How to win: Advice Services

About this contract

The Council is seeking to engage with the market to inform its procurement strategy for a free, confidential, and impartial Information, Advice, and Guidance (IAG) and general advocacy service for local residents. The core objective of this service would be to help residents resolve issues early, access eligible entitlements, and improve their financial resilience. The anticipated scope of advice may cover areas such as debt and money management, welfare benefits, housing, energy, employment, consumer rights, and family matters. Through this market engagement, the Council is looking to understand market capacity, potential delivery models, and optimal procurement structures before finalising the service specifications.

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓Lead with evidenced capability and social value — for services work these usually outweigh price.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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