TfL to award Metro newspaper contract

05.03.10

Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed that, subject to contract, its subsidiaries London Underground Limited and London Bus Services Limited intend to award concessions to distribute a free morning newspaper on the London Underground and at various London Bus stations to Metro.

The new concessions allow the holder to distribute free newspapers on weekday mornings, at around 250 underground stations and at around 14 London bus stations. Metro’s current distribution contract with London Underground Ltd. began in 1999 and comes to an end on April 2 this year.

As well as expanding the existing Metro recycling scheme to more stations the deal will also include new measures to reduce the number of copies left behind at the end of the distribution period every day. The contract is the culmination of a competitive public tender process and will begin on April 6, lasting for seven and a half years.

“We are delighted that TfL have announced their intention to award the concessions to Metro," added Steve Auckland, managing director, Metro. “Our teams work extremely well together and we look forward to continuing to give our consumers the very best service during their commute.”