Published date: 3 March 2025

This notice was replaced on 4 March 2025

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Opportunity (published 4 March 2025)

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Contract summary

Industry

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

  • Installation services (except software) - 51000000

  • Event services - 79952000

Location of contract

SG188AS

Value of contract

£51,000

Procurement reference

BTC019

Published date

3 March 2025

Closing date

25 April 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 October 2025

Contract end date

18 January 2028

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Biggleswade Town Council oversees the Christmas light display in the Market Square and High Street and is inviting applications for the design, supply, installation, removal, storage, and annual maintenance and testing of high-quality Christmas lights. This contract will cover the festive light displays for the 2025, 2026, and 2027 Christmas seasons, starting in November 2025.

The Council is committed to delivering a high-quality Christmas lights display for its residents. The aim is to create a festive display that impresses the community and celebrates the season.

All bidders are required to submit a completed paper copy of the specification document. All further details relating to this business case submission can be found in the specification document.
The deadline for responses is 12:00 PM (noon) on Friday 25th April 2025.

More information

Attachments

Additional text

All bidders are required to submit a completed paper copy of this document.
Each tendering firm shall be supplied with a specifically marked envelope from Biggleswade Town Council in order to post their completed tender. The envelope will have "Christmas Lights Tender" written on it and the address below. No tenderer can write anything further onto the envelope. To receive one of these envelopes, please email deborah.jackson@biggleswadetowncouncil.gov.uk.
Bidders must submit their final tender to the following address before the submission deadline:
The Town Clerk & Chief Executive
Biggleswade Town Council
The Old Court House
4 Saffron Road
Biggleswade
Bedfordshire
SG18 8DL
All tenders received will be held by the Town Clerk & Chief Executive and remain in the sealed envelopes until the prescribed date for opening tenders.

About the buyer

Contact name

Deborah Jackson

Address

The Old Court House,4 Saffron Road
BIGGLESWADE
SG188DL
England

Email

deborah.jackson@biggleswadetowncouncil.gov.uk

Website

https://biggleswadetowncouncil.gov.uk/