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How to win: Below and Above Ground Ashes Vaults

A goods contract from Sunderland City Council, worth £160,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

Sunderland City Council

Value

£160,000

Closing date

5 November 2026

About this contract

To provide below and above ground ashes vaults suitable for the interment of two sets of cremated remains including installation.

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Sunderland City Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £160,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins goods work.
✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar goods contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
✓Start early: it closes 5 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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