---
title: "Provision of bus service - Route 317"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05960b"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "TRANSPORT FOR LONDON"
published: "2025-09-08"
---

# Provision of bus service - Route 317

Buyer: TRANSPORT FOR LONDON  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05960b

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## Summary

The public procurement process titled "Provision of bus service - Route 317" was conducted by Transport for London, focusing on public road transport services in the London area (UKI region). The procurement follows a selective method using a negotiated procedure with a prior call for competition, under the legal framework of CELEX Directive 32014L0025. Although the tender process is complete and the award has been made, one lot was recorded as cancelled. The contract, awarded to Metroline on 30th July 2025, involves a financial consideration of GBP 2,132,811. The procurement process signifies the contract's active stage despite one of the lot's cancellation.

This procurement presents growth opportunities for businesses within the urban railway, tramway, trolleybus, and bus services sectors. Companies experienced in public road transport, especially those with the capacity to offer competitive pricing and quality services, would have been well-suited to compete. As the procurement is already awarded to a large-scale supplier such as Metroline, future similar tenders could yet serve as strategic entry points for both established operators and new entrants wishing to expand into or strengthen their presence in the London transportation market.

## Notice

QC95101

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of bus service route 317 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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054750-2025 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Sep 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Jul 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,132,811 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | TRANSPORT FOR LONDON |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | East London |
| Postcode | E20 1JN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham |
| Local authority | Newham |
| Electoral ward | Stratford Olympic Park |
| Westminster constituency | Stratford and Bow |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | METROLINE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60112000 - Public road transport services

## Release History

- 8 Sep 2025 at 14:46 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054750-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.tfl.gov.uk
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:414342-2019:TEXT:EN:HTML

## Provenance

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