-wheels, go-eds and powered unicycles\. The DfT has coined "powered transporters" as the collective term to describe these types of device - defined as "a variety of novel personal transport devices which are mechanically propelled \(propelled by a motor\) as well as or instead of being manually propelled"\.Within the category of e-scooters, both seated and standing variants exist\. The current research project is focussed on understanding the safety of standing e-scooters only; all other forms of powered transporter are considered out of scope however these may form the focus of future research\. In addition, the scope of this research includes only adult e-scooters, not child e-scooters\. In March 2019 the DfT published its Future of Mobility: Urban Strategy which set out the government's plans to undertake a Regulatory Review of four key areas of mobility including Mobility-as-a-Service, data sharing, bus, taxi and private hire vehicle legislation, and micro-mobility\. This project will form part of the evidence base being considered during that Regulatory Review\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e4078e0f-9dbf-4ee3-ab93-5fd2685f61cb-352089)