How to win: Framework Agreement for the Supply, Installation, Repairs and Maintenance of Tarmacadam and other Surfaces

About this contract

The framework is to provide Staffordshire County Council and it's partners with an agreed schedule of work rates for the Supply, Installation, Repairs and Maintenance of Tarmacadam and other Surfaces on Council buildings and grounds mainly within Staffordshire. The scope of the agreement also includes playground/surface markings and fixed equipment (e.g. benches, canopies, lighting, charging points etc). Although projects will normally range between £20,000 and £60,000 in value, there will be projects both under £20,000 and over £60,000 with no planned upper or lower limit of any job value.

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Staffordshire County Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £7,000,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins works work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar works contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 4 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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