---
title: "Provision of bus service - Route 295/N295"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077451"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED"
published: "2026-09-17"
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# Provision of bus service - Route 295/N295

Buyer: LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077451

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## Summary

London Bus Services Limited, part of the London bus network, procured the provision of public road transport services on bus route 295/N295. The requirement covers operation of the route for passengers in London and is a service contract rather than a supply of vehicles or construction works. Transport for London is identified as the review body for the procurement. The awarded supplier, London United, is based in London and is classified as a large organisation. The requirement sits within urban railway, tramway, trolleybus and bus services, with the practical focus on scheduled bus operations. Businesses relevant to this opportunity are therefore bus operators and public transport providers able to deliver route-based passenger services in London.

The procurement has been completed and awarded to London United through a selective negotiated procedure with a prior call for competition. The award used price as its evaluation criterion, and one bid was recorded for the lot. The contract was signed on 13 August 2026 for £9,368,516. The requirement was described as a seven-year service for route 295/N295, with an option for the contracting entity to extend the agreement at its discretion. The procurement was covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. The process concerned a single lot, whose tender record is marked cancelled, while the published award and contract are active. No separate award date or contract start and end dates are stated.

This procurement indicates demand for established London bus operators capable of running a scheduled public passenger route reliably over a long service term. A credible competitor would need operational control of buses and drivers, route planning and timetable delivery, depot and maintenance arrangements, safety management, and the capacity to meet public transport performance requirements at network scale. Experience of working with Transport for London or comparable urban transport authorities would be commercially relevant, particularly familiarity with regulated service standards, passenger information, incident response and reporting. The selection route also shows that a supplier must be prepared for a competitive negotiated process in which price is decisive. The opportunity is most relevant to sizeable operators or consortia with the resources to sustain continuous London route operations.

## Notice

QC98002

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of bus service route 295/N295 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 agreements 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/088177-2026 |
| 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 | 17 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 | £9,368,516 |

## 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

- 17 Sep 2026 at 12:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088177-2026

## 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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