Live tender

How to win: Street Outreach Service (SORT)

A services contract from London Borough of Hackney, worth £1,800,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

London Borough of Hackney

Value

£1,800,000

About this contract

Street Outreach component of the London Borough of Hackney's wider Rough Sleepers' Support Service for people sleeping rough or at risk of sleeping rough in the borough. The team will identify and engage with people sleeping rough in Hackney and in need or want of assistance with getting into accommodation and off the streets.

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — London Borough of Hackney 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: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

Draft a winning bid for this — with AI

BidWriter drafts your responses from your company profile, scores them against the marking scheme, and tracks your whole pipeline. Free to start — no card needed.

Start free →

Related resources

AI bid writing software →How to win government contracts →How to write a winning bid →