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The Tampines package was the first tendered bus package involving large-scale electric bus deployment, Mr Siow said.<\/p>\n
As a result, greater emphasis was placed on the bidders’ plans to manage electric bus operations and maintenance at scale.<\/p>\n
“Go-Ahead Singapore\u2019s proposal was strongest in this regard, based on detailed plans to transfer knowledge and operational experience from its sister company\u2019s electric bus operations in London to Singapore,” he said.<\/p>\n
Mr Siow added: “Since the initial transition period, where Go-Ahead Singapore faced teething issues as it took over operations, the reliability performance for the Tampines package has improved.”<\/p>\n
“As of end-September 2026, the reliability of most of the bus services in the package have now matched or exceeded the performance under the previous incumbent.”<\/p>\n
Mr Siow acknowledged that performance on some routes could be further improved and said LTA was working with Go-Ahead to address these issues.<\/p>\n
The package was put up for tender in December 2024 and drew bids from SBS Transit, SMRT Buses, Tower Transit Singapore and Go-Ahead.<\/p>\n
LTA previously said the proposals were evaluated through a two-envelope process, with quality assessed before price submissions were opened.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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