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Provision of bus service - Route 639

LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED

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07 Aug 2026 at 09:12

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Summary of the contracting process

London Bus Services Limited procured the provision of public road transport services for bus route 639. The requirement is for operating the specified bus route as a passenger bus service, with delivery in London. The procurement was managed by London Bus Services Limited, whose activity concerns urban bus services. Transport for London was identified as the review body. The awarded supplier, Transport UK London, is based in London and is classified as a large organisation. The requirement sits within the services category and concerns a single bus route rather than a general transport services framework. Businesses relevant to this opportunity are operators or transport companies able to run scheduled public bus services in London, with the operational capability to take responsibility for a complete route service.

The procurement has reached the awarded stage and the tender is complete. It used a selective negotiated procedure with a prior call for competition, with evaluation based on price. One bid was recorded. The sole award is active and was made to Transport UK London. The related lot was marked cancelled, while the associated contract is active. The contract was signed on 8 June 2026 for £307,235. The lot described a seven-year service term, with an option for the contracting entity to extend the agreement at its discretion. The award record does not state an award date. The recorded contract value is separate from any extension option, and the procurement data refers to post-award negotiation affecting published costs.

For a supplier that did not win, this procurement demonstrates a defined London demand for an end-to-end scheduled bus operation on route 639, procured through a competitive negotiated route and assessed on price. A credible future competitor would need to operate public bus services, manage the staffing, vehicles, scheduling and day-to-day reliability needed for a complete urban route, and submit commercially competitive pricing. The successful supplier was a large London-based transport organisation, while only one bid was recorded, indicating that scale and the ability to carry the operational and financial demands of a route contract may have been important in practice. Relevant businesses should therefore be established bus operators or transport groups with London operating capability and experience delivering reliable scheduled passenger services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of bus service - Route 639

Notice Description

QX100001

Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of bus service route 639 for 7 years. Please note, costs posted on Find a Tender Service sometimes differ from those on the internet, this is due to post award negotiation.

Options: Term of the agreement can be extended at the discretion of the contracting entity.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06de9e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075072-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

60112000 - Public road transport services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£307,235 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Jun 20262 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E20 1JN
Postcode Area
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
TLI London
Local Authority
Newham
Electoral Ward
Stratford Olympic Park
Westminster Constituency
Stratford and Bow

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Transport UK London

Further Information

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