How Sandbox Studios Helped Wates Win a Manchester Life Sciences Bid
Wates bid to be principal contractor on a 25,000m² life science research facility in Manchester, part of a £450m masterplan. Sandbox Studios shaped the submission and coached the interview team, and Wates won.
Sandbox Studios for Wates
Wates
- Client
- Wates
- Agency
- Sandbox Studios
- Type of work
- Bids & tenders
- Sector
- Property & Construction
- Scope
- Strategy workshops, storyboarding, critical review, artwork and bespoke graphics, interview coaching
Kadans Science Partner tendered for a principal contractor on a 25,000m² life science research facility on Upper Brook Street, Manchester. The facility is part of a £450m Manchester life sciences masterplan.
The Approach
Sandbox Studios ran strategy workshops with Wates, storyboarded and critically reviewed the submission, produced its artwork and bespoke graphics, and coached the team for interview.
The submission showed a proactive, transparent culture of trust and Wates' regional ability to deliver a complex development, backed by its national leadership and life science industry insight. It set out tangible solutions and SMART commitments throughout.
Team, we nailed the interview. Your approach, presentation and interview coaching anchored our win.
The Outcome
The submission took Wates through to a pre-construction services agreement (PCSA), and it won the principal contractor role.
One conversation
Fifteen agencies. One call.