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title: "Management of Catenary Cable System and Festive Lighting"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000843274"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Aberdeen City Council"
published: "2026-09-29"
---

# Management of Catenary Cable System and Festive Lighting

Buyer: Aberdeen City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000843274

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## Summary

Aberdeen City Council procured the management of its festive lighting and cross-street catenary cable system in Aberdeen. The service covers maintaining, storing, installing and removing the council’s cross-street displays, building- and column-mounted features, and Christmas tree decorations and lights. It also includes designing and making a framework for cross-street promotional banners, then producing, installing and removing banner displays when requested. The contractor is not responsible for installing or altering the existing cable system or wall anchors. Instead, it must appoint a structural engineer to inspect the system twice yearly, certify its condition and report defects with repair specifications. The work is for the council’s city-centre festive displays and event-related banners.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Scotia Animations Limited. The contract is active and was signed on 11 September 2026, with a recorded value of £480,000. It was run as an open procedure in a single lot. The council assessed bids on quality and price: the method statement for delivering the goods, services and works accounted for 40%, and price accounted for 60%. Two bids were received, both from small and medium-sized enterprises. The contract allows supplementary work during its term, subject to service requirements and budget availability; any spending beyond the awarded value must follow procurement rules and the council’s governance and approval requirements.

For a supplier considering this requirement when it next comes to market, relevant capabilities include maintaining and storing public festive lighting, coordinating safe installation and removal of displays, and producing and managing street banner installations. The work also calls for the ability to arrange structural engineering expertise for twice-yearly visual inspections of a catenary system, formal certification, defect reporting and repair specifications. A credible competitor would need to demonstrate a clear method for delivering this combination of seasonal services, specialist engineering oversight and responsive banner work, as well as a competitive price. Two SMEs submitted bids in this competition, showing that the requirement attracted smaller suppliers as well as potentially larger firms.

## Notice

The council owns festive lighting features including cross street lighting displays, building mounted features, column mounted features and Christmas tree decorations and lights. The successful bidder will be required to maintain, store, install and derig these festive features and decorations throughout the duration of the contract.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The council owns festive lighting features including cross street lighting displays, building mounted features, column mounted features and Christmas tree decorations and lights. The successful bidder will be required to maintain, store, install and derig these festive features and decorations throughout the duration of the contract. From time to time the council may all wish to use some/all of the cross street catenary wires for banner displays to promote the city and up coming events. The council do not currently own the cross street banner framework and the successful bidder would be required to arrange for the design and manufacture of the cross street banner framework as well as the production, installation and removal of the cross street banner displays as directed by the council. The cross street banners displays and some of the festive lighting features are installed on an existing Catenary Cable System that spans Union Street. The contractor will not be required to install or alter the Catenary Cable System and Wall Anchors, but will be required to appoint a third-party structural engineer to carry out twice annual visual inspection, certify and provide a report of all defects requiring attention complete with a repair specification.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565530 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| 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 | £480,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Aberdeen City Council |
| Locality | ABERDEEN |
| Postcode area | Aberdeen |
| Postcode | AB16 5GB |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM5 North Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire |
| Local authority | Aberdeen City |
| Electoral ward | Midstocket/Rosemount |
| Westminster constituency | Aberdeen North |
| Delivery location | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Scotia Animations Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 31527260 - Lighting systems
- 50232000 - Maintenance services of public-lighting installations and traffic lights
- 50232110 - Commissioning of public lighting installations

## Release History

- 29 Sep 2026 at 01:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565530

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565530
  Management of Catenary Cable System and Festive Lighting - The council owns festive lighting features including cross street lighting displays, building mounted features, column mounted features and Christmas tree decorations and lights. The successful bidder will be required to maintain, store, install and derig these festive features and decorations throughout the duration of the contract.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000843274

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