Edinburgh’s new cycle hire scheme will be run by Swedish company Voi, it has been announced.

The decision comes after council officers evaluated bids by several companies , including prominent bike hire firms Lime and Dott.

Voi runs similar services throughout England and across Europe, with operations in Liverpool, London and Northampton among other cities.

Edinburgh has targeted a dockless model for its new scheme, with the hire service set to be run without any cost to the council.

All of Voi’s bike and scooter hire services in the UK use a dockless model, which sees vehicles parked on pavements or streets instead of charging docks.

Edinburgh's transport boss, Labour councillor Stephen Jenkinson, said: “I’m delighted that we’ve reached this key milestone to deliver a new cycle

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