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London bus tendering: an overview

David J. Kennedy

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Competitive tendering for bus services was introduced to London in 1984. This paper focuses on the impact of tendering cost, service quality and revenues. Some problems that have emerged with the London tendering system are reviewed.

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Competitive tendering for bus services was introduced to London in 1984. This paper focuses on the impact of tendering cost, service quality and revenues. Some problems that have emerged with the London tendering system are reviewed.

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Competitive tendering for bus services was introduced to London in 1984. This paper focuses on the impact of tendering cost, service quality and revenues. Some problems that have emerged with the London tendering system are reviewed.

Key concepts: Procurement, Revenue, Transport engineering, Service (business), Business, Operations management, Engineering, Marketing

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