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How to win: Andover Data Centre Co-Location Agreement

A services contract from DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS, worth £4,000,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Value

£4,000,000

About this contract

A Co-Location Agreement for the Atos Andover DC is required in support Defra's Future Hosting and Support contract. This contract will provide co-location services (rack space, power, cooling, etc), for Data Centre equipment currently in situ in Andover DC.

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £4,000,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
✓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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