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DBC (SF) Dacorum Festive Lighting Scheme

Dacorum Borough Council

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

12 Aug 2026 at 14:09

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

17 Jul 2026 at 14:41

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

09 Apr 2026 at 16:32

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

03 Mar 2026 at 15:22

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Dacorum Borough Council procured a festive lighting service for Hemel Hempstead town centre and eight neighbourhood shopping centres. The appointed supplier is responsible for designing, supplying on hire, installing, maintaining and removing the festive lighting. The scope also covers managing electrical connections, installing RCBO protection and providing certification to Hertfordshire County Council standards, together with booking road space through Hertfordshire County Council’s Network Management service. This is a public lighting and Christmas lighting services requirement, including commissioning of public lighting installations (CPV 50232110) and Christmas tree lights (CPV 31522000). The work is delivered across Dacorum’s specified town-centre and neighbourhood shopping locations, with the council as the buying organisation.

The procurement is complete and was run as an above-threshold open procedure. Tenders were due by 12 noon on 18 May 2026, enquiries closed on 7 May 2026 and the award decision period ended on 10 July 2026. Four bids reached the final stage. Sparkx Limited was awarded the contract on 17 July 2026 for £190,800 net (£226,960 gross). The contract was signed on 11 August 2026 and runs from 11 August 2026 to 30 July 2027, with an option for two separate one-year extensions to 30 July 2029. Evaluation weighted quality at 60% and price at 40%. The requirement was identified as suitable for SMEs, and payment terms are 30 days.

This opportunity demonstrates recurring demand from Dacorum Borough Council for a specialist festive lighting contractor able to manage a complete seasonal service across multiple public locations. A credible future competitor would need design capability, access to suitable hire stock, and the operational capacity to install, maintain and remove lighting across a town centre and several neighbourhood shopping areas. It would also need to coordinate road-space bookings and manage electrical connections safely. HERS accreditation is required for all highways electrical work undertaken by the supplier or its subcontractors, so accredited in-house teams or appropriately managed accredited partners are important. Experience of public-realm lighting, certification to Hertfordshire County Council standards and reliable multi-site delivery would strengthen a supplier’s position.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

DBC (SF) Dacorum Festive Lighting Scheme

Notice Description

The Council is inviting bidders to tender for Hemel Hempstead Festive lighting Town Centres plus eight neighbourhood shopping centres, the appointed supplier will be responsible for the following: * Design, supply (on a hire basis), installation, maintenance, and removal of festive lighting across all specified locations. * Management of all electrical connections, installation of RCBO protection, and provision of certification in line with Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) standards. * Booking of road space with HCC Network Management Download the tender documents for full specification details. Minimum requirements for this tender Tenderers and their sub-contractors (if any) must provide evidence of valid HERS accreditation for all highways electrical work, at the time of tendering. Suppliers can download documents from the Supply Hertfordshire e-tendering portal. New suppliers will need to register on the portal. All Tender Documents and correspondence must be submitted via the Councils e-tendering portal.at http://www.supplyhertfordshire.uk Please submit your completed tender document via the Council's e-tendering portal no later than 12 noon 18 May 2026. Any tender submitted either manually or by email will not be accepted.

Planning Information

This is a Preliminary Market engagement via questionnaire. Interested companies can download the questionnaire from the Supply Hertfordshire portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home and must be registered on the portal.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-066142
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076811-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

31522000 - Christmas tree lights

50232110 - Commissioning of public lighting installations

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£210,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£210,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£190,800 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£190,800 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
18 May 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
15 Apr 2026Expired
Award Date
17 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
11 Aug 2026 - 30 Jul 2027 6-12 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
Dacorum Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
Postcode
HP1 1DN
Postcode Area
Hemel Hempstead
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH27 South West Hertfordshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Dacorum
Electoral Ward
Hemel Hempstead Town
Westminster Constituency
Hemel Hempstead

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SPARKX LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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