ClosedElectrical equipment

Christmas Lights[E10]

HIGHAM FERRERS, United KingdomHigham Ferrers Town Council[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Higham Ferrers invites suitably experienced Christmas illumination specialists to submit a tender for the Christmas lights for a 3 year contract for Christmas 2026, 2027 and 2028. The 3-year contract period commencing no later than 1st October 2026.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 10 Aug 2026, 12:00 UTC+1. UTC: 10 Aug 2026, 11:00 UTC.
Published 23 Jun 2026.
Value: GBP 39,000
Buyer: Higham Ferrers Town 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]: 10 Aug 2026, 12:00 UTC+1
Value[E11]: GBP 39,000
Published[E8]: 23 Jun 2026
Procedure[E7]: Open procedure (below threshold)
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 10 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Higham Ferrers invites suitably experienced Christmas illumination specialists to submit a tender for the Christmas lights for a 3 year contract for Christmas 2026, 2027 and 2028. The 3-year contract period commencing no later than 1st October 2026. The supplier should be capable of installation, maintenance and testing of the Council's current Christmas lights and equipment and also supply of new lights and equipment. The supplier should be capable of supply and installation of power supply cabinets, bollards, or any other form of power supply to allow for the improvement of the installation system over the contract period if it proves necessary. The Christmas light display is a continuation of the install of the Town Council owned display aside the requirement for supply and install new lights to the Town Hall building and a light to the top of the Christmas Tree. Tenders are preferred electronically and can be sent to: clerk@highamferrers-tc.gov.uk Subject Line: Christmas Lights 2026 Tender Submission[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, 13:29 UTC
The deadline (2026-08-10T11:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document 5d1a436e-fe8b-4479-87a4-0eb2b4831a41-903033

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 Higham Ferrers Town Council.
Document 5d1a436e-fe8b-4479-87a4-0eb2b4831a41-903033, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:29 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 31522000 (Christmas tree lights).
Document 5d1a436e-fe8b-4479-87a4-0eb2b4831a41-903033, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:29 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
“England”
Document 5d1a436e-fe8b-4479-87a4-0eb2b4831a41-903033, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:29 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 10 Aug 2026, 12:00 UTC+01:00.
“2026-08-10T12:00:00+01:00”
Document 5d1a436e-fe8b-4479-87a4-0eb2b4831a41-903033, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:29 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Higham Ferrers invites suitably experienced Christmas illumination specialists to submit a tender for the Christmas lights for a 3 year contract for Christmas 2026, 2027 and 2028. The 3-year contract period commencing no later than 1st October 2026. The supplier should be capabl…”
Document 5d1a436e-fe8b-4479-87a4-0eb2b4831a41-903033, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:29 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
“tender”
Document 5d1a436e-fe8b-4479-87a4-0eb2b4831a41-903033, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:29 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
The procedure is: Open procedure (below threshold).
Document 5d1a436e-fe8b-4479-87a4-0eb2b4831a41-903033, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:29 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The notice was published on 23 Jun 2026.
“2026-06-23T10:37:19+01:00”
Document 5d1a436e-fe8b-4479-87a4-0eb2b4831a41-903033, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:29 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document 5d1a436e-fe8b-4479-87a4-0eb2b4831a41-903033, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:29 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
The notice is titled "Christmas Lights".
Document 5d1a436e-fe8b-4479-87a4-0eb2b4831a41-903033, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:29 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The stated value is GBP 39,000.
“39000 GBP”
Document 5d1a436e-fe8b-4479-87a4-0eb2b4831a41-903033, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:29 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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