How to win: PME - Digital Preservation System (DPS) (UID 226M)

About this contract

Historic England is undertaking Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) to improve its understanding of the Digital Preservation System (DPS) marketplace and inform future procurement requirements. The engagement is intended to: • Increase understanding of available DPS solutions. • Identify common and differentiating capabilities. • Understand implementation approaches. • Explore pricing and support models. • Inform future procurement requirements. This exercise is not a procurement and is not intended to identify a preferred supplier.

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Historic England scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £220,000, 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 14 August 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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