Notice Information
Notice Title
EPP0201 - Festive Light Scheme for Braintree Town Centre
Notice Description
Essex County Council, through the Essex Procurement Partnership, is procuring a Festive Light Scheme for Braintree Town Centre on behalf of Braintree District Council. The works will include the design and supply of the lights across the town centre, supply of a Christmas tree and for installation and removal, which includes storage once removed. The proposed scheme will also require several fixings to be replaced for across street lights, and several electrical points will need to be repaired or extended. Light switch on is required by 22nd November 2025.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: To ensure a transparent and well prepared re-tender exercise is conducted the use of the extension period will allow for a well prepared tender process.
Planning Information
Essex County Council, through the Essex Procurement Partnership, is carrying out market engagement for Christmas Light Scheme on behalf of Braintree District Council. Please see link to Market Engagement Event - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=802af963-ed20-f011-8136-005056b64545 Any correspondence must go through Proactis.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050bb5
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052175-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, 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, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
45 - Construction work
51 - Installation services (except software)
-
- CPV Codes
31522000 - Christmas tree lights
34928500 - Street-lighting equipment
39298910 - Christmas tree
45310000 - Electrical installation work
51110000 - Installation services of electrical equipment
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £336,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £336,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £260,854 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Aug 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 4 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 16 May 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 13 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 28 Aug 2025 - 29 Jan 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Cancelled
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BRAINTREE DISTRICT COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@braintree.gov.uk, procurementsanda@essex.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRAINTREE
- Postcode
- CM7 9HB
- Post Town
- Chelmsford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH3 Essex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH36 Heart of Essex
- Delivery Location
- TLH3 Essex
-
- Local Authority
- Chelmsford
- Electoral Ward
- Moulsham and Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Chelmsford
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052175-2025
28th August 2025 - Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048961-2025
14th August 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038407-2025
8th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038038-2025
7th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018543-2025
1st May 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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