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How to win: Phase 4 - Road Accident In-Depth Studies (RAIDS) programme

A services contract from Department for Transport, worth £4,500,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

Department for Transport

Value

£4,500,000

Closing date

3 August 2026

About this contract

The main deliverable of the programme is accurate completed anonymous collision investigations and the necessary infrastructure and agreements to enable data collection. Further detail can be found in the tender documentation on the e-sourcing portal Jaggaer. https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/go/83394939019F2740659E

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Department for Transport scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £4,500,000, 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: it closes 3 August 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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