---
title: "Contract for Supply, Installation, Supervised Switch-on, Removal & Storage of Festive Lighting"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e860"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council"
published: "2026-08-20"
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# Contract for Supply, Installation, Supervised Switch-on, Removal & Storage of Festive Lighting

Buyer: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e860

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## Summary

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council procured festive lighting services covering the supply, installation, supervised switch-on, removal and storage of festive lighting. The requirement supports the Council’s festive lighting programme and follows a review of the existing lighting infrastructure. The work concerns continued operation of lighting rigs already in use and owned by the selected supplier, Turnock Limited. It is primarily a maintenance and installation services requirement, including repair and maintenance services and installation services. The buying organisation is Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, based in Oldbury. The recorded delivery country is the United Kingdom, and the requirement is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

The procurement has reached the awarded stage and the tender is marked complete. The Council used a direct award procedure, relying on technical reasons for a single supplier under Section 41 and Schedule 5, Paragraph 7 of the Procurement Act 2023. Turnock Limited was selected for the single lot. The awarded value is £267,944 excluding VAT, or £321,532.80 including VAT. The contract period runs from 14 September 2026 to 13 August 2028. A contract signature milestone was scheduled for 7 September 2026. The Council’s rationale was that the existing rigs remain suitable and are owned by Turnock, while changing supplier would require replacement equipment, create technical incompatibility and disproportionate operational and maintenance difficulties, and duplicate costs. The award is above the relevant threshold.

This procurement indicates demand for an end-to-end festive lighting operator able to supply, install, test and supervise switch-on, then remove and store equipment across the service period. A credible competitor for similar work would need practical expertise in maintaining and operating existing lighting rigs, managing installation and removal safely, and adapting work where locations, infrastructure or statutory safety requirements change. Capacity to store lighting assets and respond to equipment deterioration, failure or damage is also important. The selected supplier was a small or medium-sized enterprise, showing that the requirement can be delivered by an appropriately capable specialist business rather than only a large contractor. Experience maintaining compatible equipment and avoiding unnecessary replacement would strengthen a future competitive proposition.

## Notice

Following a review of the existing festive lighting infrastructure, the Council intends to directly award a contract for the continued provision of festive lighting services for 2026 and 2027.

### Procurement Information

The Council intends to directly award a contract to Turnock Ltd for the provision of festive lighting services for the 2026 and 2027 festive seasons. Following a review of the existing festive lighting infrastructure, it has been established that the lighting rigs currently in use remain suitable for continued operation and are owned by Turnock Ltd. The use of an alternative supplier would require the replacement of existing equipment and would result in technical incompatibility, disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance, and duplication of costs. Consequently, the Council considers that the contract may be awarded directly in accordance with Section 41 and Schedule 5 Paragraph 7 of the Procurement Act 2023 (single supplier for technical reasons).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079351-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 14 Sep 2026 - 13 Aug 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £267,944 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Locality | OLDBURY |
| Postcode area | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B69 3DE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG37 Sandwell |
| Local authority | Sandwell |
| Electoral ward | Oldbury |
| Westminster constituency | West Bromwich |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TURNOCK LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services
- 51 - Installation services (except software)

### Codes

- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
- 51000000 - Installation services (except software)

## Release History

- 20 Aug 2026 at 11:12 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079351-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079351-2026
  20th August 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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