How to win: MBC Gretton Court Soft Market Test

About this contract

Melton Borough Council is undertaking a market testing exercise in relation to a Council-owned extra care housing scheme, Gretton Court in Melton Mowbray. The Council is exploring options for the future ownership and management of the scheme, including the potential sale or transfer of the property to a Registered Provider / Housing Association with appropriate experience in the ownership and management of extra care housing. The Council would expect/require a purchaser of its extra care housing scheme to continue to operate the service as extra care housing with the Council having nomination rights to the scheme.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Melton 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 27 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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