How to win: Genealogy

About this contract

Swale Borough Council is inviting Expressions of Interest for a Genealogy Service for Public Health Funerals. The contract is to perform research into family members of deceased people who we provide public health funerals for, but the Council does not pay a fee for this service. The contract shall commence on 1st November 2026 and terminate on 31st October 2029. Expressions of Interest and the Request for Proposal (RFP) document must be submitted / uploaded on the Council's e-tendering portal. The closing date for submission of Expressions of Interest and the closing date for the RFP is 28th September at 12:00 noon. All communication / clarifications must be submitted via the e-tendering portal. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Sittingbourne:-Funeral-and-related-services./X5M5RUQCQW To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/X5M5RUQCQW

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Swale Borough Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓Lead with evidenced capability and social value — for services work these usually outweigh price.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 28 September 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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