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Published 18 Feb 2026, 10:03 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of bus service - Route 353

Official notice

Authority: Transport for London (Public body)

ServicesNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition

Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: London (UKI)

Awarded value£3,766,585published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 16 Jan 2026

Awarded to Metrobus

What is being bought

Published requirement description

QC97903

CPV: Public road transport services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Provision of bus service route 353 for 7 yearsAwarded

Provision of bus service route 353 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.

Delivery: London

Extensions: Term of the agreement can be extended at the discretion of the contracting entity.

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 18 Feb 2026, 10:03 GMT
Last source update: 18 Feb 2026, 10:03 GMT
Authority reference: QC97903
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-014609
Classification (CPV): Public road transport services
Delivery area: London (UKI)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0656b7 Find a Tender

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £3,766,5851 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 2

Contracts signed 1latest 16 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Metrobus	£3,766,585 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 014609-2026-1 · Metrobus
Signed
16 Jan 2026
Value
£3,766,585
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
Provision of bus service route 353 for 7 years	2bids	—	—	—
Whole notice	—	—	—	£3,766,585 – £4,367,499

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Transport for London

Contracting authorityPublic bodyUrban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services 5 Endeavour Square, London, London, E201JNContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

MetrobusAwarded supplier London, London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.