How to win: IW Green Link - Cycling and Walking Route - Lee Farm/ Victoria Recreation Ground (with optional additional site)

About this contract

2.1. The Authority invites response to this Invitation to Tender (ITT) from suitably qualified suppliers ("Suppliers") for the provision of a Cycling and Waking route on the Isle of Wight at a set location knows as the Lee Farm and Victoria Recreation Ground sections. 2.2. The project consists of a single cycling and walking route already in existence on the Island. The works consists of but not limited to: 2.2.1. Improvement works to a single cycling and walking route which will include surfacing and base construction to paths. 2.2.2. Drainage improvements, as required 2.2.3. Alignment works to existing paths, routes and highways 2.2.4. Associated edging and kerbing works 2.2.5. Site / habitat clearance and maintenance 2.2.6. Ground investigation, as required 2.2.7. Gate and fence installation as required. 2.3. Furthermore, the Authority reserves the option to align additional related sites and works funded through the programme as variation under any awarded contract on the basis of rates associated with the core works at Lee Farm / Victoria Recreation sections.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Isle of Wight Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £2,650,000, 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 6 October 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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