How to win: University Bus Service

About this contract

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College (known as Royal Holloway, University London), “the University”, is conducting this Pre-Market Engagement (PME) exercise to gather market insight for the provision of a bus service. The University is a leading UK university with a diverse community of students, staff and visitors who regularly travel between campus facilities, local train station and accommodation locations. The University is committed to providing accessible, safe and sustainable transport options that support the student experience, staff mobility and the University's wider environmental objectives. This PME exercise is intended to provide interested parties with relevant experience an opportunity to share their views and provide information to the University. Participation in this PME exercise is entirely voluntary and creates no commitment or obligation on the part of either the University or any participating organisation. The objectives of this exercise are to: • create early supplier awareness and engagement, and gather market feedback to assess the viability and deliverability of the proposed service model; • understand the range of solutions, service models and innovat

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Royal Holloway and Bedford New College scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓Lead with evidenced capability and social value — for services work these usually outweigh price.
• ✓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.

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