---
title: "Provision of bus service - Route 486/N486"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05df53"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "TRANSPORT FOR LONDON"
published: "2025-11-12"
---

# Provision of bus service - Route 486/N486

Buyer: TRANSPORT FOR LONDON  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05df53

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## Summary

The public procurement process for the "Provision of bus service - Route 486/N486" was undertaken by Transport for London, focusing on public road transport services within the UKI region. This contract falls under the 'services' category and proceeded through a selective procurement method, specifically a negotiated procedure with a prior call for competition. The procurement stage is complete, with an award issued to London Central, a large-sized supplier based in London. The contract, valued at £6,047,759, was signed on 22nd May 2025.

This tender offers significant opportunities for transport service providers, particularly those specialising in urban public transport systems. Businesses positioned to deliver high-quality, reliable bus services would be particularly competitive in similar future tenders. The nature of such contracts, regulated under the legal framework 32014L0025, emphasises the importance of compliance and the capability to negotiate terms effectively post-award, thus encouraging firms with robust negotiation skills and strategic extensions to align with Transport for London's objectives.

## Notice

QC94704

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of bus service route 486/N486 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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073081-2025 |
| 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 | 12 Nov 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 May 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 | £6,047,759 |

## 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 | LONDON CENTRAL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60112000 - Public road transport services

## Release History

- 12 Nov 2025 at 11:10 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073081-2025

## 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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