AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
London Bus Services Limited published an award-and-contract notice for Route 91/N91 bus services. The notice names London General as supplier and records a GBP 8,719,209 contract signed on 22 September 2026. However, the only lot is marked cancelled while the linked award and contract are active.
Published outcomeAn active award and active contract record are linked to London General, subject to the contradictory cancelled lot status.
Market significanceThis is a public-road-transport services procurement for a London bus route, using a negotiated procedure with prior call for competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
London General
90% confidenceAward 097471-2026-1 · Lots 1 · 8719209 GBP · Named supplier on an active award linked to an active contract
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Award 097471-2026-1 names London General as supplier; linked contract 097471-2026-1 is valued at GBP 8,719,209.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAward and contract notice published; source status complete
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Process display_status is awarded; notice type is 'award, contract'; tender status is complete; published_at is 2026-10-15.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 097471-2026-1 has status active.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive; signed date recorded
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Contract 097471-2026-1 has status active and dateSigned 2026-09-22.
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 status is cancelled, despite the linked active award and contract.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidenceGBP 8,719,209
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Contract 097471-2026-1 value.amount is 8719209 and currency is GBP.
Value allocation
90% confidenceContract-level value linked to the sole published award and supplier
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The contract references awardID 097471-2026-1, which names one supplier, London General.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence22 September 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-09-22T00:00:00+01:00.
Award and contract notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Process published_at and release date are 2026-10-15T13:19:09+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceProvision of bus service for Route 91/N91
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Process title is 'Provision of bus service - Route 91/N91'; tender and lot descriptions identify route 91/N91.
Service classification
99% confidencePublic road transport services (CPV 60112000)
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Tender classification is CPV 60112000, Public road transport services.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKI
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Item 1 delivery address region is UKI.
Published intended term
82% confidence4 years
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Lot 1 description states the service is 'for 4 years'.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Tender procurementMethod is selective.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states this procedure.
Award criterion
95% confidencePrice
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Lot 1 awardCriteria lists one criterion of type price.
Competition information
98% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, bidder list, scores or evaluation narrative is present in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Extension option
95% confidenceThe contracting entity may extend the agreement at its discretion.
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Lot options state that the term can be extended at the contracting entity's discretion.
Contract start and end dates
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice.
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Process contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null; no contract period is provided.
Post-award negotiation note
94% confidenceThe lot description says Find a Tender costs can differ from internet figures because of post-award negotiation.
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This wording appears in the Lot 1 description.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
94% confidenceA single published award is linked to one supplier and one contract record.
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Award 097471-2026-1 names London General and is linked to contract 097471-2026-1.
Status caution
99% confidenceThe active award and contract conflict with the cancelled status of the only published lot.
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Award and contract status are active, while Lot 1 status is cancelled.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting lifecycle statuses
99% confidenceThe source records the only lot as cancelled but the linked award and contract as active.
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Lot 1 status is cancelled; award 097471-2026-1 and contract 097471-2026-1 are active.
Supplier legal identity
98% confidenceThe source names London General, but no verified legal company name or company number is supplied.
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Supplier verification is not_applicable and verified identity fields are null.
Dates and duration
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: contract start date, end date and operative duration dates.
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Relevant process date fields are null; only a stated four-year intended term appears in the lot description.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The only published lot is marked cancelled, while the linked award and contract are active; the source does not explain this contradiction.
- No verified legal company name or company number is supplied for London General.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: contract start date, end date, bid count, bid prices, evaluation scores, individual pricing breakdown and extension duration.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Route 91/N91London GeneralLondon Bus Services Limitedbus service contractpublic road transport servicesGBP 8719209
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as supplier for the Route 91/N91 service?
London General is named as supplier on award 097471-2026-1.
What is the published contract value?
The linked contract record states GBP 8,719,209.
Is the contract signed?
The contract record includes a signed date of 22 September 2026. Its status is active, although the only published lot is marked cancelled.
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