Official UK procurement notice
Christmas Lights Biggleswade · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Biggleswade Town Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBiggleswade Town Council oversees the Christmas light display in the Market Square and High Street and is inviting applications for the design, supply, installation, removal, storage, and annual maintenance and testing of high-quality Christmas lights. This contract will cover the festive light displays for the 2025, 2026, and 2027 Christmas seasons, starting in November 2025.
The Council is committed to delivering a high-quality Christmas lights display for its residents. The aim is to create a festive display that impresses the community and celebrates the season.
The amount of the successful tenderer was £63k.
CPV: Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment · Installation services of equipment for measuring, checking, testing and navigating · Lighting equipment and electric lamps
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 4 bids received (4.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 2 yrs 4 mo from 1 Oct 2025
Published description of the framework
Biggleswade Town Council is advertising this tender opportunity on the Find a Tender platform and is following an open procurement process. The Town Council is committed to a fair, open, and transparent procurement process. Bids are invited from qualified contractors with proven experience in delivering similar projects, ideally within a similar setting and geographic location.
After completing the procurement process, the Town Council intends to appoint the highest-scoring bidder to deliver the contract. Details regarding the bidding process, evaluation, and appointment are outlined within the Invitation to Tender document.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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).
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Health & Safety: 10%
- Previous Project Experience: 20%
- Project Management & Communication: 5%
- Maintenance: 5%
- Design: 30%
- Price: 30%
Published award criteria (6)
- Health & Safety
- Previous Project Experience
- Project Management & Communication
- Maintenance
- Design
- Price
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Christmas Lights Biggleswade” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Mar 2025, 16:28 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 May 2025, 10:36 BST
- Authority reference
BTC015- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-008256- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ea3fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 1 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
All bidders are required to submit a completed paper copy of the Invitation to Tender document.
Each tendering firm shall be supplied with a specifically marked envelope from Biggleswade Town Council in order to post their completed tender. The envelope will have "Christmas Lights Tender" written on it and the address below. No tenderer can write anything further onto the envelope. To receive one of these envelopes, please email deborah.jackson@biggleswadetowncouncil.gov.uk.
Bidders must submit their final tender to the following address before the submission deadline:
The Town Clerk & Chief Executive Biggleswade Town Council The Old Court House 4 Saffron Road Biggleswade Bedfordshire SG18 8DL
All tenders received will be held by the Town Clerk & Chief Executive and remain in the sealed envelopes until the prescribed date for opening tenders.
Timeline
6 Mar 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published6 Mar 2025, 16:28 GMT
- Clarification questions by3 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown1 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published28 May 2025, 10:36 BST
- Contract starts391 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Mar 2025- Tender notice published6 Mar 2025, 16:28 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published6 Mar 2025, 16:54 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published28 May 2025, 10:36 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete28 May 2025, 10:36 BST
- Contract signature expected9 Jun 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Contact email changed from enquiries@biggleswadetowncouncil.gov.uk to deborah.jackson@biggleswadetowncouncil.gov.uk
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Festive Lighting Co LtdSME28 Oct 2025 – 18 Jan 2028Options: Potential for additional Christmas lights. | £63,610 | 28 May 2025 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- The Festive Lighting Co LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender