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Street Light Repair Project

Billing Parish Council

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07 Oct 2026 at 13:36

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Billing Parish Council is seeking a contractor for repairs, refurbishment and replacement across its street-lighting network of 91 assets in Northampton. The work covers standard steel and Victorian heritage columns, post-top and bracket-mounted lanterns. Tasks identified by electrical and structural assessments may include replacing columns and lanterns, photocells and wiring, repairing cables and brackets, fitting access doors, straightening columns, installing concrete collars, adding earth-safety labels and renumbering assets. Replacement columns must be supplied with LED lanterns, photocells, testing and commissioning. Heritage columns requiring replacement must retain their appearance, scale and character while using modern LED technology; other heritage columns identified for work are to be cleaned, prepared and repainted. The contractor must also assess one uninspected asset and recommend and price any remedial work.

The Council invited tenders through an open, below-threshold procedure. This is the tender stage, with offers requested by email; the buyer set a submission deadline of 12:00 noon on 31 December 2026. The Council anticipates work commencing in April 2027, within the 2027/28 financial year, subject to final budget provision. The stated contract period runs from 1 April 2027 to 1 April 2027. The published estimated value is £1. Tenderers are asked to price column replacements, repairs and remedial work, heritage refurbishment and painting, and assessment and any remedial work for the uninspected asset. Prices must be itemised by asset, with labour, materials, plant and traffic management where applicable, and submitted exclusive of VAT. No evaluation weighting or criteria are stated in the procurement details.

This suits electrical contractors with street-lighting maintenance and installation capability, including column and lantern replacement, wiring and cable repairs, testing and commissioning. Experience assessing both electrical and structural condition is relevant because the contractor will inspect an asset not yet assessed and recommend and price any follow-up works. Suppliers should be able to handle a varied asset base, including standard steel equipment and heritage columns requiring sensitive, like-for-like replacement or refurbishment, while incorporating LED technology. The work also calls for practical repair skills covering brackets, access doors, column alignment, concrete collars and safety labelling, as well as asset-level estimating. Bidders need the capacity to itemise labour, materials, plant and traffic-management costs across individual assets. The Council particularly encourages a site visit before tendering. SMEs are identified as suitable.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Street Light Repair Project

Notice Description

Billing Parish Council invites tenders for repair, refurbishment and replacement works to its street lighting network comprising 91 lighting assets, including standard steel columns, Victorian heritage columns, post-top lanterns and bracket-mounted lanterns. The works comprise repairs, refurbishment and replacement items identified within the Council's electrical and structural assessment. This may include column replacement, lantern replacement, photocell replacement, rewiring, cable repairs, bracket repairs, access doors, column straightening, concrete collars, earth safety labels and asset renumbering. Defective columns identified for replacement shall be removed and replaced with new columns complete with LED lanterns, photocells, testing and commissioning. Any Victorian heritage columns requiring replacement must be replaced on a like-for-like basis in appearance, scale and character whilst incorporating modern LED lighting technology. Existing heritage columns not identified for replacement shall be cleaned, prepared and repainted. One asset (No. 50) has not yet undergone inspection. The successful contractor will be required to undertake an electrical and structural assessment of this asset and submit recommendations and costs for any remedial works identified. Tenderers are strongly encouraged to undertake a site visit before submitting a tender. Tender Documentation Supporting documents are available from the Council and include: Street Lighting Asset Location Plan Asset-by-Asset Pricing Schedule (Excel) Redacted Electrical and Structural Assessment Schedule (Excel) Location Map Interested contractors must request the tender documents by emailing clerk@billing-pc.gov.uk with the subject line: Request for Street Lighting Information Pricing Requirements Tenderers must complete the Council's Asset-by-Asset Pricing Schedule and provide: Total price for column replacement works. Total price for repairs and remedial works. Total price for heritage refurbishment and painting. Price for inspection and any remedial works relating to Asset 50. Itemised costs for each individual asset, including labour, materials, plant and traffic management where applicable. Details of any exclusions, assumptions or provisional sums. Total contract value and VAT shown separately. All prices must be submitted exclusive of VAT. Tender Submission Tenders must be submitted by email only to clerk@billing-pc.gov.uk with the subject line: Tender Submission Quotation - Street Lighting Deadline Completed tenders must be received no later than 12:00 noon on 31 December 2026. Late submissions may not be considered. Programme Whilst the contract may be awarded following completion of the tender process, the Council currently anticipates that works will commence from April 2027 within the 2027/28 financial year, subject to final budget provision being confirmed.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-7385edfa-f74b-471c-a5ff-5103b4d80da0
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ae5b9b25-7053-418b-9c38-e5290c1e9922
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

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

CPV Codes

34928500 - Street-lighting equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
31 Dec 20263 months to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 1 Apr 2027 24 hours
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
Billing Parish Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORTHAMPTON
Postcode
NN3 9EF
Postcode Area
Northampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF24 West Northamptonshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
West Northamptonshire
Electoral Ward
Billing
Westminster Constituency
Northampton South

Further Information

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