This notice announces an administrative change to an existing contract or market (a contract change notice). No new tender or admission is opened here; see the linked notices below for the original opportunity.
Official UK procurement notice
Contract for the supply of a bus communications and information system and related services
Authority: Docklands Light Railway Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTHIS IS NOT A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE. Transport for London (TfL) is publishing this notice in order to generate an OCID for the existing iBus Agreement, which, due to technical constraints with the Find a Tender Service platform, cannot be obtained via another route. The information set out in this notice is not, and should not be taken as, a notice of any kind under any applicable public procurement legislation. To the extent other fields in this notice have been completed, that is for information only and because they are required to be completed in order to publish the notice. They should not be relied on or treated as authoritative. In some cases, constraints within the menu of options has meant TfL has been required to populate fields that do not reflect the features of the original procurement. For example, the contract value field has been populated with £100 (excluding VAT). This amount is a placeholder to enable submission of the form.
The supplier entity for this contract is ebblo Switzerland GmBH. This UK7 notice has been submitted for ebblo UK as this is the only ebblo entity that is available in Find a Tender.
For details of the last notice published for this contract see reference 2022/S 000-011453, (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03335a.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Administrative change
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Jul 2026, 13:07 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Jul 2026, 13:11 BST
- Authority reference
CW28900- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-066759- Latest notice
- Contract change notice (UK10)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cbedFind a Tender
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jul 2026- Contract details notice published15 Jul 2026, 13:07 BSTUK7
- Contract change notice published15 Jul 2026, 13:11 BSTUK10
- Contract change proposed16 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTExtending the existing iBus contract with ebblo is essential to maintaining the stability, performance, and statutory integrity of Transport for London's Bus Services. Given the complexity of the iBus system and number of buses in service in London, it is not viable for TfL or LBSL to bring in a different contractor on a short/medium-term basis in a way that safeguards the continued operation of LBSL's iBus (and wider bus) services, pending completion of the iBus2 procurement. Any attempt to introduce an interim supplier between the current contract and the new iBus2 Solution will result in disproportionate technical difficulty and inconvenience to TfL for no additional value, while also producing substantial duplication of costs (as well as potential revenue losses) due to contract timelines, mobilisation complexity, supply chain constraints, TUPE considerations, and the extensive testing and assurance required for a new solution The maturity, stability, and performance of the current iBus Systems and associated infrastructure, means a short term extension of the existing iBus contract is the only practical approach to bridge the gap before the already contracted new solution can be transitioned and operational, fully replacing the existing service. The extension encompasses a continuation of existing Maintenance and Support Service, though with some adjustments to the level of resources required to support a legacy solution and increased bus numbers. It is operationally and commercially impossible for any new service provider to implement a fully assured, stable solution within the required time. The supplier entity for this contract is ebblo Switzerland GmBH. This UK10 notice has been submitted for ebblo UK as this is the only ebblo entity that is available in Find a Tender.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ebblo UK Ltd | £100 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · ebblo UK Ltd
- Signed
- 4 May 2005
- Value
- £100
- Period
- 4 May 2005 – 4 May 2015 · up to 31 Dec 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- An extension up to 31st December 2029 is available.
- Change proposed 16 Jul 2026 Extending the existing iBus contract with ebblo is essential to maintaining the stability, performance, and statutory integrity of Transport for London's Bus Services. Given the complexity of the iBus system and number of buses in service in London, it is not viable for TfL or LBSL to bring in a different contractor on a short/medium-term basis in a way that safeguards the continued operation of LBSL's iBus (and wider bus) services, pending completion of the iBus2 procurement. Any attempt to introduce an interim supplier between the current contract and the new iBus2 Solution will result in disproportionate technical difficulty and inconvenience to TfL for no additional value, while also producing substantial duplication of costs (as well as potential revenue losses) due to contract timelines, mobilisation complexity, supply chain constraints, TUPE considerations, and the extensive testing and assurance required for a new solution The maturity, stability, and performance of the current iBus Systems and associated infrastructure, means a short term extension of the existing iBus contract is the only practical approach to bridge the gap before the already contracted new solution can be transitioned and operational, fully replacing the existing service. The extension encompasses a continuation of existing Maintenance and Support Service, though with some adjustments to the level of resources required to support a legacy solution and increased bus numbers. It is operationally and commercially impossible for any new service provider to implement a fully assured, stable solution within the required time. The supplier entity for this contract is ebblo Switzerland GmBH. This UK10 notice has been submitted for ebblo UK as this is the only ebblo entity that is available in Find a Tender., new value £372,600,000 · new end date 31 Dec 2029
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ebblo UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract change notice Contract change notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender