---
title: "Provision of bus service - Route 639"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06de9e"
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buyer: "LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED"
published: "2026-08-07"
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# Provision of bus service - Route 639

Buyer: LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06de9e

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## Summary

London Bus Services Limited procured the provision of public road transport services for bus route 639. The requirement is for operating the specified bus route as a passenger bus service, with delivery in London. The procurement was managed by London Bus Services Limited, whose activity concerns urban bus services. Transport for London was identified as the review body. The awarded supplier, Transport UK London, is based in London and is classified as a large organisation. The requirement sits within the services category and concerns a single bus route rather than a general transport services framework. Businesses relevant to this opportunity are operators or transport companies able to run scheduled public bus services in London, with the operational capability to take responsibility for a complete route service.

The procurement has reached the awarded stage and the tender is complete. It used a selective negotiated procedure with a prior call for competition, with evaluation based on price. One bid was recorded. The sole award is active and was made to Transport UK London. The related lot was marked cancelled, while the associated contract is active. The contract was signed on 8 June 2026 for £307,235. The lot described a seven-year service term, with an option for the contracting entity to extend the agreement at its discretion. The award record does not state an award date. The recorded contract value is separate from any extension option, and the procurement data refers to post-award negotiation affecting published costs.

For a supplier that did not win, this procurement demonstrates a defined London demand for an end-to-end scheduled bus operation on route 639, procured through a competitive negotiated route and assessed on price. A credible future competitor would need to operate public bus services, manage the staffing, vehicles, scheduling and day-to-day reliability needed for a complete urban route, and submit commercially competitive pricing. The successful supplier was a large London-based transport organisation, while only one bid was recorded, indicating that scale and the ability to carry the operational and financial demands of a route contract may have been important in practice. Relevant businesses should therefore be established bus operators or transport groups with London operating capability and experience delivering reliable scheduled passenger services.

## Notice

QX100001

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of bus service route 639 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/075072-2026 |
| 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 | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Jun 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £307,235 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | 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 | Transport UK London |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60112000 - Public road transport services

## Release History

- 7 Aug 2026 at 09:12 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075072-2026

## 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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