How to win: 4-6 Short Street Repair Works

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Cambridge City Council is seeking a contractor for a package of internal and external repairs to the existing building, including masonry and brickwork repairs, roofing, joinery and timber repairs, drainage, ventilation, decorations and associated remedial works, together with specialist basement waterproofing works. The basement waterproofing element includes Contractor design and is required to achieve the specified BS 8102:2022 Grade 3 performance requirements. The premises will remain occupied throughout the works. The Contractor is required to plan, manage and provide the works accordingly and to make appropriate provision for the continued occupation of the premises during the works. The property is used as assisted living accommodation and the Contractor must take this into account when planning and providing the works. The property is subject to Listed Building Consent and the works are to be provided in accordance with the Scope and the requirements of the contract, including the approved listed building proposals. Relevant asbestos information forms part of the tender information and must be taken into account in planning and providing the works. The asbestos survey id

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Cambridge City Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £95,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins works work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar works contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 14 October 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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