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How to win: Research Services DPS

A services contract from Kirklees Council, worth £1,000,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

Kirklees Council

Value

£1,000,000

Closing date

23 February 2029

About this contract

This notice replaces KIRKC001-DN545269-73883443. Application documents for this DPS can be found at https://ypo2.my.site.com/s/Welcome (Record Ref C1335) (DPS reference KMCCW-018). The closing date for applications is 23/02/2029 which is the date this DPS will expire. Please disregard the contract dates on this notice. Further competitions will be issued as required throughout the lifetime of the DPS with subsequent service delivery at the times indicated in each specific further competition.

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Kirklees Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £1,000,000, 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 23 February 2029 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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