How to win: School to Pool Transport Framework

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A Framework for School to Pool Transport is being created by Sheffield City Council (the Authority) being a Contracting Authority as defined by section 2 of the Procurement Act 2023. The Framework will be for the transportation of school children to swimming pools and back, via coach, in order that the schools may comply with the National Curriculum. The framework consists of the following Lots: 1 Scheduled - Stocksbridge & Concord; 2 Scheduled - Ponds Forge/Springs 3 Scheduled - Hillsborough/Zest/Thorncliffe 4 Scheduled - King Edwards/Graves 5a Ad-Hoc - Stocksbridge 5b Ad-Hoc - Concord 5c Ad-Hoc - Ponds Forge 5d Ad-Hoc - Springs 5e Ad-Hoc - Hillsborough 5f Ad-Hoc - Zest 5g Ad-Hoc - Thorncliffe 5h Ad-Hoc - King Edwards 5i Ad-Hoc - Graves

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Sheffield City Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £1,800,000, 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 8 June 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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