How to win: Pipelines - Support and Development

About this contract

UKHO requires a supplier to provide support, maintenance and development services for its Product Aggregation Pipeline systems. The successful supplier will support existing operational services, maintain legacy and cloud-based platforms, deliver system enhancements, and provide development capability to support the ongoing modernisation of UKHO's digital navigation product aggregation services. The contract will be for 4 years with the option to extend. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://ukho.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Taunton:-IT-services:-consulting%2C-software-development%2C-Internet-and-support./293S97B3VX To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://ukho.delta-esourcing.com/respond/293S97B3VX

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — UK Hydrographic Office scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £5,500,000, 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 19 October 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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