How to win: Supply of Asphalt

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The supply and delivery of asphalt, SMA and HRA into the supply areas (identified by Council boundaries), and the collection from the suppliers' production site. All materials sourced under this contract are to assist Via East Midlands in the delivery of a variety of highway construction and maintenance projects across the county. Typical works include carriageway and footway reconstruction/resurfacing. Estimated annual spend for asphalt, SMA and HRA is £1.8m comprising approximately 1,000 orders per year for delivery and collections. The typical range of orders for the delivery of asphalt will be between 10 and 50 tonnes. Typical asphalt collections will range between 0.5 and 10 tonnes and will be required throughout the working day. Tenderers should note that this is a framework arrangement and that the above values and volumes of business and those in the pricing schedules are estimates only. The actual values and volumes of business shall be as ordered during the period of the framework. Allocation of business within the framework will be based on lowest product cost and ability to meet service requirements.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — VIA EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £7,200,000, 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 2 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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