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How to win: Supply and Support of Hoses, Pipe Engineering Work and Valves (HPV) for Royal Navy Vessels

A goods contract from Defence Equipment and Support, worth £150,000,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

Defence Equipment and Support

Value

£150,000,000

Closing date

31 August 2026

About this contract

Supply of Spares, Repairs, Post Design and Technical Services of Hoses, Pipe Engineering Work and Valves (HPV) for Royal Navy Vessels

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Defence Equipment and Support scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £150,000,000, 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.
✓Start early: it closes 31 August 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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