--- title: "Christmas Lights and Decorations" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f9dbfe35-0acf-47de-8ec7-410934c23994" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f9dbfe35-0acf-47de-8ec7-410934c23994" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f9dbfe35-0acf-47de-8ec7-410934c23994.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f9dbfe35-0acf-47de-8ec7-410934c23994.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "ELLESMERE TOWN COUNCIL" published: "2025-10-03" --- # Christmas Lights and Decorations Buyer: ELLESMERE TOWN COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f9dbfe35-0acf-47de-8ec7-410934c23994 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f9dbfe35-0acf-47de-8ec7-410934c23994) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f9dbfe35-0acf-47de-8ec7-410934c23994.json) ## Summary Ellesmere Town Council is inviting quotations for the Christmas Lights and Decorations project in Ellesmere, Shropshire, aiming to enhance the town's festive ambience and attract residents, shoppers, and tourists. This tender involves the supply, installation, maintenance, and subsequent removal and storage of Christmas lights, with a contract period from April 2026 to April 2029. The procurement process follows a direct method as a single tender action below the threshold, specifically focusing on the services category for Christmas tree lights under CPV code 31522000. Interested parties should take note that submissions are due by 5th December 2025. Prospective suppliers are encouraged to schedule site visits by contacting Joanne Butterworth, the Town Clerk, at the contact details provided. This tender presents a significant business development opportunity for companies specialising in lighting displays and associated services, particularly those adept at managing both small-scale and complex installation projects. Businesses suited for this tender would ideally have experience in festive or event lighting and must be small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as the opportunity is explicitly suitable for these. The contract value ranges from £13,000 to £25,000, offering a stable, mid-term engagement for providers, with potential for embedding themselves as trusted partners in local community enhancement projects. Companies responding should ensure capability for delivering comprehensive solutions, including requisite risk assessments and public liability insurance. ## Notice Ellesmere Town Council (ETC) provides the annual Christmas Lights display in Ellesmere, Shropshire with the aim of enhancing the town at Christmas time to make it a nicer environment for residents, shoppers, and tourists. This tender is to; (a) Obtain quotations for the supply, installation, maintenance, anchor bolt testing, dismantling, storage, and testing of the Christmas Lights from November 2026 to January 2029. (b) The purchase of a lighting display, annual storage, installation, maintenance, anchor bolt testing, dismantling, storage, and testing of the Christmas Lights. The current display consists of tree lights on the Promenade and 7 festoons which hang over the streets on catenary wires. The catenary wires are attached to the buildings using anchor bolts. Before submitting tenders, it is recommended that a site visit is carried out which can be arranged by contacting Town Clerk, Joanne Butterworth on the following: Tel: 01691 622689, e-mail: jo.butterworth@ellesmere-tc.gov.uk Insurance: Public Liability must be held and produced to the Council at the time of activation of this agreement. Method Statements, Risk Assessments and Full Equipment Information will be required prior to installation. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5a72e846-5b45-4b8c-b5d8-9ca38186c819 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Direct | | Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 3 Oct 2025 | | Submission deadline | 5 Dec 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 30 Apr 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £25,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ELLESMERE TOWN COUNCIL | | Locality | ELLESMERE | | Post town | Shrewsbury | | Postcode | SY12 0NU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire | | ITL 3 | TLG22 Shropshire | | Local authority | Shropshire | | Electoral ward | Ellesmere Urban | | Westminster constituency | North Shropshire | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting ### Codes - 31522000 - Christmas tree lights ## Release History - 3 Oct 2025 at 10:16 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5a72e846-5b45-4b8c-b5d8-9ca38186c819 - 3 Oct 2025 at 09:01 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5a72e846-5b45-4b8c-b5d8-9ca38186c819 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5a72e846-5b45-4b8c-b5d8-9ca38186c819 3rd October 2025 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4b9bb636-75c0-40e9-9105-458a6acbcaeb - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5f33524d-2663-486a-aa55-78ad41cd3045 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7313fe69-b55b-4899-b066-7bb8a5105e0e ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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