How to win: Oxlip House Extra Care Housing Services

About this contract

Suffolk County Council wishes to undertake preliminary market engagement for an organisation to provide care & support for an Extra Care Housing Services scheme in Bury St Edmunds. Oxlip House has 52 flats with a mixed tenure of shared ownership and tenancy accommodation, with a landlord already in place. There is a mixture of private and local authority funded clients. The advertised value is £4,440,000 inclusive of VAT. The VAT amount included is 20% Standard Rate however in some circumstances VAT may be exempt or chargeable at a different rate.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Suffolk County Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £3,700,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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