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Installation and Maintenance of Christmas Lights in Barnsley Town Centre locations

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

16 Jul 2026 at 10:59

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

02 Jun 2026 at 09:53

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

02 Apr 2026 at 14:30

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council procured the installation and maintenance of Christmas lights in Barnsley town centre. The requirement covers council-owned lights and commercial-grade indoor and outdoor festive illuminations, including delivery, collection, installation, dismantling and storage. The provider must maintain the displays while they are in place, respond to repair call-outs, provide portable appliance testing certification, and attend the official switch-on event to manage and support the illumination. The named town-centre locations are The Glass Works, Alhambra Shopping Centre and Barnsley Market. This is primarily a lighting equipment supply requirement with associated installation, maintenance and storage services, including exterior lights, Christmas tree lights, illuminated signs and lighting systems.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a single-lot open procedure. Three bids were received, with one reaching the final stage. The tender closed on 30 April 2026 at 11:00, the award decision period ended on 5 June 2026, and the award was made on 19 May 2026. City of Bradford MDC Festival Lights Department was selected. The awarded value is £356,100 excluding VAT, or £427,320 including VAT. The contract was signed on 8 July 2026 and runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029. Price accounted for 100% of the stated evaluation weighting. The opportunity was above the applicable threshold and was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

This requirement indicates recurring demand from Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council for a specialist festive-lighting provider able to combine equipment supply with operational delivery. A credible competitor would need experience installing and dismantling commercial-grade indoor and outdoor illuminations in busy town-centre locations, together with secure storage, transport, maintenance and responsive call-out repairs. Capability to test electrical equipment and provide PAT certification is important, as is the capacity to support a public switch-on event safely and reliably. Suppliers should be able to manage council-owned stock alongside their own commercial-grade displays and coordinate work across The Glass Works, Alhambra Shopping Centre and Barnsley Market. The procurement also shows that the buyer uses an open, price-led route for this type of repeatable requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Installation and Maintenance of Christmas Lights in Barnsley Town Centre locations

Notice Description

The Council is looking to establish a contract with a Provider for the install and storage of Christmas lights owned by Barnsley Council for the Town Centre. The contract is also to provide commercial grade outdoor/indoor festive illuminations, including the installation, maintenance, dismantle, storage, delivery, collection and PAT certification, along with call out repairs during the time that they are up, and attending official switch on event to manage and support successful illumination of The Glass Works, Alhambra Shopping Centre and Barnsley Market.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-067bf5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067130-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

31500000 - Lighting equipment and electric lamps

31522000 - Christmas tree lights

31523000 - Illuminated signs and nameplates

31523100 - Advertising neon lights

31527200 - Exterior lights

31527260 - Lighting systems

31532900 - Fluorescent lights

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£360,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£360,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£356,100 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£356,100 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
30 Apr 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 May 20264 months ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE
Postcode
S70 2TA
Postcode Area
Sheffield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE33 Barnsley
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Barnsley
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Barnsley North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

City of Bradford MDC Festival Lights Department

Further Information

Notice Documents

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