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title: "BHCC DR Street Lighting Maintenance"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-079560"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Brighton & Hove City Council"
published: "2026-11-02"
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# BHCC DR Street Lighting Maintenance

Buyer: Brighton & Hove City Council  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-079560

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## Summary

Brighton & Hove City Council is planning a single-provider service to maintain, operate and renew its street lighting and other powered highway assets across Brighton and Hove. The contractor will provide routine and reactive maintenance, emergency response, inspections, testing, repairs, replacements, minor improvements and support for new infrastructure, while keeping accurate asset records. Work is expected to be instructed through agreed prices and task orders. The council wants a safe, reliable and resilient lighting service, better service levels and asset information, effective cost control, innovation, lower carbon emissions and measurable social value. The service is also intended to support collaboration between the council, the contractor and other highways suppliers.

The process is at planning stage: the council has set out its intention to procure, but this is not an invitation to tender. It expects to use a single-provider NEC4 Term Service Contract, with work principally instructed through agreed prices and task orders. The proposed initial term is four years, with extension options of four years and two years, conditional on performance, value for money and the council’s continuing requirements. The council’s indicative timetable is to launch the tender in February 2027, receive returns in March 2027, award in June 2027 and start the service in November 2027. The council is seeking market feedback by 30 November 2026 on supplier interest, commercial attractiveness of the scope and deliverables, whether three months is enough for mobilisation, and anticipated procurement risks.

This planned contract is likely to suit an experienced highways or street-lighting maintenance provider able to take responsibility for a broad, ongoing service across powered highway assets. Suppliers should be prepared to resource both planned and reactive work, respond to emergencies, inspect and test assets, carry out repairs and replacements, deliver minor improvements, and support new infrastructure. Strong asset-data management will matter, as the council wants accurate records and a data-led service that improves year on year. The council also signals that it will look for reliable service delivery, measurable performance, effective cost control and value for money, alongside innovation, whole-life asset thinking, reduced carbon emissions and measurable social value. Suppliers able to collaborate with the council and other highways contractors may be well placed. The proposed contract is a substantial, long-term service commitment; the council is currently gathering market views to shape it.

## Notice

Brighton & Hove City Council is planning a procurement exercise for a single-provider contract for the maintenance, operation and renewal of its street lighting and other powered highway assets. The Contractor will provide all resources necessary to deliver the services. This includes routine and reactive maintenance, emergency response, inspections, testing, repairs, replacements, minor improvements and support for new infrastructure. The Contractor will also maintain accurate asset records. The proposed contract will be an NEC4 Term Service Contract and will have an initial term of four years, with options to extend for four years and two years (4+4+2). Extensions will be subject to performance, value for money and the Council's continuing requirements. Work will principally be instructed using agreed prices and Task Orders. The key aims of the planned procurement are: to maintain a safe, reliable and resilient street lighting service; improve service levels and asset information; secure value for money and effective cost control; support innovation and continuous improvement; improve environmental performance and reduce carbon emissions; deliver measurable social value; establish effective collaboration between the Council, the Contractor and other highways suppliers. The Council's future vision is for a high performing, data led service that delivers year on year improvements and considers whole life cost, carbon and asset performance when planning and delivering work. The Contractor's performance will be monitored through service levels, key performance indicators, audits and regular contract management arrangements. Contract Dates (estimated): Tender Launch: February 2027 Tender Return: March 2027 Contract Award: June 2027 Service Commencement: November 2027

### Planning Information

Brighton & Hove City Council would like to establish:
If any experienced suppliers in this sector would be interested in tendering for this opportunity;
Whether the proposed scope and deliverables are commercially attractive;
If a three-month mobilisation timescale is sufficient and;
If there are any anticipated risks to the proposed procurement.
This preliminary market engagement is being undertaken for information and planning purposes only. This exercise is not a call for competition and does not commit the Council to proceeding with a procurement or adopting any particular scope, value, timetable, route or contract structure. Any future procurement opportunity will be advertised and conducted separately in accordance with the applicable procurement requirements.
If you are interested in this Procurement, please respond to the questions via email to Procurement@brighton-hove.gov.uk

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103646-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| 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 | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2027 - 31 Oct 2031 |
| 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 | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Brighton & Hove City Council |
| Locality | HOVE |
| Postcode area | Brighton |
| Postcode | BN3 3BQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ21 Brighton and Hove |
| Local authority | Brighton and Hove |
| Electoral ward | Central Hove |
| Westminster constituency | Hove and Portslade |
| Delivery location | TLJ21 Brighton and Hove |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50230000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment

## Release History

- 2 Nov 2026 at 11:33 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103646-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103646-2026
  2nd November 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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