Official UK procurement notice
Christmas lights 2025-2027 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Leicester Forest East Parish Council (Local council)
Sectors: Recreational, cultural and sporting services (92) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published estimate£30,000≈ £14k / year · £30,000 inc. VAT7.5% above published estimate
Submissions closed 12 May 2025awarded 21 May 2025
Awarded to City Illuminations Ltd
Contract term 2 yrs 2 moends 31 Jan 2028 · starts 1 Dec 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement description37 lighting columns Christmas lights plus 17 new sockets and timers for the years 2025, 2026 and 2027.
CPV: Recreational, cultural and sporting services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£30,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
- Price
- References
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Apr 2025, 13:37 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Jan 2026, 11:23 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 21 May 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-015914- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0504dbFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Submission deadline
- 12 May 2025, 08:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 8 May 2025, 09:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
www.leicesterforesteast-pc.gov.uk ↗
submissions must be via email to clerk@leicesterforesteast-pc.gov.uk
Timeline
17 Apr 2025 → 13 Jan 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published17 Apr 2025, 13:37 BST
- Clarification questions by8 May 2025, 09:00 BST
- Submission deadline12 May 2025, 08:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent21 May 2025, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by21 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts331 days ago1 Dec 2025
- Latest notice published287 days ago13 Jan 2026, 11:23 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Apr 2025- Tender notice published17 Apr 2025, 13:37 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published13 Jan 2026, 11:23 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete13 Jan 2026, 11:23 GMT
- Contract signature expected13 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £26,8801 award exc. VAT
Bids received 66 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Illuminations LtdSME13 Jan 2026 – 6 Jan 2028 | £26,880 | 21 May 2025 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 6 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- City Illuminations LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender