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How to win: Trace, Evaluate and Reinforce (TracER)

A goods contract from Department for Transport, worth £135,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

Department for Transport

Value

£135,000

Closing date

7 October 2026

About this contract

TracER is intended to improve assurance of Explosive Trace Detection (ETD) screening to detect explosive trace contamination.

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Department for Transport scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £135,000, 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 7 October 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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