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title: "Provision of bus service - Route 151"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ec2b"
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buyer: "LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED"
published: "2026-08-26"
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# Provision of bus service - Route 151

Buyer: LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ec2b

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## Summary

LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED, part of the Transport for London bus-services environment, procured public road transport services for Route 151 in London. The requirement was the operation and provision of the Route 151 bus service, placing it within the urban bus and passenger transport market rather than vehicle supply, consultancy or general logistics. The service was linked to a single requirement covering the route, with delivery in the London area. The buying organisation was LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED. Transport for London was identified as the review body for the procurement. The selected supplier, London Genaral, is a large organisation based in London, indicating a requirement suited to an established operator able to deliver scheduled public bus services at route level.

The procurement has reached completion and the contract was awarded to London Genaral. It used a selective negotiated procedure with a prior call for competition, under a services procurement covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. The agreement was for Route 151 bus services for seven years, with an option for the contracting entity to extend the term at its discretion. Price was the stated award criterion. The contract was signed on 28 July 2026 and has an awarded value of £5,323,878. There was one bid for the requirement. The procurement was structured as one lot, although that lot is recorded as cancelled while the associated award and contract are active. The supplier was therefore selected despite that conflicting lot status.

This award is useful market evidence for bus operators and transport groups targeting London route-service work. A credible competitor would need the operational capability to run a scheduled public bus route reliably over a multi-year term, together with the capacity and systems expected of an established urban passenger transport provider. The procurement was decided on price through a selective negotiated route, so future competitors would need strong cost control and a bid approach suited to negotiation rather than an unsolicited service proposal. The single bid and the selection of a large London-based supplier indicate a competitive position favouring operators able to demonstrate route-level delivery capacity, dependable mobilisation and sustained service performance. Experience of public bus operations and the ability to price a long-term service commitment would be commercially relevant when this buyer next addresses the requirement.

## Notice

QC98304

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of bus service route 151 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/081146-2026 |
| 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 | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Jul 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 | £5,323,878 |

## 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 | London Genaral |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60112000 - Public road transport services

## Release History

- 26 Aug 2026 at 11:04 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081146-2026

## 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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