How to win: Stotfold Cemetery - Toilet and Storage

About this contract

Stotfold Town Council is seeking tenders from suitably experienced contractors to undertake renovation works to the Cemetery Toilet Block to provide 2 unisex WCs one of which to be DDA compliant, solar panels and battery to support trace heating and storage space. Pre-Application advice has been received from Central Bedfordshire Council detailing requirements of the works. A summary of these is included in the Schedule of Works and the full Pre-Application Advice is available. The toilet block has been given non-designated heritage asset status by Central Bedfordshire Council. A planning application will be required for these works. A building condition survey has identified several structural issues to be addressed as part of the renovation. The Town Council's budget for this project is approximately £190,000-£210,000 including VAT. The Council reserves the right not to proceed, or to amend the scope of works, where tenders exceed the available budget.

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Stotfold Town Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £168,000, 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 2 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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