Official UK procurement notice
Christmas Illuminations · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Skegness Town Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of Christmas Illuminations for lamp columns, some cross-street lighting and a large illuminated Christmas Tree with associated services. The contract will be for 4 years with first installation winter 2025.
CPV: Christmas tree lights · Installation of outdoor illumination equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£100,000
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).
Lot awarding rule: Element : Weighting Price and costs 30% Quality 70% (split into Organisational Experience/ Understanding of Requirements 10% and the response the detailed proposals to meet requirements 60%) Further details available in documents
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- 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
- 18 Jun 2025, 11:28 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Nov 2025, 12:23 GMT
- Authority reference
STC/CI/SL/2025- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-033208- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054ee6Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Jun 2025, 16:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Jun 2025, 16:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
Follow instructions in documentation
Timeline
18 Jun 2025 → 17 Nov 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published18 Jun 2025, 11:28 BST
- Clarification questions by26 Jun 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline30 Jun 2025, 16:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published339 days ago17 Nov 2025, 12:23 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jun 2025- Tender notice published18 Jun 2025, 11:28 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published17 Nov 2025, 12:23 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete17 Nov 2025, 12:23 GMT
- Contract signature expected17 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gala Lights LTD17 Nov 2025 – 7 Jan 2029 · up to 7 Jan 2030Extensions: A possible one year extension at Council's discretion. · Options: Extra lights or trees | £84,576 inc. VAT | 21 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Gala Lights LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
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