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# London Bus Services Limited · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-bus-services-limited-coh-03914787). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** London Bus Services Limited is a UK Contracting Authority based in Greater London. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 100 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** London Bus Services Limited
- **Classification:** UK Contracting Authority
- **Delivery Region:** Greater London
- **Authority ID:** `GB-COH-03914787` (Companies House)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 100
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £434m (median award: £5.3m) across 90 of 90 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-bus-services-limited-coh-03914787

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 1 bids (median of 91 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 57% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 92 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Selective: 92 (100%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Transport services (except waste transport)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-passenger-services-60000000) (CPV 60):** 92 notices, last 24 months (100% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[London United](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/london-united-GB-FTS-154556):** 20 procedures
2. **[London General](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/london-general-GB-FTS-160174):** 12 procedures
3. **[Metroline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/metroline-coh-02826284):** 10 procedures
4. **[Transport UK London](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/transport-uk-london-GB-FTS-145505):** 8 procedures
5. **[Arriva London North](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/arriva-london-north-coh-02328559):** 7 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[London United](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/london-united-GB-FTS-154556):** £14m · [Provision of bus service - Route 65/N65](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-bus-service-route-65-n65-ocds-h6vhtk-0773a2)
2. **[London United](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/london-united-GB-FTS-154556):** £12m · [Provision of bus service - Route 281/N281/681](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-bus-service-route-281-n281-681-ocds-h6vhtk-07744d)
3. **[Transport UK West London](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/transport-uk-west-london-GB-FTS-166159):** £11m · [Provision of bus service - Route 111/N111](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-bus-service-route-111-n111-ocds-h6vhtk-066d1f)
4. **[London General](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/london-general-GB-FTS-160174):** £10m · [Provision of bus service - Route 93/N93](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-bus-service-route-93-n93-ocds-h6vhtk-06ec20)
5. **[Arriva London South](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/arriva-london-south-coh-02328467):** £9.9m · [Provision of bus service - Route 137/N137](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-bus-service-route-137-n137-ocds-h6vhtk-077b63)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full London Bus Services Limited intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-bus-services-limited-coh-03914787#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-bus-services-limited-coh-03914787
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt