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title: "Soft Market Testing for Winter Light Theme Event at Beacon Hill Country Park"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02ba6a"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2021-06-10"
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# Soft Market Testing for Winter Light Theme Event at Beacon Hill Country Park

Buyer: LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02ba6a

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## Summary

Leicestershire County Council is undertaking a planning phase for a tender titled "Soft Market Testing for Winter Light Theme Event at Beacon Hill Country Park". This initiative falls under the classification of electrical machinery and lighting, and aims to gather insights from suppliers about their capabilities to manage and produce a winter lights event, similar to those at Kew Gardens and Belton House. Interested businesses are encouraged to respond by 1st September 2021, as this date marks the expected publication of future contract notices. However, this exercise is not a formal call for competition and does not guarantee an invitation to tender.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for event management and lighting companies, as well as suppliers of electrical machinery, to engage with Leicestershire County Council and contribute to this innovative public event. Businesses that specialise in outdoor lighting installations, event planning, and community engagement are particularly well-suited to consider competing. By participating in this soft market testing, suppliers can showcase their expertise and insights, potentially leading to future contracts that benefit both the council and the community it serves.

## Notice

We are interested in working with suppliers who could produce and manage a winter lights event at Beacon Hill Country Park, akin to those at Kew Gardens, Belton House and the National Memorial Arboretum. We are also keen to ensure that if such an event is organised and a tender process carried out in the future we have supplier engagement to ensure it is mutually beneficial and rewarding to both parties and the citizens of not only Leicestershire but the surrounding areas. This is an information gathering exercise and a response does not guarantee an invitation to tender for any services which the Council may advertise, nor that the Council will procure any such services or accept any proposals offered. Conversely, not participating in the market testing exercise will not exclude any party from any future involvement in the procurement process. The purpose of market testing is to understand what suppliers are providing with their solutions, their experience of delivering similar solutions, a way for the Council to clarify and understand solutions and to help draw up requirements that can be fulfilled by the market place should a tender be issued at a later stage.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

All interested supplier are requested to complete a response form available here https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=6354383d-e1c9-eb11-810c-005056b64545&p=527b4bbd-5c58-e511-80ef-000c29c9ba21 Please note this is a soft market testing exercise and NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION. Please note that the date given at II.3. Estimated date of publication of contract notice is for indicative purposes only.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013049-2021 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Jun 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 31 Aug 2021 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE3 8RA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |
| Local authority | Blaby |
| Electoral ward | Glenfield Faire |
| Westminster constituency | Mid Leicestershire |
| Delivery location | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 31000000 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

## Release History

- 10 Jun 2021 at 11:59 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013049-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=6354383d-e1c9-eb11-810c-005056b64545&p=527b4bbd-5c58-e511-80ef-000c29c9ba21

## Provenance

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