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Provision of bus service - Route 384

LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED

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23 Oct 2026 at 14:17

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Summary of the contracting process

London Bus Services Limited, part of Transport for London, procured operation of bus route 384 in London. The requirement is a public bus transport service, classified under CPV 60112000. The service was specified as a single route rather than divided into separately described lots. The procurement concerns delivery of the route service itself; the published description does not give further detail about the route, its timetable, vehicles or passenger numbers.

The procurement is recorded as complete, with Metroline selected and an active contract. The contract was signed on 25 March 2022 and is valued at £2,163,000. The stated service term is seven years, with an option for London Bus Services Limited to extend it at its discretion. The buyer used a negotiated procedure following a prior call for competition. The sole stated award criterion was price, and the process recorded one bid. The award date is not reported.

For a future return of this specific route requirement, a credible competitor would need to be able to operate a public bus service in London and compete on price. The award shows that Metroline was selected for this work through a negotiated procedure following a competition, with price as the stated award criterion. This is evidence of demand from London Bus Services Limited for an operator capable of delivering route 384. The procurement does not identify particular vehicle specifications, service capacity, operating experience or accreditations, so no more specific supplier requirements can be drawn from it.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of bus service - Route 384

Notice Description

QC79903

Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of bus service route 384 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-078f22
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100545-2026
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
£2,163,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Oct 20263 days 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

Metroline

Further Information

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