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Ashford Town Centre Christmas Light Installation and Management[E10]

ASHFORD, United KingdomAshford Borough Council[E1]

In plain English

What they want: LIGHTS/25/1 Ashford Borough Council is looking to appoint a company to manage and install the Christmas light display in Ashford town centre for the period 1st November 2025 to 31st January 2026, with an option to extend the contract for up to a further period of two years. Procurement documentation can be downloaded from Kent Business Portal https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 18 Mar 2025, 10:00 UTC. UTC: 18 Mar 2025, 10:00 UTC.
Published 17 Feb 2025.
Value: GBP 84,000
Buyer: Ashford Borough CouncilSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents: The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E4]: 18 Mar 2025, 10:00 UTC
Value[E11]: GBP 84,000
Published[E8]: 17 Feb 2025
Procedure[E7]: Open procedure (below threshold)
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 81 minutes ago

About the requirement

From the notice

LIGHTS/25/1 Ashford Borough Council is looking to appoint a company to manage and install the Christmas light display in Ashford town centre for the period 1st November 2025 to 31st January 2026, with an option to extend the contract for up to a further period of two years. Procurement documentation can be downloaded from Kent Business Portal https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC
The deadline (2025-03-18T10:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document bcf1b4fd-ec30-4079-a26a-aa0ed415ff7f-827084

Evidence

11 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Ashford Borough Council.
Document bcf1b4fd-ec30-4079-a26a-aa0ed415ff7f-827084, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 50232110 (Commissioning of public lighting installations).
Document bcf1b4fd-ec30-4079-a26a-aa0ed415ff7f-827084, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
“England”
Document bcf1b4fd-ec30-4079-a26a-aa0ed415ff7f-827084, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 18 Mar 2025, 10:00 UTC.
“2025-03-18T10:00:00Z”
Document bcf1b4fd-ec30-4079-a26a-aa0ed415ff7f-827084, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“LIGHTS/25/1 Ashford Borough Council is looking to appoint a company to manage and install the Christmas light display in Ashford town centre for the period 1st November 2025 to 31st January 2026, with an option to extend the contract for up to a further period of two years. Proc…”
Document bcf1b4fd-ec30-4079-a26a-aa0ed415ff7f-827084, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
“tender”
Document bcf1b4fd-ec30-4079-a26a-aa0ed415ff7f-827084, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
The procedure is: Open procedure (below threshold).
Document bcf1b4fd-ec30-4079-a26a-aa0ed415ff7f-827084, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The notice was published on 17 Feb 2025.
“2025-02-17T14:19:45Z”
Document bcf1b4fd-ec30-4079-a26a-aa0ed415ff7f-827084, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document bcf1b4fd-ec30-4079-a26a-aa0ed415ff7f-827084, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
The notice is titled "Ashford Town Centre Christmas Light Installation and Management".
Document bcf1b4fd-ec30-4079-a26a-aa0ed415ff7f-827084, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The stated value is GBP 84,000.
“84000 GBP”
Document bcf1b4fd-ec30-4079-a26a-aa0ed415ff7f-827084, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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