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How to win: Cemetery and Allotments Maintenance Contract

A services contract from Helsby Parish Council, worth £28,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

Helsby Parish Council

Value

£28,000

Closing date

7 December 2026

About this contract

Helsby Parish Council invites tenders from suitably qualified, competent and reliable contractors for the provision of maintenance services in Helsby Public Cemetery and the Council's two allotment sites at Queens Drive and Old Chester Road, Helsby, Cheshire. Full details are contained in the attached document. Questions should be directed to the Clerk via tel: 01928 726433 or e-mail: [email protected]. Tenders to be received by 5pm on Monday 7th December 2026.

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Helsby Parish Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £28,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
✓Start early: it closes 7 December 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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