---
title: "Provision of bus service - Route 406/418"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07749a"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED"
published: "2026-09-17"
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# Provision of bus service - Route 406/418

Buyer: LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07749a

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## Summary

London Bus Services Limited procured a passenger bus service for routes 406 and 418 in London. The requirement is classified as road transport services and falls within the services category. The supplier is expected to operate the specified routes as a public bus service, providing regular road passenger transport for the contracting entity. The procurement was managed by London Bus Services Limited, with Transport for London identified as the review body. The work is associated with London rather than a wider UK delivery area. The requirement was organised as a single lot and concerns the operation of the routes rather than the purchase of vehicles, infrastructure or unrelated transport services.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. It used a selective negotiated procedure with a prior call for competition, covered by the Government Procurement Agreement, and bids were evaluated on price. London United was selected as supplier for the bus service. The contract was signed on 13 August 2026 and has an awarded value of £6,451,677. The service period is seven years, with an option for the term to be extended at the discretion of the contracting entity. The procurement record shows the lot as cancelled, while the award and contract are active. One bid was recorded. The stated award outcome therefore identifies London United as the contracted operator for routes 406 and 418.

This outcome is commercially relevant to established bus and passenger transport operators with the operational capability to run scheduled urban routes in London. A credible future competitor would need suitable buses, trained drivers, route planning and control-room capacity, together with the systems needed to deliver reliable day-to-day public transport. The buyer’s price-only evaluation indicates that cost competitiveness is central to the requirement, so operators would need a well-controlled cost base alongside dependable service delivery. London United’s selection, and its classification as a large supplier, indicate the scale and organisational capacity that satisfied this procurement. Experience operating comparable urban bus services and managing performance across defined routes would strengthen a supplier’s position when this requirement returns to market.

## Notice

QC100106

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of bus service route 406/418 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/088297-2026 |
| 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 | £6,451,677 |

## 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

- 60100000 - Road transport services

## Release History

- 17 Sep 2026 at 14:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088297-2026

## 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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