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How to win: Electrical Generator Maintenance Services

A services contract from The Police and Crime Commissioner for Suffolk, worth £200,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Suffolk

Value

£200,000

Closing date

8 June 2026

About this contract

Generator maintenance services: To provide maintenance services for our back up electrical generators, including testing. The electrical backup generators are required so that each force can maintain operational integrity.

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — The Police and Crime Commissioner for Suffolk scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £200,000, 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 8 June 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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