How to win: Soft Market Testing for Asset Management Software

A services contract from St Helens Council. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

St Helens Council

Closing date

27 July 2026

About this contract

Within the next 2 years, the contract for several of St Helens Borough Council's Asset Management software systems will come to an end. We have therefore decided to look at a whole market re-procurement exercise to understand what is available to cover a range of services across the Operations Department, including (but not limited to) Highways & Infrastructure and Open Spaces

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — St Helens Council 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: it closes 27 July 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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