# Call for Competition publication - Rail Replacement

> Pre-procurement notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Transport for London](/buyers/transport-for-london/contract-awards)
- Published: 6 August 2025
- Stage: pre_procurement
- Notice ID: 03c71f96-5731-4100-928e-6a17a51ff6d3-857908
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d2265dbe-f236-42a8-9c2c-8ea0bcc4b46b

## Description

London Bus Services Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Transport for London \(TfL\)\. TfL is a complex organisation operating both as a functional body of the Greater London Authority \(GLA\) under the direction of the Mayor of London and as a provider of transport\. Further information on TfL can be found at www\.tfl\.gov\.uk \(https://www\.tfl\.gov\.uk\)\. The contract or contracts \(if any\) resulting ultimately from this notice may be awarded by, and may be for the benefit of London Bus Services Limited, TfL and/or any of its other subsidiaries\. London Bus Services Limited reserves the right to award any contract in whole or in part or not at all as a result of this notice\. London Bus services Limited, TfL and/or any of its subsidiaries shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any bidders in responding to this notice or in tendering for related contract\(s\)\. Additional information: London Bus Services Limited will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on any award of a contract is communicated to tenderers\. That information will provide full information on any award decision\. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge award decisions before a contract is entered into\. The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006 \(SI2006 No 6\) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court \(England, Wales and Northern Ireland\)\.

## Related contract awards

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- [PPMCS Task 21 - Estimating Support Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-bfbbf8b0-d5cb-4d28-854f-740cb581f702): TRANSPORT FOR LONDON

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/03c71f96-5731-4100-928e-6a17a51ff6d3-857908)