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# TfL 97139 - Bus Driver Quality Monitoring

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/driver-quality-monitoring-2026-ocds-h6vhtk-069989). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Transport for London: "TfL 97139 - Bus Driver Quality Monitoring". Published status: active. Published Value: £2,200,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 30 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: service.ariba.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 14 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Transport for London](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/transport-for-london-GB-PPON-PHMT-6197-NWNZ)
- **Published Value:** £2,200,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 30 October 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKI
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 7 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/driver-quality-monitoring-2026-ocds-h6vhtk-069989#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-069989`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** about 3 bids (model forecast), with the distribution from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** £2.1m, 5% below the buyer's estimate (middle 50%: £2.0m-£2.2m), with the comparable awards behind it.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/driver-quality-monitoring-2026-ocds-h6vhtk-069989#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [service.ariba.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fservice.ariba.com%2FSupplier.aw)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/driver-quality-monitoring-2026-ocds-h6vhtk-069989#participate

## Description
The requirement is for a Service Provider to provide Driver Quality Monitoring Services across the London bus network. Assessors undertake around 7,700 assessments per year and score drivers against 23 categories. 
Assessments will be recorded on a handheld device which will transmit the data to a database management system. Information held on the database will be accessible by bus operators and TfL.
The data is used to monitor driver performance, inform areas of improvement and produce bus operator performance tables. The Service Provider will be required to:
•	Design or utilise an existing web based or mobile application to be used by assessors to carry out assessments 
•	Provide off the shelf handheld devices to be used by assessors to complete the assessments and trasmit the data to the website
•	Provide adequate personnel to conduct the assessments
•	Provide a data management system and website interface to provide access to assessments and reports for both TfL and bus operators

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £2,200,000

- **Contract Period:** 27/03/2027 to 27/03/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F091630-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-29T07:17:44.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-16T20:14:35.532Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-069989