How to win: Tameside Council BikeAbility Programme

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Tameside Council BikeAbility Programme - Request For Quotation (RFQ) Ref. Star Ref. PID021042 The Chest Ref. DN819829 Contract duration and Budget: Initial Period - Nov 2026 to Mar 2027 (Maximum Annual Value £78,176) Extensions to contract are subject to availability of funding: Year 2 Apr 2027 to Mar 2028 (Maximum Annual Value £158,683) subject to grant funding being confirmed Year 3 Apr 2028 to Mar 20290 (Maximum Annual Value £161,077) subject to grant funding being confirmed Please refer to RFQ for detailed information. This tender opportunity can be found under Current Opportunities for Tameside Council on the Chest website at www.the-chest.gov.uk All information in relation to this opportunity is available via the Chest only. (Chest Ref DN819829). All questions and/or requests for information/clarification must be submitted on the 'Messages' section of The Chest portal. All responses will be communicated using the same method. Please do not contact Star Procurement or the commissioners directly. Deadline for questions: 12noon on the 29th of June 2026 Deadline for bid submissions: 12noon on the 20th of July 2026 Social Value Quantitative offers (TOMS) must be submitted on the S

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £397,936, 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: it closes 20 July 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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