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How to win: PRE-PROCUREMENT MARKET ENGAGEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE PROVISION OF PARCEL LOCKERS

A services contract from Southampton City Council. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

Southampton City Council

About this contract

Southampton City Council (SCC) is seeking to engage with organisations operating within the parcel locker, logistics, postal delivery sectors regarding a significant future opportunity to design, install, operate and maintain a network of automated parcel lockers across Council-owned housing estates.

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Southampton City Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓Lead with evidenced capability and social value — for services work these usually outweigh price.
✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
✓Start early: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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