Notice Information
Notice Title
Supply, Pre-Installation check, Installation, Removal, Storage and Maintenance of Festive Lighting Decorations
Notice Description
Fife Council is seeking a contractor to supply, infrastructure check, install, remove, store and maintain festive lighting decorations for some communities in Fife. Communities currently likely to use the framework: Inverkeithing, Rosyth, Kirkcaldy, Dunfermline & Dalgety Bay. Communities in Fife may join or withdraw from the framework during it's lifetime.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Depending on the particular requirements of each Community, Fife Council is seeking a Contractor that shall, be responsible for all aspects the timely supply, infrastructure precheck, installation, testing, maintenance, removal and storage of all the festive lights and decorations in the applicable Fife community including: - Safe storage of existing lighting decorations and associated equipment where owned by Fife Council; - Infrastructure precheck prior to any features installation - The electrical testing of all lighting decorations prior to erection where owned by Fife Council; - Supply of lighting decorations as required to be leased; - Timely erection and removal of all lighting decorations (to include pole mounted, transverse decorations, tree light installation and any other styles of decoration required) and supply of appropriate fixings; - Provision of support to and presence at Festive Lights Switch On events; - Weekly inspections during the period whereby the decorations are erected; - Emergency attendance as required for Health and Safety issues & repairs; - Repair / replacement of any decorations as required / instructed.
Options: Fife Council may require additional purchases under this contract which have not been specifically detailed in the "specification" however any additional purchases will be in full accordance with the requirements of Regulation 72 of the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Renewal: Optional extension of 12 months
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-055e5c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070615-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
50 - Repair and maintenance services
63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
-
- CPV Codes
31500000 - Lighting equipment and electric lamps
31522000 - Christmas tree lights
50232000 - Maintenance services of public-lighting installations and traffic lights
50232110 - Commissioning of public lighting installations
63120000 - Storage and warehousing services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £240,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £240,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £240,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Nov 20251 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 14 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 19 Oct 20253 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- There may be a continued requirement for seasonal lighting decorations. If so it is anticipated the contract opportunity will be advertised approximately 9 months prior to the end of the framework
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- FIFE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Yahia Reggab
- Contact Email
- yahia.reggab@fife.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 3451550000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLENROTHES
- Postcode
- KY7 5LT
- Post Town
- Kirkcaldy
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM0 Eastern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM01 Clackmannanshire and Fife
- Delivery Location
- TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife
-
- Local Authority
- Fife
- Electoral Ward
- Glenrothes Central and Thornton
- Westminster Constituency
- Glenrothes and Mid Fife
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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