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title: "Provision of bus service - Route SL15"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f390"
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buyer: "LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED"
published: "2026-09-07"
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# Provision of bus service - Route SL15

Buyer: LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f390

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## Summary

London Bus Services Limited procured the provision of public bus services on route SL15 in London. The requirement covers operation of the route as a public road transport service, under a service contract. The contracting organisation is London Bus Services Limited, with Transport for London identified as the review body. London United is the selected bus operator and is described as a large supplier based in London. The procurement falls within urban bus services and is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. The requirement is focused on dependable day-to-day bus operations rather than the supply of vehicles or general transport consultancy. Businesses relevant to this requirement are established public transport operators able to run a scheduled urban bus route and meet the operational standards expected by a transport authority.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It used a selective negotiated procedure with a prior call for competition, with price as the stated evaluation criterion. Four bids were recorded. London United received the active award, and the contract was signed on 31 July 2026. The contract value is £8,045,381. Valid bid values ranged from £7,980,280 to £9,204,123. The requirement was structured as one lot for route SL15, originally described as a seven-year bus service agreement, with an option for the contracting entity to extend the term at its discretion. The lot is marked cancelled in the tender data, while the associated award and contract are active, so the operative outcome is the active award to London United.

This procurement is useful market evidence for bus operators targeting London Bus Services Limited and comparable route-service requirements. A credible competitor would need the vehicles, drivers, depot arrangements, scheduling capability, safety systems and operational resilience to run a scheduled urban bus route reliably. The winning supplier’s classification as a large organisation indicates that the requirement is suited to businesses with substantial transport capacity, established management controls and the ability to sustain service delivery over a multi-year agreement. The evaluation was based on price within a selective negotiated competition, so future competitors would need disciplined cost modelling alongside evidence that they can maintain reliable route performance. Experience operating public bus services and working within transport-authority requirements would be directly relevant when this buyer next tests the market for similar provision.

## Notice

QC98502

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of bus service route SL15 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/084445-2026 |
| 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 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 | £8,045,381 |

## 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 United |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60112000 - Public road transport services

## Release History

- 7 Sep 2026 at 14:11 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084445-2026

## 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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