Official UK procurement notice
Route PL3: London Underground Rail Replacement bus service
Authority: London Bus Services Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRail Replacement bus service further operation called off original tendering competition.
CPV: Road transport services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Operation of a London Underground Piccadilly Line replacement bus service to operate…Awarded
Operation of a London Underground Piccadilly Line replacement bus service to operate under Contract ref PIC/169-PL3 on 01/02 November 2025 at a total cost of £58,180.
Subsequent call-offs as follows:
PIC/171-PL3 (17/18 January 2026) £58,180
PIC/175-PL3 (09/10 May 2026) £60,520
PIC177-PL3 (28 - 31 May 2026) £130,960
PIC/178-PL3 (06/07 June & 11/12 July 2026) £130,960
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- 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
- 15 Jun 2026, 15:13 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Jun 2026, 15:13 BST
- Authority reference
PIC/169-PL3- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-056276- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b531Find a Tender
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stagecoach East London | £537,020 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 056276-2026-1 · Stagecoach East London
- Signed
- 27 Oct 2025
- Value
- £537,020
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operation of a London Underground Piccadilly Line replacement bus service to operate… | 2bids | — | — | — |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £58,180 – £79,612 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Transport for LondonReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Stagecoach East LondonAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.