Official UK procurement notice
EPP0201 - Festive Light Scheme for Braintree Town Centre
Authority: Braintree District Council (Local council)·On behalf of: Essex County Council
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEssex County Council, through the Essex Procurement Partnership, is procuring a Festive Light Scheme for Braintree Town Centre on behalf of Braintree District Council.
The works will include the design and supply of the lights across the town centre, supply of a Christmas tree and for installation and removal, which includes storage once removed. The proposed scheme will also require several fixings to be replaced for across street lights, and several electrical points will need to be repaired or extended.
Light switch on is required by 22nd November 2025.
CPV: Christmas tree · Christmas tree lights · Electrical installation work · Installation services of electrical equipment · Street-lighting equipment
The lotProcurement structure
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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).
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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 (3)
- Technical: 50%
- Commercial: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Commercial
- Technical
- Social Value
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Cancelled
- 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
- 1 May 2025, 16:13 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Aug 2025, 17:07 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Aug 2025
- Authority reference
EPP0201- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-038038- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050bb5Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 28 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
1 May 2025 → 29 Aug 2025 · 10 dates- Planning notice published1 May 2025, 16:13 BST
- Market engagement16 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Essex County Council, through the Essex Procurement Partnership, is carrying out market engagement for Christmas Light Scheme on behalf of Braintree District Council.
Please see link to Market Engagement Event - procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗
Any correspondence must go through Proactis.
- Tender notice published7 Jul 2025, 18:39 BST
- Clarification questions by28 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline4 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent14 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by15 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends26 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published28 Aug 2025, 17:07 BST
- Contract starts29 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
11 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 May 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published1 May 2025, 16:13 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published7 Jul 2025, 18:39 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £336,0007 Jul 2025, 18:39 BSTwas £420,000
- Status changed to active7 Jul 2025, 18:39 BST
- Procurement method changed7 Jul 2025, 18:39 BST
- Deadline published: 4 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST7 Jul 2025, 18:39 BST
- Tender notice published8 Jul 2025, 19:24 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published14 Aug 2025, 23:50 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete14 Aug 2025, 23:50 BST
- Contract signature expected27 Aug 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Procurement termination notice published28 Aug 2025, 17:07 BSTUK12
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-07: 1 release · 7 Jul 2025
- 2025-05: 1 release · 1 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gala Lights LTD29 Aug 2025 – 29 Jan 2028 · up to 29 Jan 2029Extensions: The contract can be extender for up to twelve months based on mutual agreement | £260,854 | 14 Aug 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Gala Lights LTD
- Signed
- date not published
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 29 Jan 2028
- Status
- cancelled (28 Aug 2025), The requirement of a reduced scheme has resulted in a variance of contract value which exceeds 10%. This has lead to the requirement to terminate this procurement.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Essex County CouncilProcuring entityAssisted procurement
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Gala Lights LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- 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
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender