Notice Information
Notice Title
Christmas Lights and Decorations
Notice Description
Ellesmere Town Council (ETC) provides the annual Christmas Lights display in Ellesmere, Shropshire with the aim of enhancing the town at Christmas time to make it a nicer environment for residents, shoppers, and tourists. This tender is to; (a) Obtain quotations for the supply, installation, maintenance, anchor bolt testing, dismantling, storage, and testing of the Christmas Lights from November 2026 to January 2029. (b) The purchase of a lighting display, annual storage, installation, maintenance, anchor bolt testing, dismantling, storage, and testing of the Christmas Lights. The current display consists of tree lights on the Promenade and 7 festoons which hang over the streets on catenary wires. The catenary wires are attached to the buildings using anchor bolts. Before submitting tenders, it is recommended that a site visit is carried out which can be arranged by contacting Town Clerk, Joanne Butterworth on the following: Tel: 01691 622689, e-mail: jo.butterworth@ellesmere-tc.gov.uk Insurance: Public Liability must be held and produced to the Council at the time of activation of this agreement. Method Statements, Risk Assessments and Full Equipment Information will be required prior to installation.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-f9dbfe35-0acf-47de-8ec7-410934c23994
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5a72e846-5b45-4b8c-b5d8-9ca38186c819
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Single tender action (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
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £25,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 30 Apr 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
- ELLESMERE TOWN 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
- ELLESMERE
- Postcode
- SY12 0NU
- Post Town
- Shrewsbury
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG22 Shropshire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Shropshire
- Electoral Ward
- Ellesmere Urban
- Westminster Constituency
- North Shropshire
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5a72e846-5b45-4b8c-b5d8-9ca38186c819
3rd October 2025 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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