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title: "Southampton Christmas Lights Scheme"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL"
published: "2022-11-17"
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# Southampton Christmas Lights Scheme

Buyer: SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-36aeb6d1-3dfc-42d3-abf7-f8693173d781

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## Summary

The Southampton City Council has awarded a contract for the Southampton Christmas Lights Scheme to Gala Lights Ltd. The contract is valued at £300,000 and covers the design, installation, maintenance, testing, and storage of Christmas lights and decorations in various locations within the city. The procurement method used was an open procedure, with the tender period ending on August 31, 2022, and the contract period starting on September 14, 2022, and ending on January 31, 2025.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the electrical machinery and lighting industry to provide services for the design, installation, and maintenance of Christmas lights and decorations. Small and medium-sized enterprises that specialize in electrical infrastructure and lighting equipment would be well-suited to compete for this contract, as the Southampton City Council is specifically seeking proposals from suitably qualified companies for this project.

## Notice

To appoint a suitably qualified company to design, provide and maintain the Christmas Lights Scheme in Southampton for the years 2022 - 2024 inclusive with the option to extend for a further 1 year. Southampton City Council ('SCC') is seeking proposals from suitably qualified companies to provide the full design, installation, maintenance, testing of electrical infrastructure, removal and storage of Christmas lights and festive decorations in several locations within the city.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ef1e63d5-fbcf-47c5-af54-82cec7bcf898 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Nov 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 31 Aug 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Nov 2022 |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2022 - 1 Nov 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £300,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £300,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | SOUTHAMPTON |
| Post town | Southampton |
| Postcode | SO14 7LY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ32 Southampton |
| Local authority | Southampton |
| Electoral ward | Bargate |
| Westminster constituency | Southampton Itchen |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GALA LIGHTS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 31000000 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
- 31500000 - Lighting equipment and electric lamps

## Release History

- 17 Nov 2022 at 13:46 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ef1e63d5-fbcf-47c5-af54-82cec7bcf898
- 4 Aug 2022 at 08:06 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a3b41055-8fd2-4a74-a719-d625f0d830c2
- 4 Aug 2022 at 08:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a3b41055-8fd2-4a74-a719-d625f0d830c2

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ef1e63d5-fbcf-47c5-af54-82cec7bcf898
  17th November 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a3b41055-8fd2-4a74-a719-d625f0d830c2
  4th August 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login?cid=sout019
  Proactis Supplier Network

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