Notice Information
Notice Title
PLA25163 Provision of Lighting Installations for Bay of Lights Illumination Trail
Notice Description
The Council is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced events contractor to design and install a high-quality innovative winter lighting solution for a family focussed Bay of Lights Illumination Trail - light installation event based on a light show / light installations experience. The event has run successfully for a number of years. Over the 2 + 1 period of the contract there will be potential for additional activity and add-ons, such as projections and an accompanying Christmas market. The event will be primarily based in Torquay with elements in the other Bay areas (Paignton and Brixham).
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: Potential additonal spend on light installations or event projections if further funding is received from the Council or an external funder.
Renewal: Optional 12 month extension
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0610b5
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007514-2026
- 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
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79952000 - Event services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Jan 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 25 Feb 20263 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Apr 2026 - 31 Jan 2028 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- 2029-01-26
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- TORBAY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Clare Farquhar
- Contact Email
- clare.farquhar@torbay.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1803208514
Buyer Location
- Locality
- TORQUAY
- Postcode
- TQ1 3DR
- Post Town
- Torquay
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK4 Devon
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK42 Torbay
- Delivery Location
- TLK42 Torbay
-
- Local Authority
- Torbay
- Electoral Ward
- Tormohun
- Westminster Constituency
- Torbay
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007514-2026
28th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
In order to provide unrestricted, full, direct and free of charge access to the Tender Documents the Authority is providing the Documents in PDF format in the Opportunities Area of the ProContract e-Tendering portal at www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk In order to access amendable versions of the Documents and to submit a response Applicants must be registered as Suppliers on ProContract. Applicants should then express an interest in the opportunity and download the Word and Excel format Documents for completion and submission.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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