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Festive Gardens 2026

Telford & Wrekin Council

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06 Oct 2026 at 10:55

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Telford & Wrekin Council is buying a complete festive lighting scheme for its Festive Gardens event: design, supply, installation, operation, maintenance and removal of the lighting and associated equipment. The scheme is intended to create an immersive Christmas light trail, with illuminated installations, interactive features, photo opportunities and focal points to shape the visitor journey. This is event lighting and outdoor illumination work, including Christmas lights and public-lighting installation and commissioning (CPV 31522000). Delivery is at the Gardens in Telford. The requirement covers the end-to-end delivery of the lighting experience, rather than equipment supply alone, and includes maintaining the features during the event before taking them down.

The council invited offers through an open competition under the below-threshold procedure. The process reached tender, with one lot. The deadline for questions was 9 October 2026 at 12:00, and the offer deadline was 13 October 2026 at 12:00. The contract period runs from 19 October 2026 to 8 January 2027. The published estimated value is recorded as £0 gross, so it does not indicate a usable contract budget. Offers are evaluated on quality (60%), price (30%) and environmental considerations (10%). Electronic submission is permitted through the council’s tender portal; no other submission method is accepted.

This requirement suits a specialist event-lighting or outdoor-illumination supplier able to deliver the full project lifecycle, from creative design and equipment supply through installation, operation, maintenance and removal. Relevant strengths include producing safe, reliable illuminated installations for public settings; planning an engaging visitor route with interactive features, photo opportunities and clear focal points; and coordinating equipment and on-site delivery for a seasonal event. Suppliers will need the operational capacity to install and maintain the scheme during the event period, then remove all lighting and associated equipment. The council describes the supplier as suitably qualified, but the published evaluation gives greater weight to quality than price and also allocates a separate environmental element, making design and delivery quality and environmental performance relevant to a bid. No particular accreditation is identified.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Festive Gardens 2026

Notice Description

Telford & Wrekin Council is seeking a suitably qualified supplier to design, supply, install, maintain and remove a high-quality festive lighting scheme for the Festive Gardens 2026 event. The requirement will create an immersive Christmas light trail experience within the Gardens, providing an attractive visitor journey featuring festive lighting, illuminated installations, interactive elements, photo opportunities and key focal points. The successful supplier will be responsible for the design, installation, operation, maintenance and subsequent removal of all lighting features and associated equipment required to deliver the event.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07816f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094145-2026
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
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

45 - Construction work

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

31522000 - Christmas tree lights

45316100 - Installation of outdoor illumination equipment

50232110 - Commissioning of public lighting installations

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Oct 2026Today
Submission Deadline
13 Oct 20266 days to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
19 Oct 2026 - 8 Jan 2027 1-6 months
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
Telford & Wrekin Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
TELFORD, SHROPSHIRE
Postcode
TF3 4JA
Postcode Area
Telford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG21 Telford and Wrekin
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Telford and Wrekin
Electoral Ward
Malinslee & Dawley Bank
Westminster Constituency
Telford

Further Information

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