How to win: General Building Maintenance Framework

About this contract

Monmouthshire County Council & Gwent Police Region, acting as the Lead Authority, intends to establish a multi authority Framework Agreement for the provision of General Building Maintenance, Electrical Maintenance, and associated refurbishment works across 6 Lots. Each Lot will have up to five (5) ranked suppliers per lot each of which will be eligible to receive Call-Off Contracts via both Direct Award and Mini-Competition during the lifetime of the Framework. The maximum permitted value of any individual Call-Off Contract awarded under this Framework is £300,000 (exclusive of VAT). The Framework will support a collaborative arrangement between the following public sector bodies: • Monmouthshire County Council & Gwent Police Region • Torfaen County Borough Council • Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council The Framework will enable these Authorities to procure a wide range of reactive, planned, and preventative maintenance services across their non-domestic property portfolios, which typically include offices, schools, public buildings, community facilities, depots, and specialist estate assets.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Monmouthshire County Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £86,000,000, 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 24 July 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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