How to win: Social Needs Transport - Round 3

About this contract

Manchester City Council is prepared to receive tenders for the Provision of Social Needs Transport incorporating Home to School (SEN) Transport and Older Persons & Learning Disabled People Passenger Transport. The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Manchester City Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £90,000,000, 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 3 July 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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