Update: 7th April 2025
“The Road Safety and Micromobility Section is currently progressing the Bike Bunker tender process.
Stage one of the procurement process is complete, stage 2 began on 02.12.24 and closed on 04.02.2025.
It was hoped that this procurement process would run smoothly and the contract would be awarded in Q1 2025, but allowing for due consideration this timeline has been extended to Q2 2025.”
Update: 6th January 2025
“The first stage of procurement was completed in Q4 2024 and was progressed to stage two. This process began on 02.12.2024 and will close on 20.01.2025. It is hoped that this stage and all subsequent stages of this process will progress smoothly and that the contract will be awarded before end of Q1 2025.”
Update: 7th October 2024
“The Road Safety and Micromobility Section is currently progressing the Bike Bunker tender process. The tender process should be completed by end of Q4 2024. It is hoped that the tender be awarded by end of Q4 2024.”
Update: 20th May 2024
“Referring to your email about update on the bike bunkers, kindly be informed that the Road Safety and Micromobility Section is currently working on the Bike Bunker scheme tender process. Dublin City Council is planning to launch a competitive tendering process to select a contractor who will manage the comprehensive bike bunker operations, users and assets.
The procurement process for this scheme was scheduled to commence in the first quarter of 2024, unfortunately this deadline was missed. However, the process has now commenced, and the qualification questionnaire is being prepared.”
Original post: 6th January 2024
Dublin City Council has said that they will go to tender for a company to provide and maintain bike bunkers in Dublin city. It’s expected that procurement will begin in Q1 2024 and the target is to have 300 bike bunkers installed by 2026.
This is a very important project to encourage cycling in areas with large numbers of apartments and terraced houses. The project began as a trial several years ago but stalled in recent years despite their huge popularity and demand. It’s great to finally see it back on track.
If you’d like to see one installed on your street, you can register your interest at BikeBunkers.ie. Please note that the initial phases will lilkely be targeted at central Dublin.