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Contract for Supply, Installation, Supervised Switch-on, Removal & Storage of Festive Lighting

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

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20 Aug 2026 at 11:12

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council procured festive lighting services covering the supply, installation, supervised switch-on, removal and storage of festive lighting. The requirement supports the Council’s festive lighting programme and follows a review of the existing lighting infrastructure. The work concerns continued operation of lighting rigs already in use and owned by the selected supplier, Turnock Limited. It is primarily a maintenance and installation services requirement, including repair and maintenance services and installation services. The buying organisation is Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, based in Oldbury. The recorded delivery country is the United Kingdom, and the requirement is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

The procurement has reached the awarded stage and the tender is marked complete. The Council used a direct award procedure, relying on technical reasons for a single supplier under Section 41 and Schedule 5, Paragraph 7 of the Procurement Act 2023. Turnock Limited was selected for the single lot. The awarded value is £267,944 excluding VAT, or £321,532.80 including VAT. The contract period runs from 14 September 2026 to 13 August 2028. A contract signature milestone was scheduled for 7 September 2026. The Council’s rationale was that the existing rigs remain suitable and are owned by Turnock, while changing supplier would require replacement equipment, create technical incompatibility and disproportionate operational and maintenance difficulties, and duplicate costs. The award is above the relevant threshold.

This procurement indicates demand for an end-to-end festive lighting operator able to supply, install, test and supervise switch-on, then remove and store equipment across the service period. A credible competitor for similar work would need practical expertise in maintaining and operating existing lighting rigs, managing installation and removal safely, and adapting work where locations, infrastructure or statutory safety requirements change. Capacity to store lighting assets and respond to equipment deterioration, failure or damage is also important. The selected supplier was a small or medium-sized enterprise, showing that the requirement can be delivered by an appropriately capable specialist business rather than only a large contractor. Experience maintaining compatible equipment and avoiding unnecessary replacement would strengthen a future competitive proposition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Contract for Supply, Installation, Supervised Switch-on, Removal & Storage of Festive Lighting

Notice Description

Following a review of the existing festive lighting infrastructure, the Council intends to directly award a contract for the continued provision of festive lighting services for 2026 and 2027.

Procurement Information

The Council intends to directly award a contract to Turnock Ltd for the provision of festive lighting services for the 2026 and 2027 festive seasons. Following a review of the existing festive lighting infrastructure, it has been established that the lighting rigs currently in use remain suitable for continued operation and are owned by Turnock Ltd. The use of an alternative supplier would require the replacement of existing equipment and would result in technical incompatibility, disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance, and duplication of costs. Consequently, the Council considers that the contract may be awarded directly in accordance with Section 41 and Schedule 5 Paragraph 7 of the Procurement Act 2023 (single supplier for technical reasons).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e860
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079351-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services

51 - Installation services (except software)

CPV Codes

50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

51000000 - Installation services (except software)

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£267,944 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Aug 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Aug 20266 days ago
Contract Period
14 Sep 2026 - 13 Aug 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

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

Locality
OLDBURY
Postcode
B69 3DE
Postcode Area
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG37 Sandwell
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Sandwell
Electoral Ward
Oldbury
Westminster Constituency
West Bromwich

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

TURNOCK LIMITED

Further Information

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