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title: "Provision of bus service - Route 260"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06deaf"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED"
published: "2026-08-07"
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# Provision of bus service - Route 260

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

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## Summary

London Bus Services Limited, part of the London bus network, procured the provision of the Route 260 bus service. This is a public road transport services requirement, covering operation of a scheduled bus route in London. The service was arranged as a single requirement and relates to urban bus operations rather than vehicle supply, construction or consultancy. The stated scope is the provision of the route service itself, with the procurement classified under CPV 60112000. The buyer is London Bus Services Limited, based in London, and the service delivery location is London. The requirement is therefore most relevant to bus operators and transport businesses with the operational capability to run a public bus route for a public-sector transport buyer.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. It used a selective negotiated procedure with prior call for competition, covered by the Government Procurement Agreement, and bids were evaluated on price. The contract was awarded to Metroline on 23 June 2026. The awarded contract value is £8,022,997. The requirement was for a seven-year Route 260 bus service, with an option for the contracting entity to extend the agreement at its discretion. One bid was recorded for the requirement. The procurement record includes a cancelled lot, while the published award and contract are active, with Metroline identified as the selected supplier. No separate award values are stated, so the contract value above is the relevant financial outcome.

This procurement is useful market evidence for established bus operators targeting London public transport work. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this type would need to operate scheduled public bus services safely and reliably, manage route-level delivery for a sustained period, and demonstrate the staffing, vehicles, maintenance, scheduling and operational control needed for a seven-year service. The awarded supplier is recorded as a large organisation, indicating the scale and organisational capacity associated with this opportunity. Because the procurement used a selective negotiated route following a prior competition and assessed bids on price, suppliers would need to monitor qualification opportunities, prepare commercially competitive operating-cost models and show that they can deliver the required service at a robust price. Experience in urban bus operations would be directly relevant.

## Notice

QC100201

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of bus service route 260 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/075104-2026 |
| 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 | 23 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 | £8,022,997 |

## 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 | Metroline |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60112000 - Public road transport services

## Release History

- 7 Aug 2026 at 09:42 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075104-2026

## 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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