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Provision of bus service - Route 621

LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED

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01 Sep 2026 at 16:23

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Summary of the contracting process

London Bus Services Limited is procuring the operation of public bus service Route 621. The requirement is for a scheduled bus service, classified under CPV 60112000, serving London. The procurement is categorised as a service and is associated with urban bus operations. The contracting buyer is London Bus Services Limited, with Transport for London identified as the review body. The service requirement is presented as a single route-based lot and concerns the delivery of public road transport rather than vehicles, infrastructure or consultancy. Suppliers considering similar work would need to operate a public bus route and meet the buyer’s requirements for delivery in London.

The procurement has reached the awarded stage and the tender is recorded as complete. It used a selective negotiated procedure with a prior call for competition, covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. The requirement was for seven years, with an option for the contracting entity to extend the agreement at its discretion. Price was the stated award criterion. Stagecoach Selkent was selected as the supplier, with one bid recorded for the lot. The contract is active, valued at £228,750, and was signed on 21 July 2026. The single lot is marked cancelled in the tender data, although an active award and active contract are also recorded against it.

This procurement demonstrates demand from London Bus Services Limited for outsourced operation of a defined London bus route over a multi-year term. The selected supplier, Stagecoach Selkent, is recorded as a large organisation, indicating that the requirement was fulfilled by an established bus operator with the scale to provide a sustained scheduled service. A credible future competitor would need proven public bus operations, suitable vehicles and drivers, route planning and control-room capability, and the capacity to maintain reliable service throughout a long operating period. The published evaluation basis was price, so bidders would also need strong cost control and a commercially competitive operating model. Experience delivering comparable urban routes would help demonstrate operational credibility.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of bus service - Route 621

Notice Description

QX101101

Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of bus service route 621 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-06efe8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082825-2026
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
£228,750 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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

Stagecoach Selkent

Further Information

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