How to win: Specialist Vehicles (1347)

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The contracting authority (YPO) is undertaking pre-market engagement activities in advance of a proposed procurement for a Specialist Vehicles Framework Agreement. The purpose of this engagement is to inform the development of the procurement strategy, framework structure, lot’s, and specification requirements. The proposed framework is intended to provide public sector organisations with a compliant route for the purchase, lease, hire, modification, conversion, repair, refurbishment, maintenance and associated support services relating to specialist vehicles and transport solutions. The framework is expected to support a broad range of customer requirements across the Public Sector. The proposed lot structure is as follows: Lot 1 – Refuse Collection Vehicles (RCVs) Lot 2 – Food Waste Vehicles Lot 3 – Sweeping and Cleansing Units (Mini) Lot 4 – Sweeping and Cleansing Units (Chassis Mounted) Lot 5 – Winter Maintenance Vehicles Lot 6 – Gully Emptiers Lot 7 – Tractor Units (with or without 5th Wheel Connection) Lot 8 – Trailers (with or without 5th Wheel Connection) and Associated Conversions and Modifications Lot 9 – Tippers 3.5T to 7.5T Lot 10 – Tippers 7.5T and Over Lot 11 – Chassi

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £1,000,000,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins goods work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar goods contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
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