How to win: Rodney Stoke Access Track Improvements

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Access track improvements including installation of drainage to be completed by the end of September 2026. Location: Rodney Stoke, Mendip, Somerset ● Excavate a trench down the centre of the track and install 300mm perforated pipe. ● Install spurs at 10 metre intervals at 45 degrees to catch run off on track. ● Connect into existing ditch at the bottom of stone track ● Backfill central trench with clean drainage stone ● Resurface the track either side of the trench to be durable to take agricultural machinery (specific material in tender response); spurs should be concrete lined or similar to enable easy maintenance.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Natural England scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
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• ✓Start early: it closes 26 June 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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