How to win: SANG Management tender Bassetts Mead April 2027 - March 2031

About this contract

Hook Parish Council is looking for a local, ecologically based organisation to manage Bassetts Mead as a SANG for up to a 5-year period. The organisation must provide strong evidence of having managed and maintained a SANG site, which will include construction and repairing countryside infrastructure, having the ability to organise volunteer working parties, to manage contractors and have the ability to graze and manage cattle at Bassetts Mead, as well engaging with the public. The successful organisation will be expected to work closely with the Environment and Community (E&C) Officer, with the expectation to attend quarterly meetings to ensure that each area of the site is maintained to the highest level.

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Hook Parish Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £160,000, 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: it closes 8 September 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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