How to win: Bristol Respite Rooms

About this contract

Bristol City Council wishes to test the level of market interest in providing a building to deliver Bristol Respite Rooms. Bristol Respite Rooms is an established service providing short stay respite accommodation for women experiencing multiple disadvatage including homelessness and domestic abuse/sexual violence. The purpose is for short stay accommodation, stabilisation, recovery and sustainable move-on planning. Dedicated, specialist domestic abuse support, delivered in-house, is commissioned separately by Public Health.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Bristol City Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓Lead with evidenced capability and social value — for services work these usually outweigh price.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 13 July 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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