How to win: Supply and Installation of New Roofs

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Introduction Swindon Borough Council (SBC) has a housing stock of around 10,500 homes which it manages in the capacity of a social landlord. It consists of a range of different dwellings including houses, flats in blocks both low and medium rise, sheltered and non-sheltered schemes, and construction types consisting of pitched tile roofs and flat roofs to the different property types (houses & blocks). A contract for the replacement of roofs and installation of solar panels is to be awarded for a term of up to five years with the successful contractor undertaking planned programmes of using the JCT Measured Term Contract 2024. The requirement for this works programme is vital to improve the energy efficiency, security, safety and water tightness of our properties and to maintain and comply with the Decent Home Standards and other strategies. The successful contractor awarded this works contract will be expected to research, develop, report back and then deliver a full, pre-planned works programme for years 1 – 3 with the option for the works contract to be extended by up to 2 further years at the Council’s discretion. SBC will provide, in accordance with the General Data Protection

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Swindon Borough Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £9,500,000, 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: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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