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How to win: Request for Information - Pilot Boat(s)

A goods contract from Port of Aberdeen, worth £2,800,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

Port of Aberdeen

Value

£2,800,000

About this contract

Aberdeen Harbour Board, operating as Port of Aberdeen, is the Statutory Harbour Authority and Competent Harbour Authority. Port of Aberdeen has a requirement for up to two new pilot boats, to provide a safe and reliable pilotage service within the port district.

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Port of Aberdeen scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £2,800,000, 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: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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