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Provision of bus service - Route 151

LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED

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26 Aug 2026 at 11:04

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Summary of the contracting process

LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED, part of the Transport for London bus-services environment, procured public road transport services for Route 151 in London. The requirement was the operation and provision of the Route 151 bus service, placing it within the urban bus and passenger transport market rather than vehicle supply, consultancy or general logistics. The service was linked to a single requirement covering the route, with delivery in the London area. The buying organisation was LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED. Transport for London was identified as the review body for the procurement. The selected supplier, London Genaral, is a large organisation based in London, indicating a requirement suited to an established operator able to deliver scheduled public bus services at route level.

The procurement has reached completion and the contract was awarded to London Genaral. It used a selective negotiated procedure with a prior call for competition, under a services procurement covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. The agreement was for Route 151 bus services for seven years, with an option for the contracting entity to extend the term at its discretion. Price was the stated award criterion. The contract was signed on 28 July 2026 and has an awarded value of £5,323,878. There was one bid for the requirement. The procurement was structured as one lot, although that lot is recorded as cancelled while the associated award and contract are active. The supplier was therefore selected despite that conflicting lot status.

This award is useful market evidence for bus operators and transport groups targeting London route-service work. A credible competitor would need the operational capability to run a scheduled public bus route reliably over a multi-year term, together with the capacity and systems expected of an established urban passenger transport provider. The procurement was decided on price through a selective negotiated route, so future competitors would need strong cost control and a bid approach suited to negotiation rather than an unsolicited service proposal. The single bid and the selection of a large London-based supplier indicate a competitive position favouring operators able to demonstrate route-level delivery capacity, dependable mobilisation and sustained service performance. Experience of public bus operations and the ability to price a long-term service commitment would be commercially relevant when this buyer next addresses the requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of bus service - Route 151

Notice Description

QC98304

Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of bus service route 151 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-06ec2b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081146-2026
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
£5,323,878 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Aug 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Jul 20261 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
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
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

London Genaral

Further Information

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