How to win: Biomass Heating Systems - Maintenance Services

A services contract from Argyll and Bute Council. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

Argyll and Bute Council

Closing date

27 July 2026

About this contract

This is a standard maintenance contract associated with 10 existing wood pellet fuelled biomass boiler installations. The contract allows for planned preventative maintenance/remediation and emergency maintenance attendance/support and contains elements of statutory, best practice and manufacturer recommended tasks. The biomass boilers are installed across 9 schools and a school hostel. This PIN is a republishing of a previous PIN due to an updated estimated contract value internally.

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Argyll and Bute Council 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: it closes 27 July 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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