Award

Festive Lights for Christmas 2024-2028

BEACONSFIELD TOWN COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

10 Jun 2025 at 15:23

TenderAmendment

15 Jul 2024 at 11:52

Tender

26 Jun 2024 at 15:45

Summary of the contracting process

Beaconsfield Town Council has moved forward in its procurement process for the festive lights contract, awarding The Festive Lighting Company Limited the opportunity to supply the town's Christmas lights from 2024 to 2028. This contract is valued at £117,625.80 and involves the installation, maintenance, and storage of the lights for a four-year period with a possible extension option. The contract requires installation each November to be ready for a switch-on event by the fourth Saturday, and removal is scheduled no earlier than 7th January each year. The procurement stage has advanced from tender to award, with the award made on 29th October 2024, and it was published on 10th June 2025. The process utilised a limited procurement method, specifically a competitive quotation below the threshold, focused on the industry category of electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables, as well as installation services, mainly in Beaconsfield, located within the postal code HP9 2PP.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses specialising in festive and public lighting installations, particularly those within the small and medium enterprise sector. Firms experienced in staging large public events and maintaining complex lighting systems will find this project particularly lucrative, as it requires a blend of technical and creative expertise. Companies capable of proposing environmentally sustainable lighting solutions, such as LED technologies, and those providing innovative infrastructure options, will have competitive advantages given the project's sustainability focus. Furthermore, the need for thorough structure testing and the stipulation for additional cost transparency and management could provide prospective businesses a platform to showcase their efficiency and reliability in such public procurement engagements.

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Notice Title

Festive Lights for Christmas 2024-2028

Notice Description

Beaconsfield Town Council are seeking Tenders for the Town's Christmas Lights for a 4 year period, Christmas 2024 - 2028. See attached pdf for full details. General Terms All relevant approvals and stress testing to be supplied by the tenderer in accordance with Buckinghamshire Council's Code of Practice and all other legal requirements pertaining to the scope of supply. All copies of all relevant insurance certificates and licences to work on the highway to also be provided together with a certificate of Employers Liability and suitable Public Liability insurance. Proof of capability and experience to include a list of relevant current customers. This tender should be quoted as : 1. 4 year lease + 1 year extension, also 2. Purchase of the infrastructure option with the rest as per option 1 ie storage, maintenance installation and take down contract. The following requirements are: - Installation in November to be ready to switch-on on the 4th Saturday of November each year. Removal no earlier than the 7th January. The provision of storage until the following year's installation. Contractor to check lighting scheme is fully operational at least once a week during the festive season and make good as soon as possible once notified of, or a fault found. Tenderers are to break down the unit cost of each type of light display proposed within their tender submission, so that clarity between infrastructure and installation costs are transparent. The cost of structural highways testing such as lampposts is also something that needs to be considered and costed. Therefore, proposed options including alternative/mitigation solutions with costs to be supplied. Tenders are to, where possible, propose solutions that reduce the environmental impact of these lighting displays such as LED lights, infrastructure material choice and other innovations and identify these in the tender submission. The cost of a switch-on event, which takes place in the old town is to be itemised separately. Tenders will be evaluated on price and quality of design options and an overall value for money solution. Any foreseen additional costs over the 4 year period are to be declared with an indicative price ie replacing switching gear, highways permits. The annual budget for the lighting display is PS28K. All tenders received for the lighting scheme must be within the annual budget to be compliant. All submissions received assume agreement to this brief. CLOSING DATE FOR TENDER SUBMISSIONS 22 July 2024 Tenderers to submit their tender via email to project@beaconsfieldtowncouncil.gov.uk by the due date but early submissions welcome. Bids will be opened and logged, and confirmation receipt emails sent out the following working day. Thereafter evaluation and liaison will take place. In due course all tenders will be informed if successful or unsuccessful. At least one set of hard copy tender submission to also be supplied to the office. See attached PDF for details.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-d58d2296-5171-4458-9227-c008027207c3
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f4fae64b-f62f-493a-8122-565a28631565
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Competitive quotation (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

51 - Installation services (except software)


CPV Codes

31000000 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

51000000 - Installation services (except software)

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£28,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£117,625 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Jun 20258 months ago
Submission Deadline
29 Jul 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Oct 20241 years ago
Contract Period
29 Oct 2024 - 31 Jan 2028 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BEACONSFIELD TOWN COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BEACONSFIELD
Postcode
HP9 2PP
Post Town
Hemel Hempstead
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ13 Buckinghamshire
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Buckinghamshire
Electoral Ward
Beaconsfield
Westminster Constituency
Beaconsfield

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

THE FESTIVE LIGHTING

Further Information

Notice Documents

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