The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has called a tender for the Serangoon–Eunos Bus Package on 19 December 2025, under Contract BC802: Bus Contracting – Serangoon-Eunos Bus Package.
As part of the Bus Contracting Model implemented in 2016, the LTA entered into a Negotiated Contract with SBS Transit to operate bus services under the Serangoon–Eunos Bus Package for an initial 9-year duration, ending in 2025. In November 2021, this contract was further extended for an undisclosed duration, as part of an LTA–SBS Transit Framework Agreement that saw the Downtown Line transition to the New Rail Financing Framework (Version 2). This extended duration is now confirmed to be 1 year and 9 months, with the start of the new Tendered Package term in June 2027.
Bus Services & Tender Details
LTA provided additional details regarding this tender to The Straits Times, which was featured in a news article on 24 December 2025.
| Contract BC802: Bus Contracting – Serangoon–Eunos Bus Package | |
| Open Tender | 19 December 2025 – 17 April 2026 (subject to extensions) |
| Duration | June 2027 – 2032 |
| Bus Services |
11, 22, 53/53M, 55, 58, 59, 60, 63/63M, 64, 90, 94, 101, 103, 105, 109, 134, 137, 140, 141, 146, 148, 150, 154, 158, 315 & 317 (26 Bus Services) |
| Anchor Bus Depot | Kim Chuan Bus Depot |
The upcoming tendered package term excludes Express Bus Service 506 (Jurong East ↔ Serangoon), thereby revising the total number of bus services from 27 previously to 26. Buses will be based at the new Kim Chuan Bus Depot, which is slated for completion in 2026.
The LTA stated that this contract is expected to be awarded in Q3 2026, with the bus package to be served by approximately 410 buses.
References:
- Contract to run 26 bus services in Eunos and Serangoon up for bids – The Straits Times [24 Dec 2025]
Back to Serangoon–Eunos Bus Package
If Tower Transit Singapore win the bid for Serangoon-Eunos Bus Package, there will be no more dead mileage for those bus services heading to the North and West Regions of Singapore as peak period shuttle bus services LCS1 and LCS2 had already operated by Tower Transit Singapore since 23 April 2025.
Without any proposals publicly released by the operators we can only speculate as to which operator would bag this contract. Here’s my opinions
I suspect SBS Transit will retain this one. SBST is most familiar with the network here and understand the operations very well. Unlike other tenders, such as Tampines, where Go Ahead is quite familiar with Tampines since it operates a couple of routes there and out of the interchanges, Serangoon-Eunos has a complex spread out network which makes me think SBST will do best to operate. Recent tenders like Seletar show that LTA is happy to keep the incumbent if service quality is good and prices are reasonable. Keeping SBST here would also reduce the transition risk & disruption especially for a large network that operates out of multiple areas.
Meanwhile I can admit GAS is a challenger given its win at Tampines, which shows that LTA trust them to run large packages. In the recent tenders it’s well shown that they scores well on service quality and staff training (especially this one). If its price is competitive, it could beat SBST, but only if SBST bid is weaker. Plus, this package currently does not operate ebuses, which is one basis that GAS took advantage of to win Tampines. So the chance is still low.
As for SMRT, I feel that chance is limited simply because Serangoon–Eunos isn’t their usual network focus. Jurong West was very location specific and they are familiar with operating services out of that area too (172 180 etc). In my opinion moving into this package doesn’t offer much benefit apart from a larger operational scale. Unless SMRT submits ann outstanding bid it’s unlikely that they get chosen. It’s probably not natural for SMRT to expand eastwards so aggressively, especially after their win in Jurong West.
TTS? We do not talk about this one. With a seriously mixed reputation due to concerns over their operational reliability & safety would weigh against them winning… but I’m afraid to admit, their competitive bids might still be credible. However after their expansion into private contracts and separate ventures such as LCS & Sentosa, I doubt LTA is looking to expand TTS beyond its current focus.
So to conclude I favour SBST to retain Serangoon-Eunos, while the runner up could potentially be Go Ahead. SMRT & TTS are unlikely but the chance still remains
We’ll see how it goes in the future
If SMB can get Serangoon package 61 is better off under this one.
I think will be either a new player or go ahead. Cause this is consider north east. As Punggol pasir ris and tampines bcm was won by go ahead. Most likely serangoon eunos bcm will go to go ahead I think.
If new European operator win, Then Tower will sayonara in 2028..I don’t think GA will bag this one unless they lose Loyang next year.
High chance Tower will get it since SBST(SKW),SMRT(GB) and GAS(ECID) all get full scale EV friendly depot..
SBS Transit should win this bus package. SBS Transit is losing a lot of bus package recently.
My gut feeling is SBS or SMB will be getting this one.
Good for competition, See how Seletar and Ulu Pandan cut cost, no duty running etc?
Must take note they already win Jurong Region Line and possibly future Cross Island line too.
Hopefully sbstransit still take care of the package, sbstransit should serve for the area, if take up by towers transit and may more good
Doesnt seem like SBST will win this package, since they are unofficially given pretty much a new term for Sengkang-Hougang, which is long overdued as compared to the remaining, and LTA declining to comment when asked about that package in a straits times article.
Have a strong feeling might be a new operator instead, or if they are going by region catchment, then by default would be SBST with its north east prescence.
SMRT is highly unlikely, since they are concentrated in the west.
Tower transit was my next guess, but given their accident rates are through the roof with many BC attitude behaviour reports, unlikely LTA would want to award it to them.
My prediction will be Tower and end up they may lose Mandai in 2028.
I hope smrt wins this so yishun can have ots former operater
Hopefully not, beside cut corners frequency of their trunk svc is bad..