How to win: St Helens Shared Lives

About this contract

St Helens Borough Council is currently considering opportunities to build its existing respite offer to include a strong and consistent shared lives offer for residents aged over 18 years. An initial soft market test is being completed during September 2026 to determine market capacity. St Helens are eager to receive expressions of interest from supplier with experiences in delivering a shared lives services which can support residents with a variety of health and social care needs. You can find this on the below link https://procontract.due-north.com/ Project reference DN827826

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — St Helens Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓Lead with evidenced capability and social value — for services work these usually outweigh price.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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