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Provision of bus service - Route 406/418

LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED

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17 Sep 2026 at 14:49

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Summary of the contracting process

London Bus Services Limited procured a passenger bus service for routes 406 and 418 in London. The requirement is classified as road transport services and falls within the services category. The supplier is expected to operate the specified routes as a public bus service, providing regular road passenger transport for the contracting entity. The procurement was managed by London Bus Services Limited, with Transport for London identified as the review body. The work is associated with London rather than a wider UK delivery area. The requirement was organised as a single lot and concerns the operation of the routes rather than the purchase of vehicles, infrastructure or unrelated transport services.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. It used a selective negotiated procedure with a prior call for competition, covered by the Government Procurement Agreement, and bids were evaluated on price. London United was selected as supplier for the bus service. The contract was signed on 13 August 2026 and has an awarded value of £6,451,677. The service period is seven years, with an option for the term to be extended at the discretion of the contracting entity. The procurement record shows the lot as cancelled, while the award and contract are active. One bid was recorded. The stated award outcome therefore identifies London United as the contracted operator for routes 406 and 418.

This outcome is commercially relevant to established bus and passenger transport operators with the operational capability to run scheduled urban routes in London. A credible future competitor would need suitable buses, trained drivers, route planning and control-room capacity, together with the systems needed to deliver reliable day-to-day public transport. The buyer’s price-only evaluation indicates that cost competitiveness is central to the requirement, so operators would need a well-controlled cost base alongside dependable service delivery. London United’s selection, and its classification as a large supplier, indicate the scale and organisational capacity that satisfied this procurement. Experience operating comparable urban bus services and managing performance across defined routes would strengthen a supplier’s position when this requirement returns to market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of bus service - Route 406/418

Notice Description

QC100106

Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of bus service route 406/418 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-07749a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088297-2026
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

60100000 - Road transport services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£6,451,677 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 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
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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

London United

Further Information

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