How to win: cemetery grounds maintenance

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Keep the whole area in neat and tidy state, cut/strim grass including grave-kerbing, headstones and memorials (weekly in the summer) Strimming still to take place even if the grass has stopped growing in the summer heat, as many of the weeds keep growing. Area at the end, by the road, in the old S/E part of the cemetery to be included. Also, under the trees at the new end (next to extension) 40 Litter-pick the whole area 40 Keep paths free of weeds and edges tidy. NB: spray with weed killer 20 Cut grass in the extension 10 Cut all hedges on inside (mostly the roadside hedge and hedge along the top - the extension hedge is done by tractor and flail on a separate contract)

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Milborne Port Parish Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £6,000, 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 30 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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