How to win: Tender for Lease and Operation of Dobbs Weir Car Park, Dobbs Weir Road, Hoddesdon, Herts EN11 0AZ

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Roydon Parish Council is inviting tenders for the 15-year lease, management, and operation of the Dobbs Weir Road car park in Hoddesdon. The successful operator will be responsible for day-to-day management, maintenance, customer service, compliance, revenue collection, and improvements such as signage, lighting, payment systems, ANPR, and potential EV charging. Tenders will be assessed using Most Advantageous Tender criteria, including operational quality, financial value, experience, innovation, environmental and social benefit, and compliance with the Procurement Act 2023. Submissions must be sent electronically to the Parish Clerk by 23:59 on Friday 21 August 2026.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Roydon Parish Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £450,000, 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 21 August 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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