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How to win: Working innovatively and in partnership with Somerset Council to deliver homes for children and young people

A services contract from Somerset Council, worth £30,000,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

Somerset Council

Value

£30,000,000

About this contract

Early market engagement with the children's residential market Organisations that take part will not be advantaged or disadvantaged in any way in any potential future formal procurement. Commercial confidentiality will be respected. This notice does not represent a formal commitment by Somerset Council to undertake a procurement procedure.

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Somerset Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £30,000,000, 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: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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