How to win: PLACE1134H Surface Dressing and Ancillary Works

About this contract

Derbyshire County Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced contractor to deliver a programme of highways surface dressing and ancillary works across the county's rural and urban road network. The contract covers the provision of all labour, plant, materials, equipment, supervision and associated services necessary to undertake surface dressing works, including pre-treatment preparation, masking of ironwork, chipping supply and management, application of surface dressing and seal coats, lockchipping, sweeping operations and defect rectification. Works will be undertaken on a variety of highway classifications throughout Derbyshire and must be delivered in accordance with the Specification for Highway Works, NHSS 13 and the RSTA/ADEPT Code of Practice for Surface Dressing.

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Derbyshire County Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £40,000,000, 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 9 October 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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