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How to win: GB-Colchester: 0500 - PA - Compartmentation Install and Remediation

A works contract from Colchester Borough Council, worth £100,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

Colchester Borough Council

Value

£100,000

Closing date

25 November 2026

About this contract

Undertake installation and remediation to compartmentation aspects within the housing stock. Defects are identified during Fire Risk Assessments, HHSRS inspections and annual Fire Risk Assessment Reviews.

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 £100,000, 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 25 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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