A services contract from DEFRA, worth £100,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.
Buyer
DEFRA
Value
£100,000
Published
5 August 2026
Category
services
About this contract
HCL Software Support 2026
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✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — DEFRA scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £100,000, 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.
✓This one's been awarded — but DEFRA retenders on a cycle. Get matched the day the next one lands and start your draft early.
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