How to win: EPP0424 - King George's Playing Fields Ice Cream Van

About this contract

Brentwood Borough Council is undertaking a market engagement exercise to inform the potential future procurement of an operator to provide and manage an ice cream van concession at King George's Playing Fields, Brentwood. The successful operator will have sole rights to provide ice cream and cold drinks from a designated pitch within the park. The operator must use an electric ice cream van, provide a range of ice cream products and cold drinks, maintain cleanliness around the site, manage waste disposal, comply with food hygiene and health and safety legislation, maintain required insurances and operate during key seasonal periods.

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Brentwood Borough Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £400,000, 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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