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Published 7 Aug 2026, 09:23 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of bus service - Route 481

Official notice

Authority: London Bus Services Limited

ServicesNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition

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

Awarded value£2,313,175published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 8 Jun 2026

Awarded to Metroline

What is being bought

Published requirement description

QC99701

CPV: Public road transport services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Provision of bus service route 481 for 3 yearsAwarded

Provision of bus service route 481 for 3 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: 7 Aug 2026, 09:23 BST
Last source update: 7 Aug 2026, 09:23 BST
Authority reference: QC99701
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-075080
Classification (CPV): Public road transport services
Delivery area: London (UKI)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06dea3 Find a Tender

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £2,313,1751 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 2

Contracts signed 1latest 8 Jun 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Metroline	£2,313,175 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 075080-2026-1 · Metroline
Signed
8 Jun 2026
Value
£2,313,175
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
Provision of bus service route 481 for 3 years	2bids	—	—	—
Whole notice	—	—	—	£2,577,203 – £2,927,570

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED

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

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Transport for LondonReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

MetrolineAwarded supplier London, London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.