How to win: CoYC EV Infrastructure

A works contract from City of York Council. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

City of York Council

Closing date

15 May 2026

About this contract

Preliminary market engagement (PME) for CYC's tender via the Oxford DPS to award a contract for a supplier to support CYC's own and operate model. This PME is to prepare the market for the upcoming competition and for suppliers to familiarise themselves with CYC's own and operate model in order to reduce the likelihood an extension to the competition is required due to suppliers being unfamiliar with the model.

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — City of York Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓Lead with evidenced capability and social value — for works work these usually outweigh price.
✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar works contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
✓Start early: it closes 15 May 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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