---
title: "Provision of bus service - Route 621"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06efe8"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED"
published: "2026-09-01"
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# Provision of bus service - Route 621

Buyer: LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06efe8

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## Summary

London Bus Services Limited is procuring the operation of public bus service Route 621. The requirement is for a scheduled bus service, classified under CPV 60112000, serving London. The procurement is categorised as a service and is associated with urban bus operations. The contracting buyer is London Bus Services Limited, with Transport for London identified as the review body. The service requirement is presented as a single route-based lot and concerns the delivery of public road transport rather than vehicles, infrastructure or consultancy. Suppliers considering similar work would need to operate a public bus route and meet the buyer’s requirements for delivery in London.

The procurement has reached the awarded stage and the tender is recorded as complete. It used a selective negotiated procedure with a prior call for competition, covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. The requirement was for seven years, with an option for the contracting entity to extend the agreement at its discretion. Price was the stated award criterion. Stagecoach Selkent was selected as the supplier, with one bid recorded for the lot. The contract is active, valued at £228,750, and was signed on 21 July 2026. The single lot is marked cancelled in the tender data, although an active award and active contract are also recorded against it.

This procurement demonstrates demand from London Bus Services Limited for outsourced operation of a defined London bus route over a multi-year term. The selected supplier, Stagecoach Selkent, is recorded as a large organisation, indicating that the requirement was fulfilled by an established bus operator with the scale to provide a sustained scheduled service. A credible future competitor would need proven public bus operations, suitable vehicles and drivers, route planning and control-room capability, and the capacity to maintain reliable service throughout a long operating period. The published evaluation basis was price, so bidders would also need strong cost control and a commercially competitive operating model. Experience delivering comparable urban routes would help demonstrate operational credibility.

## Notice

QX101101

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of bus service route 621 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/082825-2026 |
| 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 | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £228,750 |

## 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 | Stagecoach Selkent |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60112000 - Public road transport services

## Release History

- 1 Sep 2026 at 16:23 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082825-2026

## 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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