The council will announce the name of the new operator of the city’s new cycle hire scheme on Monday afternoon.

It is expected that the trial e-bike scheme will be up and running just a few days later.

As already announced, several companies, including Dott and also a company called Lime, bid for the contract to run the service at zero cost to the council.

The council had set next week as a target launch date for the trial, with the scheme set to start on a small scale.

It is not yet known clear if bikes will be on the street next week, but it is understood the council are confident the scheme will be up and running by the end of August. Edinburgh’s transport convener previously said the scheme would be implemented “diligently”, and in a way that fits the capital’s “specific needs”.

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