How to win: Development Partner for Keyworker Housing at Rotherhithe New Road and 25 Cherry Garden Street

A services contract from London Borough of Southwark, worth £1,500,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

London Borough of Southwark

Value

£1,500,000

About this contract

Development Partner for Keyworker Housing at Rotherhithe New Road and 25 Cherry Garden Street Southwark Council is undertaking Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) to inform the development of its upcoming procurement for a Development Partner that will be responsible for designing, delivering and operating 100% affordable key worker housing across two sites at Rotherhithe New Road and 25 Cherry Garden Street. This engagement aims to understand current market capability, ability to meet the delivery model, innovation opportunities and commercial considerations to support the design of a proportionate and competitive procurement procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. This notice does not formally commence a procurement process. Participation in the PME is voluntary and will not confer any advantage or disadvantage in any future tender. Scope of the Requirement The council intends to procure a Development Partner to undertake (indicative scope): • Appointment of a full design team to develop the design of the Key Worker Housing sites through RIBA stages 2 to 4. • Construction of the Key Worker Housing blocks on both sites. • Operation and Management of the Key Worker Housing blo

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — London Borough of Southwark scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £1,500,000, 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: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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