How to win: PQQ for Lease of Pressure Washer Equipment

About this contract

ScotRail are tendering for suppliers for the provision of the Lease of high-performance industrial pressure washer systems suitable for cleaning railway rolling stock and depot infrastructure. The system will be installed outside the maintenance sheds, with small delivery stations with hoses inside the shed. The water will be supplied via fixed piping into the shed, the electrical connection will be supplied as well as concrete base for the machine to be sited. The supplier will be responsible for providing detail to attach to the pressure washer equipment. We require a quantity of 9 Pressure washers across 5 ScotRail depots.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — ScotRail Trains Limited . scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £550,000, 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 September 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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