How to win: RISQS

About this contract

RISQS is a Qualifying Utilities Dynamic Market within the meaning of Section 34 to 40 of the Procurement Act 2023 which allows subscribing utilities to select suppliers for invitation to tender or negotiation and is operated by Rail Safety & Standards Board Ltd (RSSB) for Products & Services. RISQS provides a dynamic market for subscribing (member) utility entities to select suppliers for invitation to participate in regulated procurement procedures. The utility entities which subscribe to the scheme are given at the following RISQS Buyer Member List RISQS (https://www.risqs.org/buyers/risqs-buyers-members-list) is an impartial compliant commercial tool designed for regulated utilities in the UK (and Tier 1 and 2 suppliers for assurance purposes) which hosts a list of qualified suppliers that are eligible to participate in future procurements, it also identifies Suppliers that have applied for qualification with limitations for Buyers to identify new entrants to the scheme and encourages VCSE and SME engagement. RISQS is overseen by an Impartiality Committee on which representation from Buyers and Suppliers alike collaborate through working and consultation groups to set or influe

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — RAIL SAFETY AND STANDARDS BOARD LIMITED 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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