Notice Information
Notice Title
Christmas Festive Lights 2025 - 2027
Notice Description
West Bletchley Council (the "Council") is tendering in relation to its Christmas Festive Decorations for the parish of West Bletchley. This is a fixed budget tender. The total budget available for the three year contract is PS69,000 excluding VAT (equivalent to PS23,000 excluding VAT per annum). The contract will be reviewed after three years with the option to extend a further two years. Tenderers should provide the best possible solution for this price in line with the requirements listed in the service specification
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The contract will be reviewed after three years with the option to extend a further two years.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04f958
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062553-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- 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
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £115,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £115,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £86,000 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 1 May 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 3 Jun 20258 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2025 - 31 Jul 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WEST BLETCHLEY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- admin@westbletchleycouncil.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MILTON KEYNES
- Postcode
- MK3 7DZ
- Post Town
- Milton Keynes
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ12 Milton Keynes
- Delivery Location
- TLJ South East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Milton Keynes
- Electoral Ward
- Bletchley West
- Westminster Constituency
- Buckingham and Bletchley
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062553-2025
6th October 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011490-2025
27th March 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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