Notice Information
Notice Title
Christmas Displays Contract
Notice Description
Middlewich Town Council provides the annual programme of Christmas illuminations in Middlewich town centre. The focus of the illumination scheme is the annual 'Switch On' event which is usually held on the last Saturday of November. The Council is tendering with a view to agreeing a contract with a supplier from September 2025. The Town Council will consider tenders for a 3 and 5 year contract which will start with the display for the Switch on Event to be held on Saturday 29th November 2025.
Lot Information
Lot 1
1) The Town Council is seeking a contractor to fully manage the installation, maintenance, removal and storage of the Christmas lights and associated electrical installations in the town centre. 2) To design a lighting scheme for the areas and locations detailed below. These shall be supplied by the contractor on a lease/hire agreement. For the purpose of this tender, the Town Council require a proposed lighting scheme to be submitted, including locations of the lighting and imagery of the designs of the proposed motifs and street illuminations.
Options: A separate document confirming the total price for a three year period, a five year period and a three year period with the option to extend for a further 2 years and how this meets our tender requirements. Please confirm if the cost will be the same for each year of the contract, if not, please provide details. (Refer to the tender document pack).
Renewal: A separate document confirming the total price for a three year period, a five year period and a three year period with the option to extend for a further 2 years and how this meets our tender requirements. Please confirm if the cost will be the same for each year of the contract, if not, please provide details. (Refer to the tender document pack).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-056488
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042336-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
-
- CPV Codes
31522000 - Christmas tree lights
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Jul 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 12 Sep 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MIDDLEWICH TOWN COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Safia Kauser
- Contact Email
- clerk@middlewich.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1606833434
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MIDDLEWICH
- Postcode
- CW10 9AS
- Post Town
- Crewe
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD6 Cheshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD62 Cheshire East
- 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
- Cheshire East
- Electoral Ward
- Middlewich
- Westminster Constituency
- Mid Cheshire
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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