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How to win: GB-Colchester: 0485 - PA Colbea House External Repair & Redecorations

A works contract from Colchester Borough Council, worth £50,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

Colchester Borough Council

Value

£50,000

Closing date

22 July 2026

About this contract

Colchester City Council (the Council) wishes to commission a contractor to repair and redecorate the external faces of the timber windows and doors of the Colbea House, 1 George Williams Way, Colchester, Colchester, Essex, CO1 2JS.

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Colchester Borough Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £50,000, 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 22 July 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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