How to win: Automatic Doors and Associated Systems

About this contract

Anchor Hanover Group is England’s largest not-for-profit provider of specialist housing and care for those later in life. We manage 54,000 homes for both rent and sale to those aged 55 and over. Automatic doors and associated systems support accessible, safe, and secure access to buildings and associated areas for residents, staff and visitors, representing critical assets across Anchor's portfolio. Ensuring that these assets are appropriately identified, maintained, repaired and replaced forms an important part of Anchor's compliance and asset management responsibilities. Based on current records, automatic doors and associated systems are understood to be present at over 700 locations. It is Anchor's intention to initiate a tender exercise in early 2027 to award a suitably qualified contractor or contractors to cover key activities across our national portfolio. While the future contract scope is currently under review, it is expected to include the following activities: - Inspection, testing and PPM (Planned Preventative Maintenance) - Repair (emergency and responsive) - Maintenance of an asset register - Provision of supporting consumables where applicable (e.g. key fobs) The

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Anchor Hanover Group 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.
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