How to win: Housing and Asset Management System (HAMS)

A services contract from Oxford City Council. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

Oxford City Council

Closing date

8 October 2026

About this contract

The principal aim of this procurement is to appoint one or more suitably qualified and experienced suppliers to provide a modern, secure and scalable cloud-based Housing and Asset Management System (Lot 1) and/or Repairs and Maintenance System (Lot 2), together with all associated implementation, migration, integration, training, support and account management services.

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Oxford City Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓Lead with evidenced capability and social value — for services work these usually outweigh price.
✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
✓Start early: it closes 8 October 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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