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How to win: Pierhead – Architect Led Design Team (RIBA 0–2)

A services contract from Cardiff Council, worth £500,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

Cardiff Council

Value

£500,000

About this contract

The Contracting Authority wishes to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced Architect-led multi-disciplinary Design Team for the development of RIBA stages 0 to 2 for the development of the Pierhead Street site in Butetown. The proposed development comprises a new-build mixed use housing scheme including homes for social rent, private rent, market sale and Low Cost Home Ownership.

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Cardiff Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £500,000, 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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