Notice Information
Notice Title
Retford and Worksop Town Centres Christmas lighting
Notice Description
The contract covers the supply, installation, and removal of festive lighting in Worksop and Retford town centres over the festive periods of 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The contract covers the supply, installation, and removal of festive lighting in Worksop and Retford town centres over the festive periods of 2023, 2024, and 2025 including: * Annual installation and removal of Christmas lights, including full testing for both town centres. * Provision of out-of-hours maintenance support at no additional cost, ensuring reliability and safety throughout the festive period. * Support for the Christmas switch-on events in each town centre, including technical assistance and coordination.
Procurement Information
The council made the decision to directly award a 3-year festive lighting contract based on both financial and operational urgency. Timing was a critical factor as priory delivery arrangements came to end with limited notice. As it was June, suppliers required confirmed orders no later than the end of July to ensure timely delivery. Festive lighting equipment is manufactured overseas for all major providers, with production lead times and shipping logistics, this meant that any delay could have risk of non-delivery or late installation leaving the Council venerable to scrutiny. Lights must be ready for installation starting in October to ensure the town is fully prepared for the festive season. Five specialist festive lighting companies were approached to gather cost estimates for the project, of which 3 companies submitted pricing. The awarded contractor represented the most competitive offer relative to the Council's budget.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-056bb2
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045391-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
50232110 - Commissioning of public lighting installations
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £165,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 3 Jun 20258 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BASSETLAW DISTRICT COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@bassetlaw.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WORKSOP
- Postcode
- S80 2AH
- Post Town
- Sheffield
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF15 North Nottinghamshire
- Delivery Location
- TLF15 North Nottinghamshire
-
- Local Authority
- Bassetlaw
- Electoral Ward
- Worksop South
- Westminster Constituency
- Bassetlaw
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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