Notice Information
Notice Title
Town Centre Christmas Tree
Notice Description
The complete supply, installation and removal of a 35ft real Christmas tree for the 2025 - 2026 Christmas period.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d26c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067798-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - without competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
-
- CPV Codes
03452000 - Trees
39298910 - Christmas tree
77211500 - Tree-maintenance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £8,950 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 22 Oct 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 8 Nov 2025 - 14 Jan 2026 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DARLINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- corporate.procurement@darlington.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DARLINGTON
- Postcode
- DL1 5QT
- Post Town
- Darlington
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC3 Tees Valley
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC33 Darlington
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Darlington
- Electoral Ward
- Park East
- Westminster Constituency
- Darlington
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067798-2025
23rd October 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
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