Notice Information
Notice Title
Southampton District Christmas Lights
Notice Description
The purpose of this procurement is to appoint a single Service Provider to deliver Christmas lights across Southampton's district centres. The contract covers the design, supply, installation, operation, maintenance, removal and storage of Christmas lights, together with all associated services required to deliver a safe, reliable and visually appropriate festive lighting scheme. Full information can be found within the tender documentation.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-3e689587-1d91-4ff7-9463-f37d8e5639f3
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/64ea3233-8028-4e6c-957a-a99aacc18649
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
-
- CPV Codes
31522000 - Christmas tree lights
31527200 - Exterior lights
31527260 - Lighting systems
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Mar 20264 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 7 Apr 20264 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2026 - 1 Jun 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SOUTHAMPTON
- Postcode
- SO14 7LY
- Post Town
- Southampton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ32 Southampton
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Southampton
- Electoral Ward
- Bargate
- Westminster Constituency
- Southampton Itchen
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/64ea3233-8028-4e6c-957a-a99aacc18649
10th March 2026 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder -
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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