Six companies have put in bids for the Bukit Merah bus package, the fourth such tender under the Government's bus contracting model.
The winner of the tender will operate the buses for five years with a possibility of a two-year extension for good performance.
The Land Transport Authority has accepted all bids from the nine companies competing for the new Seletar bus package.
Among the bidders for the Seletar bus package tender which closed noon yesterday, were Singapore's Woodlands Transport and National Express from the U.K.
The LTA has reached a multi-billion-dollar agreement with SBS Transit and SMRT Buses to run buses under a new Government bus contracting model.
For a smooth transition with minimal inconvenience to commuters, bus services in the Bulim package will be rolled out in three tranches beginning in end May.
Eight of the 10 bidders vying for the second government bus contract have been shortlisted by the Land Transport Authority (LTA).
A second tender to operate bus services under the government contracting model was called by the Land Transport Authority yesterday.
The Land Transport Authority has called tender for operators to run the first public bus route package for five years, starting from 2016.
The new bus service operating model will be implemented first in the western part of Singapore, including Jurong East, Clementi and Bukit Batok.