Official UK procurement notice
Festive Lighting Tender · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Bletchley and Fenny Stratford Town Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionhe Town Council wants a well thought out, coordinated scheme that brings light and festivity to the town during the festive period. During 2025/26 the town centre has been redeveloped/improved, it is important that the scheme shows off the town at it's best creating an inviting "magical" festive environment.
The lighting will be on a hired basis with prior testing of infrastructure, delivery, installation and maintenance to be included.
This will need to be delivered complying with all health and safety regulations inclusive of the Milton Keynes City Council (MKCC) Code of Practice, Festive Decorations on Highway/Landscape Land (Enclosed) and PLG06 Guidance on Installation and Maintenance of Seasonal Decorations (2014). It is a requirement of MKCC as the highway authority that installation will be carried out by HERS registered installers.
CPV: Christmas tree lights · Commissioning of public lighting installations · Illuminated signs and nameplates · Lamps
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£109,800
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- The Look of the Scheme: 35%
- Tender Documentation: 35%
- Price: 30%
Published award criteria (3)
- The Look of the Scheme: How well it is considered that the chosen theme (or options provided) will fit in with the town centre, the impact the decorations will have and how well coordinated it is.
- Price: The overall yearly cost and value. Based not only on price but on maximisation of the infrastructure and budget available.
- Tender Documentation: How thorough and detailed the provided documentation is. Have all requirements been met and documents included that have been asked for. Are the references favourable and are they similar in scale and type to the scheme proposed.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 8 May 2026, 14:25 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Jun 2026, 10:55 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-042562- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0694ceFind a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
Timeline
8 May 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published171 days ago8 May 2026, 14:25 BST
- Submission deadline136 days ago12 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published119 days ago29 Jun 2026, 10:55 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 34 days1 Dec 2026
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 May 2026- Tender notice published8 May 2026, 14:25 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published29 Jun 2026, 10:55 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete29 Jun 2026, 10:55 BST
- Contract signature expected8 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blachere Illumination UK LimitedFestive Lighting PRoject1 Dec 2026 – 31 Jan 2029 | £121,593 inc. VAT | 23 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders | 7 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BLACHERE ILLUMINATION UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
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