How to win: Contract for a Supported Housing Needs Assessment and Strategies

About this contract

Cannock Chase, Lichfield, South Staffordshire, Stafford Borough and Tamworth local housing authorities are inviting tenders for the provision of a comprehensive Supported Housing Needs Assessment (SHNA). Stafford Borough Council and Cannock Chase District Council also require the completion of a Supported Housing Strategy which will be delivered once the Needs Assessment has been completed.

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Stafford Borough Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £130,000, 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 10 September 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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