How to win: Refurbishment of Seven Public Conveniences for West Oxfordshire District Council

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West Oxfordshire District Council (the Authority) aims to significantly improve the facilities it retains to provide good quality, user-friendly and accessible public conveniences. This is a Design and Build contract, utilising the JCT Minor Works Building Contract with Contractor’s Design 2024, that covers three different proposals for improvements: 1. Repairs and card reader installation only • Kilkenny Country Park, Carterton • High Street, Burford • Market Square, Bampton 2. Refurbishment & Repairs • Guildenford car park, Burford • Langdale Gate, Witney 3. Redesign to provide direct access facilities and building repairs • Hensington Road car park, Woodstock • New Street, Chipping Norton The facilities shall: • All provide direct access multi-gender cubicles with toilet, sink and hand dryer • Promote inclusion, dignity and equality of access • Be easy to use, clean and maintain • Be durable, vandal-resistant and cost-effective to operate and maintain • Meet all relevant statutory, regulatory and best-practice standards Site visits The sites listed are publicly accessible and therefore site visits do not need to be arranged prior to attending.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — West Oxfordshire District Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £200,000, 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 25 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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