This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

ContractTermination

15 Jul 2026 at 11:31

Award

07 Jul 2026 at 10:43

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process initiated by London Bus Services Limited (LBSL) involves a contract for the supply of a bus communications and information system and related services. Originally awarded to ebblo UK Ltd, this process falls under the category of services and involves multiple elements such as network systems, traffic-control equipment, and information systems. Although the award was recently made public on 7th July 2026, the contract itself has faced an issue resulting in its termination as of 15th July 2026 due to an error in the original notice. This process, which was under a direct procurement method below threshold without competition, was centrally located in London, UKI region.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses involved in developing, supplying, and supporting technological infrastructure, especially those specialising in transport communications systems. Given the nature of the services required, companies with expertise in traffic monitoring, hardware installation, and custom software development are well-suited to compete in such processes once new notices are published. Despite the termination, the breadth of services involved provides multiple avenues for such businesses to engage and create long-term partnerships with public undertakings like LBSL.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Contract for the supply of a bus communications and information system and related services

Notice Description

THIS IS NOT A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE. Transport for London (TfL) is publishing this notice in order to generate an OCID for the existing iBus Agreement, which, due to technical constraints with the Find a Tender Service platform, cannot be obtained via another route. The information set out in this notice is not, and should not be taken as, a notice of any kind under any applicable public procurement legislation. To the extent other fields in this notice have been completed, that is for information only and because they are required to be completed in order to publish the notice. They should not be relied on or treated as authoritative. In some cases, constraints within the menu of options has meant TfL has been required to populate fields that do not reflect the features of the original procurement. For example, the contract value field has been populated with PS100 (excluding VAT). This amount is a placeholder to enable submission of the form. For details of the last notice published for this contract see reference 2022/S 000-011453, (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03335a.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c500
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066724-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK11 - Contract Termination Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

48 - Software package and information systems

51 - Installation services (except software)

63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

32427000 - Network system

34923000 - Road traffic-control equipment

34928000 - Road furniture

34970000 - Traffic-monitoring equipment

48610000 - Database systems

48800000 - Information systems and servers

51611100 - Hardware installation services

63712000 - Support services for road transport

72230000 - Custom software development services

72250000 - System and support services

72260000 - Software-related services

72310000 - Data-processing services

72320000 - Database services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£100 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Jul 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 May 200521 years ago
Contract Period
3 May 2005 - 4 May 2015 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Terminated

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED (LBSL)
Additional Buyers

MISSING

Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E20 1JN
Post Town
East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI41 Hackney and Newham
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Newham
Electoral Ward
Stratford Olympic Park
Westminster Constituency
Stratford and Bow

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

EBBLO

Further Information

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

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