Awarded contract

Who won: Oracle Java SE Desktop Subscription

A public sector contract from Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA), worth £54,404. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

Value

£54,404

Published

2 March 2023

Region

UKI

About this contract

Requirement is for 280 Oracle Java Desktop licences to ensure user capability for Rural Payments Agency to operate until a replacement (SOP) can be launched in 2023.

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✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £54,404, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins public sector work.
✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar public sector contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
✓This one's been awarded — but Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) retenders on a cycle. Get matched the day the next one lands and start your draft early.

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