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Published date: 6 January 2025

Contract summary

Industry

Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting - 31000000

Street-lighting columns - 34928510

Installation services of electrical equipment - 51110000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£105,000

Procurement reference

Christmas lights Tender

Published date

6 January 2025

Closing date

28 February 2025

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 November 2025

Contract end date

5 January 2028

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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Description

Festive Lighting Tender Opportunity for a three-year contract for the provision installation/ dismantle / storage Christmas lights hire contact.

Blaby Parish Council provides an annual programme of Christmas illuminations in Blaby Village. The focus of the illuminations is the annual 'Switch on Event' which takes place on the last Friday in November.

Our current contract has just ended, and we are seeking professional companies to tender for a three-year contract for the supply, delivery installation and storage of the light scheme in its entirety. Testing, installation, support, and design of the Christmas Lights display should all be included along with delivery, build, dismantle time and transport costs and to include call out fees for faults / maintenance issues.

The lights are to be installed and tested in mid-November ready for the Christmas Lights Switch On event. Testing must be completed before the switch on event. At the event support will be required to ensure the lights are switched on at the countdown simultaneously and the timers reset the following day. The lights are to be turned off after the 12th night in January and be taken down before 31st January.

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More information

Additional text

The quotation should include the following,

1. The supply, install 100 LED'S to 55 Council owned artificial trees
2. Anchor test 55 wall brackets and 4 anchors for Catenary wire
3. Install 55 tress into holders and connect
4. Supply and install 14 x lamp column festive decals
5. Supply and install S/D Ice white lights along shop frontages
6. Supply and install 2 x festive displays currently reindeer and sledge
7. Supply and install festive display currently 2 x 3D stars and 6 x wall snowflakes

8. Supply & install display to external wall - currently 6 x snowflakes
9. Supply & install 2 x display wall mounted displays - currently large snowflakes
10. Supply, install large feature in town centre - currently 20ft cone tree
11. Supply ice white lights to 2 x static tree
12. Install lights and decorations to 20ft real tree
13. Store all products when not in use in a dry, secure, safe environment where they will come to no damage.
14. Annual PAT Testing: Conduct annual PAT testing of all equipment and supply relevant certification.
15. Electrician for light up on the night and to reprogram timers.
16. Maintenance and repairs during illumination period
16. Hire of Cherry Picker for installation and de-rig. Traffic management - as required installation de-rig

Notes:
Permanent sockets for the Christmas trees are already in situ.
There is good access for HIAB Lorry if required.
The council supplies its own 4ft artificial Christmas trees.
The lamp columns all have existing electrical infrastructure fitted (festive switch and timer).

All lights to be ice white with a colour scheme to be decided.

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How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Vicki Jepson

Address

22-24 Leicester Road
LEICESTER
LE84GQ
England

Telephone

0116 2784728

Email

manager@blabyparishcouncil.org

Website

www.blabyparishcouncil.org

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