TfL Ref: FOI-2650-2021 Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 17 March 2021, asking about payments to bus operating companies. Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm that we hold the information you require. You asked for: All amounts paid to companies supplying bus services. Please supply the annual amount and to which bus company, for the last ten years and for the current year to date. The attached PDF document contains all payments made to bus operators over the last 10 years. This data is also available on the TfL website going back to 2015/16, via this link https://data.gov.uk/dataset/f3bd5af9-21cc-449b-820e-c6a7d9e890d3/payments-to-suppliers-with-a-value-over-250-from-transport-for-london If you are considering submitting a further request please think carefully about whether the request is essential at this current time, as answering FOI/EIR requests will require the use of limited resources and the attention of staff who could be supporting other essential activity. Where requests are made, please note that our response time may be impacted by the current situation. If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate to contact me. 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 Eva Hextall FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London

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