How to win: Advance Housing and Support - Provision of a Repairs Service

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Description of the procurement (UK4) The Authority is procuring contractors to deliver the following services to its homes, divided into nine geographical lots: responsive repairs, including an emergency and out-of-hours service; empty property (void) repairs; and planned maintenance and component replacement works (ad hoc). Lots Each lot has the same deliverables, so the same description can be used for all nine: Provision of responsive repairs (including an emergency and out-of-hours service), empty property (void) repairs, and planned maintenance / component replacement works within the lot area. Lot Lot title Lot area 1 Lot 1 – Lincolnshire, Nottingham and Derbyshire Lincolnshire, Nottingham and Derbyshire 2 Lot 2 – Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland 3 Lot 3 – Bedfordshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Surrey, Sussex and London Bedfordshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Surrey, Sussex and London 4 Lot 4 – “Leaves”, Hampshire and East Dorset “Leaves”, Hampshire and East Dorset 5 Lot 5 – Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 Lot 6 – Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Advance Housing and Support scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £16,830,198, 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 30 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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