Notice Information
Notice Title
Christmas Light Contract
Notice Description
Christmas light installation in town centre.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: Depending on any change in circumstances, additional sites may be added to the specification.
Renewal: This is a three year contract, with the potential to extend by one or two years.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0505cd
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064160-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- 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
- £75,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £75,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- £146,408 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 27 May 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 13 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Nov 2025 - 31 Dec 2028 3-4 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
- FERNDOWN TOWN COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Maria Follan
- Contact Email
- customerservices@ferndown.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01202 892249
Buyer Location
- Locality
- FERNDOWN
- Postcode
- BH22 9TH
- Post Town
- Bournemouth
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK64 Dorset
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Dorset
- Electoral Ward
- Ferndown North
- Westminster Constituency
- Christchurch
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064160-2025
10th October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016303-2025
22nd April 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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