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Management of Catenary Cable System and Festive Lighting

Aberdeen City Council

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29 Sep 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Aberdeen City Council procured the management of its festive lighting and cross-street catenary cable system in Aberdeen. The service covers maintaining, storing, installing and removing the council’s cross-street displays, building- and column-mounted features, and Christmas tree decorations and lights. It also includes designing and making a framework for cross-street promotional banners, then producing, installing and removing banner displays when requested. The contractor is not responsible for installing or altering the existing cable system or wall anchors. Instead, it must appoint a structural engineer to inspect the system twice yearly, certify its condition and report defects with repair specifications. The work is for the council’s city-centre festive displays and event-related banners.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Scotia Animations Limited. The contract is active and was signed on 11 September 2026, with a recorded value of £480,000. It was run as an open procedure in a single lot. The council assessed bids on quality and price: the method statement for delivering the goods, services and works accounted for 40%, and price accounted for 60%. Two bids were received, both from small and medium-sized enterprises. The contract allows supplementary work during its term, subject to service requirements and budget availability; any spending beyond the awarded value must follow procurement rules and the council’s governance and approval requirements.

For a supplier considering this requirement when it next comes to market, relevant capabilities include maintaining and storing public festive lighting, coordinating safe installation and removal of displays, and producing and managing street banner installations. The work also calls for the ability to arrange structural engineering expertise for twice-yearly visual inspections of a catenary system, formal certification, defect reporting and repair specifications. A credible competitor would need to demonstrate a clear method for delivering this combination of seasonal services, specialist engineering oversight and responsive banner work, as well as a competitive price. Two SMEs submitted bids in this competition, showing that the requirement attracted smaller suppliers as well as potentially larger firms.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Management of Catenary Cable System and Festive Lighting

Notice Description

The council owns festive lighting features including cross street lighting displays, building mounted features, column mounted features and Christmas tree decorations and lights. The successful bidder will be required to maintain, store, install and derig these festive features and decorations throughout the duration of the contract.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The council owns festive lighting features including cross street lighting displays, building mounted features, column mounted features and Christmas tree decorations and lights. The successful bidder will be required to maintain, store, install and derig these festive features and decorations throughout the duration of the contract. From time to time the council may all wish to use some/all of the cross street catenary wires for banner displays to promote the city and up coming events. The council do not currently own the cross street banner framework and the successful bidder would be required to arrange for the design and manufacture of the cross street banner framework as well as the production, installation and removal of the cross street banner displays as directed by the council. The cross street banners displays and some of the festive lighting features are installed on an existing Catenary Cable System that spans Union Street. The contractor will not be required to install or alter the Catenary Cable System and Wall Anchors, but will be required to appoint a third-party structural engineer to carry out twice annual visual inspection, certify and provide a report of all defects requiring attention complete with a repair specification.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000843274
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565530
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

31527260 - Lighting systems

50232000 - Maintenance services of public-lighting installations and traffic lights

50232110 - Commissioning of public lighting installations

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£480,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Aberdeen City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ABERDEEN
Postcode
AB16 5GB
Postcode Area
Aberdeen
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM5 North Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
Delivery Location
TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
Local Authority
Aberdeen City
Electoral Ward
Midstocket/Rosemount
Westminster Constituency
Aberdeen North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Scotia Animations Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565530
    Management of Catenary Cable System and Festive Lighting - The council owns festive lighting features including cross street lighting displays, building mounted features, column mounted features and Christmas tree decorations and lights. The successful bidder will be required to maintain, store, install and derig these festive features and decorations throughout the duration of the contract.

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