How to win: Single Supplier Framework for the provision of Rural Access Infrastructure Design, Engineering and Construction Support Services

About this contract

SDNPA intends to establish a single supplier framework for the provision of Rural Access Infrastructure Design, Engineering and Construction Support Services for South Downs National Park Authority's Access Projects, which will support the ongoing delivery of new access paths (including Centurion Way and Egrets Way), access path improvement projects (including the South Downs Way National Trail) and identified access schemes within the Active Travel Network Plan (2025-2040) across the South Downs National Park. A draft specification is included in the Participation Stage documents.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — South Downs National Park Authority scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £500,000, 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 10 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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