---
title: "Provision of bus service - Route 164"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ec4c"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED"
published: "2026-08-26"
---

# Provision of bus service - Route 164

Buyer: LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ec4c

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## Summary

London Bus Services Limited procured the provision of the Route 164 bus service in London. The requirement is a public road transport service covering the operation of a scheduled bus route, classified under CPV 60112000. The contracting organisation is London Bus Services Limited, with Transport for London identified as the review body. The service is intended for delivery in London and concerns passenger transport rather than vehicle supply, infrastructure works or consultancy. This opportunity is therefore relevant to bus operators and public transport companies with the operational capability to run a contracted urban bus route. Suppliers focused solely on general road haulage, vehicle manufacture or unrelated transport services are unlikely to be well matched to the requirement.

The procurement has reached the awarded stage. The contract was awarded to London General on 8 July 2026, following a selective negotiated procedure with a prior call for competition. One bid was recorded for the lot. The active contract was signed on 28 July 2026, at a value of £5,208,750. The requirement covered Route 164 for seven years, with an option for the contracting entity to extend the agreement at its discretion. Evaluation was based on price. The process used a single lot, which is recorded as cancelled even though an active award and active contract are recorded against it. The contract value reflects the published post-award outcome for London General.

This award provides a clear example of London Bus Services Limited’s demand for contracted urban bus operations and the scale at which Route 164 was placed. A credible future competitor would need to operate scheduled passenger bus services reliably in London, manage the staffing, vehicles, maintenance, scheduling and regulatory obligations associated with a seven-year route commitment, and submit a commercially competitive price. The successful supplier, London General, is recorded as a large organisation, indicating that established operators with substantial operational capacity were able to compete for this requirement. Smaller or newer operators may need demonstrable route-delivery experience, suitable fleet and depot arrangements, robust service management, and sufficient financial and operational resilience to support a long-term TfL-related bus service contract.

## Notice

QC98306

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of bus service route 164 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/081203-2026 |
| 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 | £5,208,750 |

## 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 General |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60112000 - Public road transport services

## Release History

- 26 Aug 2026 at 12:04 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081203-2026

## Notice URLs

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

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