Notice Information
Notice Title
Christmas Lights Biggleswade
Notice Description
Biggleswade Town Council oversees the Christmas light display in the Market Square and High Street and is inviting applications for the design, supply, installation, removal, storage, and annual maintenance and testing of high-quality Christmas lights. This contract will cover the festive light displays for the 2025, 2026, and 2027 Christmas seasons, starting in November 2025. The Council is committed to delivering a high-quality Christmas lights display for its residents. The aim is to create a festive display that impresses the community and celebrates the season. The amount of the successful tenderer was PS63k.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04ea3f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027975-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- 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
31500000 - Lighting equipment and electric lamps
51100000 - Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment
51200000 - Installation services of equipment for measuring, checking, testing and navigating
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £51,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £51,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- £63,610 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 1 May 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 27 May 20259 months ago
- Contract Period
- 28 Oct 2025 - 18 Jan 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BIGGLESWADE TOWN COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Deborah Jackson
- Contact Email
- enquiry@biggleswadetowncouncil.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BIGGLESWADE
- Postcode
- SG18 8DL
- Post Town
- Stevenage
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH25 Central Bedfordshire
- Delivery Location
- TLH East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Electoral Ward
- Biggleswade West
- Westminster Constituency
- North Bedfordshire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027975-2025
28th May 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008264-2025
6th March 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008256-2025
6th March 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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