How to win: 5456 - Newbridge High School - Replacement of Heating System

About this contract

You are invited to submit a fixed price tender for the replacement of the whole heating system as designed by McCann and Partners for the Council at Newbridge Comprehensive School. The scope of the project is fully described in Appendix 1 and as detailed on the McCann and Partners documentation in summary the scope is: The work involved under this fixed price engineering main contract shall entail the following works:- - Removing and disposing of all the existing heating distribution system within the school and the mains to the boiler house. - The work shall be phased over the next three summer vacations and the contractor shall be responsible for the phasing of the works which shall allow the installation of the new heating system whilst allowing the school to continue its normal operation outside of the school summer holidays. The contractor shall phase the works to allow: a) The Council to expend its allocated budgets for the works over the next three financial years. Summer 2026 20% of Total Cost. Summer 2027 55% of Total Cost. Summer 2028 25% of Total cost b) Areas which cannot be completed in the first and second year will be engineered to maintain adequate heating serv

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Caerphilly County Borough Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £490,000, 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 3 July 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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