How to win: Cleaning of Communal Areas

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Housing and Inclusion Committee agreed the restructure to Asset and Tenancy Teams at its meeting in June 2025. Part of this restructure involves replacing the caretaking service with Estate Wardens and outsourcing the cleaning of communal areas to the 273 blocks of flats and 2 sheltered housing schemes to an external contractor.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — St Albans City and District 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 14 August 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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