How to win: The Provision of a Roofing Repairs Service for Housing and Corporate Buildings

About this contract

Hillingdon manages a housing stock of approximately 11,000 properties, a mixture of houses, bungalows, blocks of flats, tower blocks and sheltered housing schemes of various types, constructions and age. The roofs to these properties are generally pitched or flat, have a variety of coverings and are in various conditions of repair. The Council has a legal responsibility to maintain these roofs in good order and will undertake repairs as and when required. Whilst the services required by Hillingdon are primarily roofing repairs, works to guttering, downpipes, fascias, soffits, chimneys and roof windows will also be required. To that end scaffolding services and elements of plumbing, carpentry, brickwork are also involved.

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — London Borough of Hillingdon 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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