How to win: Repair and Renovation of Corn Exchange Clocktower

About this contract

Dorchester Town Council are seeking expressions of interest from suitably experienced and qualified construction companies to provide construction services. The scope of service withing the works for repairs and renovation of the clocktower: - Repairs to the lead spire. - Repairs to rafter ends, roof timbers, bell chamber floor and structural metalwork. - Repairs and replacement to facing stonework externally and internally, in lime mortar. - Repairs/replacement and addition of rainwater goods. - Repair/strengthening to bell fastenings. - Restoration of clock, clockdials, and bells with specialist subcontractors. Associated works and scaffolding (scaffolding design provided).

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Dorchester Town Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £150,000, 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 12 June 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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