Who won: Order for Laboratory Equipment for LSBA and B940

A services contract from DEFRA, worth £128,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

DEFRA

Value

£128,000

Published

17 September 2026

About this contract

Order for Laboratory Equipment for LSBA and B940

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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 £128,000, 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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