How to win: Purchase of Pre-Owned Gritters and Part Exchange

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Devon County Council (DCC) is seeking tenders for the purchase of a number of Preowned Salt Spreaders (Gritters) and combined part exchange. DCC is requesting tenders for Six 18 tonne gritters 6m3 vehicles. The detailed specification and requirements for these vehicles can be found in the tender documentation. The offered vehicles must, at a minimum meet ALL of the requirements listed in the specification. Additionally, as part of this process DCC wish to Part exchange a number of our existing vehicles as part of this transaction and bidders will also be required to include pricings as part of their price submission, payable to the council for the Part Exchange of the listed Vehicles.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Devon County Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £800,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins goods work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar goods contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 14 July 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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