Official UK procurement notice
Christmas Illuminations Supply and Installation
Authority: Thrapston Town Council (Local council)
Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published estimate£45,000≈ £23k / year · £54,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 2 Apr 2026
Contract term 2 yrsends 30 Apr 2028 · extension options published · starts 1 May 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo supply and install Christmas illuminations in the centre of Thrapston, Northamptonshire for a three-year contract 2026-2028.
- No preliminary market engagement: Size of tender does not justify
CPV: Christmas tree lights
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£45,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Design & Creativity: 20%
- Experience & Track Record: 10%
- Quality Assurance: 10%
- Health & Safety: 10%
- Price: 40%
- Environmental Management: 10%
Published award criteria (6)
- Price
- Design & Creativity
- Experience & Track Record
- Quality Assurance
- Health & Safety
- Environmental Management
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 19 Feb 2026, 13:57 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Feb 2026, 13:57 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 21 Apr 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-015261- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065836Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Submission deadline
- 2 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
www.thrapstontowncouncil.gov.uk ↗
77 High Street, Thrapston, Northants NN14 4JJ
Email: [email protected]
Timeline
19 Feb 2026 → 1 May 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published245 days ago19 Feb 2026, 13:57 GMT
- Submission deadline203 days ago2 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by184 days ago21 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts175 days ago1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published19 Feb 2026, 13:57 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender