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How to win: Home to School Transport - City Special SMART

A services contract from Derby City Council, worth £9,000,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

Derby City Council

Value

£9,000,000

About this contract

Home to School Travel SMART Contract over 5 years, transporting eligible pupils to Ivy House, St. Andrew's, St. Clare's, St. Giles and St. Martin's

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Derby City Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £9,000,000, 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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