How to win: Gates and Barriers Maintenance and Repairs

About this contract

An open tender is being conducted for the full maintenance routines, service, repairs and 24-hour emergency call out of all gates and barriers on the sites owned and controlled by Derbyshire Constabulary and Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service. It is the intention of Derbyshire Constabulary, Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service, and Derbyshire Police Fire Partnership LLP to enter into contracts for the routine servicing, maintenance, and repair of their power operated gates, barriers, shutters, and automatic doors for a duration of three years with the options to extend by a further 2 x 12 months.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — The Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £250,000, 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 30 July 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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