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With the additional supply, dress, management & de-rig of lighting for the Town's 30ft tall Christmas Tree. This contract involves the design, supply, install, management & de-rig of all required projections/lighting/equipment relating to the delivery of said Light Trail, including the Town's 30ft Christmas Tree. All works must be undertaken in a safe and professional manner, with full consideration given to the members of public & businesses. 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- Power can be sourced for the pavement projections from upto 35 lamp columns along these streets, as advised above, that are equipped with Commando Sockets, Insulators & Timer Clocks already in situ; - Maximum weight of any attachments per lamp column, would not be able to exceed 4.5kg; - To design, supply, install, maintain & dismantle projections of clear images/patterns / colour washes or similar (your recommendations), made up again of vibrant, lively intense colours with a possible element of interaction to enhance up to the 4 specific locations in (Appendix 1)- If contractors wish to concentrate on only a few and not all 4 locations/buildings to deliver more intense/complex projection images / pictures etc, this will be taken into account on receipt of tender - Blank Wall @ CT16 1DD, Dover Museum, St. Mary's Church & the Stained Glass Windows of The Maison Dieu - Again if any of the Lamp Columns in close vicinity to these locations were required for a source of power, requirements would be as stipulated above; - To design, supply, install, maintain & dismantle sufficient amount of lighting on to the Town's 30ft Christmas Tree , located in the Market Square, Dover (Appendix 1) - Bringing the tree alive with colour, as a standalone Town enhancement; - Due to limited timeframe, Dover Town Council would be happy to work with the selected Contractor to assist in gaining permissions with any local businesses to request to house any of the equipment required for the projections to be carried out to the selected buildings / locations; - Dover Town Council would liaise with Kent Highways Street Lighting on behalf of the selected Contractor for the required permissions of any of the Lamp Columns being required as a source of power for the pavement projections or a specific location; - To test all Scheme prior to initial scheme going live on the 29th November 2025; - All scheme to be set on timer clocks from 4pm - 10pm each day from 29th November 2025 - 5th January 2026; - To provide weekly inspections of the entire scheme and rectify any faults that may of occurred; - To provide a 24hr emergency telephone number for use by the call-out teams of Kent County Council Highway Services & Dover District Council; - The contractor is to ensure that no greater than 3hrs response time to emergency calls for attendance on site of any problems with the overall scheme; - The contractor to have use of a scissor lift or other appropriate plant, for the working at height installation / maintenance & dismantling of all the Christmas Light Trail, including the Town's 30ft Christmas Tree and hold the appropriate accreditation to use such equipment /machinery; - The contractor to comply with the relevant British & European Standards whilst carrying out all works and emergency responses; - All items will be required to withstand weather (rain/wind) and coastal salt air; - Ensure all equipment used within Scheme, has been PAT tested; - Liaise directly with the Dover Town Council throughout the process of Scheme; - All equipment for the scheme to be covered under the selected contractors insurance, whilst in situ, in Dover Town. The additional pictures and site locations are attached here: https://dovertowncouncil.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Dover-Town-Christmas-Light-Trail-2025-Tender.pdf", "numbers": [ { "number": 3, "weight": "order" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "Relevant experience & references", "numbers": [ { "number": 4, "weight": "order" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "Health & Safety compliance", "numbers": [ { "number": 5, "weight": "order" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "Delivery timescales / programme of works for project / scheme", "numbers": [ { "number": 6, "weight": "order" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "Contribution to Social Value", "description": "Dover Town Council required all contractors to provide additional social value to residents and businesses in Dover Town as part of any contract for Services or Goods. a) Environmental Responsibility - How will you minimise environmental impact during the Scheme works (e.g. low energy products/items, electric vehicle usage, recycling)? - Do you have a company environmental policy? b) Community Benefit - What will your company offer as added value for the community (e.g. community engagement, donations of materials, festive dressing of business windows in the town, clearing community building gutters etc, whilst machinery/plants on site, rectify any small areas of business / community building electricity faults)? 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