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How to win: Framework for the Supply of Operated and Self-Operated Plant Hire

A services contract from Dorset Council, worth £13,500,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

Dorset Council

Value

£13,500,000

About this contract

Dorset Council is to set up a Framework Agreement to cover the provision of Operated and self-operated plant hire to support highway maintenance works. This Framework relates to the provision of these services to Dorset Council only.

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Dorset Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £13,500,000, 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: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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