Bordeaux Métropole has selected four operators for its next free-floating mobility contract running from November 2025 through November 2029, with Dott and Pony emerging as the major winners.

Under the new agreement, the two companies will jointly operate 2,000 bikes and 2,000 e-scooters across 24 municipalities, making them the backbone of the metropolitan shared mobility system. Both companies will manage 1,000 bikes and 1,000 scooters each, bringing multimodality and scale to the offer.

Simplified and Expanded Offer

The new phase consolidates the market, with just two providers offering both bikes and scooters, a move Bordeaux Métropole says will improve clarity and usability for riders. In addition, Yego and E-Dog were awarded contracts to supply a combined 700 electric mopeds (350 each).

In total, the program will provide:

• 2,000 e-scooters
• 2,000 bikes
• 700 e-mopeds

The service now covers 24 municipalities, adding Blanquefort and Saint-Louis-de-Montferrand to the network, while four communes (Talence, Ambès, Martignas-sur-Jalle, and Saint-Vincent-de-Paul) opted out.

Dott Expands With Bikes

For Dott, the renewal marks a major expansion. The company, which has operated e-scooters in Bordeaux since 2019, will now add 1,000 shared bikes to its fleet. In 2024, more than 2 million trips were completed on Dott’s scooters in the city, with 40% made by regular users.

“Bordeaux is one of the European cities where we see the highest usage of our shared vehicles,” said Nicolas Gorse, Chief Business Officer at Dott. “We are delighted to expand our service to new municipalities and become multimodal, adding e-bikes to our e-scooter fleet.”

Pony’s Deep Roots in Bordeaux

Pony has a long history with Bordeaux, having worked with the city on micromobility frameworks since 2018. According to co-founder and CEO Paul-Adrien Cormerais, Bordeaux stood out early as one of the most ambitious French cities:

“We began working with the city on regulatory frameworks as early as 2018, a full 18 months before national regulation was introduced. Bordeaux was among the first to formally allow scooters, capping fleet sizes from the start rather than facing uncontrolled rollouts as in Paris or Lyon.”

Pony was part of the first wave of operators in 2019, with just 100 scooters per company. Over time, the city moved from as many as 11 operators, which Adrien says led to poor user experience and heavy coordination burdens to four in 2022, with Pony selected for e-bikes. The company’s Double Pony design proved highly popular, with city data showing trip rates per vehicle more than 10 times higher than Bird’s fleet at the time.

This year’s tender marks the next step:

“This new two-operator model brings clear advantages: better coverage for riders, efficiency gains for operators, and simpler coordination for the city,” Adrien explained. “For us, this tender is a major win. After Paris, this is the most significant French tender in recent years. Winning it highlights the quality of our service, the strength of our operations, and the unique value of our Double Pony e-bikes.”

A Strong Signal for Micromobility

With two operators providing both bikes and scooters, alongside mopeds from Yego and E-Dog, Bordeaux Métropole aims to deliver a clearer, more reliable and multimodal offer for residents. Around 500 designated free-floating parking spaces will be installed across the area to ensure orderly use.

The four-year contract confirms Bordeaux as one of Europe’s most dynamic shared mobility markets, with Dott and Pony leading the charge into the next phase.