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Blog post: Tracking the buses open-innovations.org/blog/2025-01...

We've collected live location data using the Bus Open Data Service. Then we've created a tool to compare the real bus journeys against timetabled journey times.

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Tracking the buses | Open InnovationsRSSBluesky
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January 15, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Scottish bus open data www.transport.gov.scot/consultation... consultation from Transport Scotland

Section 40 of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2019/17/...

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In 2019 the Scottish Government brought in new primary legislation for transport (the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019), which included new provisions to better define bus open data, and to require it be shared for the new purpose of directly informing passengers (or potential passengers) about services. We believe that bus open data is essential to make travel on public transport more accessible, and to increase patronage of public transport in Scotland. We intend to introduce new supporting legislation, known as Regulations (or 'Secondary Legislation') which define what specific information is required to be published, when, and in what format. This will allow for consistency across Scotland and will help us align with changes already underway in the wider UK.
March 31, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Supplier questionnaire – opening stage for re-procurement of technical delivery of #BusOpenData Service (BODS) and Analyse Bus Open Data Service (ABODS), three-year £30 million contract www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/744e8... from UK Dept for Transport

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June 20, 2024 at 6:31 PM
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Bus Services Act 2025: improving information about local services www.gov.uk/government/c... consultation from the UK Department for Transport (DfT) on plans for local bus service information (England)

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We envisage making full digitisation possible through the creation of a new registration, variation and cancellation information input system, and a publicly available database. The information input system will enable operators and LTAs to provide information to DfT about their bus services. We aim to link the system with BODS so that operators can complete BODS data input and registration information input in one centralised location (where applicable). Alongside this, we aim to develop a public-facing database, so that passengers can access all bus service information in one centralised location. We currently anticipate that both the information provision system and the public-facing database will be built and owned by DfT. As well as facilitating the build of the system and database, we expect DfT will take ownership of hosting and maintaining them both on GOV.UK.
July 1, 2026 at 7:16 PM
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Supplier opportunity – Advice on Staffing and Technical Needs for a New Data Service www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/04777... tender notice from Transport Focus (£20,000 + VAT)

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Transport Focus intends to establish a new internal function to gather, manage, and use transport data, including but not limited to large open data feeds such as the Bus Open Data Service (BODS) and from Network Rail, as well as links to other organisations data feeds. This function will support internal analysis, reporting, and insight generation, for example the development of reporting dashboards. The organisation requires external consultancy to provide on the staffing and technical capabilities needed to set up and operate this service. The consultancy will not be required to design policy, carry out user research, or implement systems.
August 12, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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The UK's Department for Transport has awarded a £25 million contract to Kainos for services to support "publication, management, and dissemination of open data related to bus services across the UK" www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/5de91...

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The Department for Transport seeks to procure robust, scalable, and reliable BODS/ABODS services. These services will support the publication, management, and dissemination of open data related to bus services across the UK. BODS and ABODS will deliver in alignment with the DfT's strategic direction and priority outcomes, in particular; 1) Grow the economy by investing in enhancing the transport network; 2) Improve transport for users; and 5) Be an excellent department. Theses services will also delivery in alignment with legislative requirements, the National Bus Strategy and the National Data Strategy.
October 29, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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New #opendata release from Transport for London: BUSTO dataset of bus boardings, alightings and loadings, published annually blog.tfl.gov.uk/2024/08/13/d... blog post + data crowding.data.tfl.gov.uk (scroll down)

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Transport for London produces the BUSTO dataset each year to provide an understanding of customer usage and travel patterns on its bus network. This detailed dataset is the best available estimate of bus boardings, alightings and loadings on a typical day. TfL uses this dataset to assess bus service provision, demand profiles and customer experience, as well as inform service planning and performance measurement. BUSTO is based on observed passenger data from autumn each year, which is a typical period within the busiest time of year on London’s public transport networks. None of the values is a count of individual passengers on any particular day; rather they are averages over the period in question. The figures are presented to high resolution (i.e., each bus stop for each 15 minute period in each day type). …
August 24, 2024 at 2:36 PM
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Forum launched to boost BODS collaboration in England www.route-one.net/news/forum-l...

BODS User Forum (Unofficial) boduf.discourse.group

BODS re-procurement www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/744e8...

BODS = Bus Open Data Service

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Facilitated by the Transport Open Data User Forum (TODUF) and chaired by Transport Focus, the forum's launch coincides with the ongoing procurement process for the next phase of the BODS contract, due to be awarded by the Department for Transport (DfT) later this year. BODS is currently managed by KPMG International and Ito World and has become a central resource for operators, local authorities and developers working with open transport data. As its contract comes up for renewal, stakeholders are eager to ensure the next phase builds on the achievements of the past five years.
October 22, 2024 at 10:55 AM
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Related links:

● Bus Open Data (BODS) www.gov.uk/government/c...
● Analyse Bus Open Data (ABODS) analyse.bus-data.dft.gov.uk (not for you)

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October 29, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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New #dataviz shows how we can use open data feeds from
@busopendata and our #vizent Python library to visualise transport disruption. See more examples of #vizent in action at: loom.ly/Ean2rQQ
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A visualization of how a protest on Waterloo Bridge stops bus traffic and the following congestion ripples out to surrounding areas. Once the protest clears bus…
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January 10, 2024 at 11:31 AM