How to win: DN Colleges Group - ITT for Lifts & Escalators Service & Maintenance

About this contract

DN Colleges Group is seeking to appoint suitably experienced contractor(s) to provide planned preventative maintenance, servicing, reactive and emergency breakdown support, repair and, where authorised, refurbishment of the Group’s lift and escalator assets across Doncaster College, North Lindsey College and University Campus North Lincolnshire. The procurement is divided into two Lots: Lot 1 – Lifts & Related Equipment and Lot 2 – Escalators & Related Equipment. Tenderers may submit a tender for one or both Lots. Each Lot will be evaluated and awarded independently. The contract will be for an initial period of 3 years, with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12-month periods.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — DN Colleges Group scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £125,000, 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: it closes 21 September 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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