How to win: West Sussex CC - RFI - Highway Network Management Systems

About this contract

The Council is engaging with the market to gather insights from suppliers to help shape and inform any future procurement activity related to a consolidated and more integrated Highways Network Management software solution that meets the functional requirements of the team. More details about the current software position are in the RFI document located on the Atamis platform

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — West Sussex County Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £500,000, 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 23 October 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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