Dear Transport for London, Please could you supply the current version of the Master ITT, Master Framework Agreement and any other templates of tendering documents provided to bus service bidders? If possible, I would also like to request the Framework Agreement, the respective ITT, as well as any other relevant documentation provided to the bidders at the bid preparation phase, for Route 30, the award of which was announced on 02 November 2017. Thank you in advance.

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TfL Ref: FOI-0146-1819

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 18 April 2018 asking for bus tender documents.

Your request has been processed in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm we do hold some of the information you requested. You asked:

Please could you supply the current version of the Master ITT, Master Framework Agreement and any other templates of tendering documents provided to bus service bidders?

If possible, I would also like to request the Framework Agreement, the respective ITT, as well as any other relevant documentation provided to the bidders at the bid preparation phase, for Route 30, the award of which was announced on 02 November 2017.

Please see attached some of the information you requested.

The current Framework Agreement is under review and will be published once complete. Therefore in accordance with the FOI Act, TfL is not obliged to supply you with the information you have requested as it is subject to a statutory exemption to the right of access to information, under Section 22 of the Act. In this instance the exemption has been applied as the information you have requested is intended for future publication.

This exemption is subject to a public interest test, which requires us to assess whether the public interest in applying the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosure. In this instance, it is considered that the public interest favours the publication of this information, in context and according to the pre-determined schedule, rather than in response to your request, to ensure the information is provided accurately and in an accessible manner.

However the previous version is published on our website http://www.tfl.gov.uk/cdn/static/cms/documents/metroline-bus-contract.pdf

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.

Yours sincerely

Melissa Nichols

FOI Case Officer

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

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