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How to win: Home to School Transport (Buses)

A services contract from London Borough of Southwark, worth £13,200,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

London Borough of Southwark

Value

£13,200,000

About this contract

SEND buses transport service (buses) to take children/young people to and from their place of education. This notice follows on from Pipeline notice: Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-045362 Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-069aff

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — London Borough of Southwark scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £13,200,000, 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: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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