Notice Information
Notice Title
Ware Town Council Festive Lighting Tender
Notice Description
The design, supply, installation, testing, maintenance, removal and storage of a comprehensive Christmas lighting and decorations scheme for Ware Town Centre. The contract will run for five Christmas seasons (2026-2030).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e5f6
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080494-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
51 - Installation services (except software)
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
51100000 - Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment
98300000 - Miscellaneous services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £336,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £336,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Dec 20253 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 2 Feb 20262 months to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2031 Over 5 years
- 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
- WARE TOWN COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- info@waretowncouncil.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01920 460316
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HIGH STREET
- Postcode
- SG12 9AL
- Post Town
- Stevenage
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire
- 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
- East Hertfordshire
- Electoral Ward
- Ware Priory
- Westminster Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080494-2025
8th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075876-2025
21st November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-8810
Christmas lights community consultation feedback report.
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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