Official UK procurement notice
Christmas Light Contract · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Rugeley Town Council (Local council)
Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31)Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: UKWest Midlands (UKG2)
Concession value (operator's revenue)£150,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 20 Mar 2026awarded 17 Apr 2026
Award (standstill) to Blachere Illumination UK Limited
Contract term 2 yrs 4 moends 31 Dec 2028 · starts 1 Sept 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe design, installation, maintenance, removal and storage of festive lights and decorations in the Town Centre and surrounding area
CPV: Christmas tree lights · Commissioning of public lighting installations · Illuminated signs and nameplates · Parts of lamps and lighting equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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 (4)
- Competence/Experience: 20%
- Quality of Tender Application: 20%
- Lighting Design: 40%
- Price: 20%
Published award criteria (4)
- Price
- Competence/Experience
- Quality of Tender Application
- Lighting Design
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- 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 Feb 2026, 15:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Apr 2026, 15:36 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 17 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
RTC26LIGHTS- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-014873- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065746Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Submission deadline
- 20 Mar 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Please submit Tenders by email to: [email protected]
By post to:
Rugeley Town Council
c/o The Rose Theatre, Taylors Lane, Rugeley WS15 2AA
Or follow the instructions in the tender documents on our website: rugeleytowncouncil.gov.uk/documents/christmas-… ↗
Timeline
18 Feb 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published250 days ago18 Feb 2026, 15:16 GMT
- Clarification questions by241 days ago27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline220 days ago20 Mar 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent193 days ago17 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by192 days ago17 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published187 days ago22 Apr 2026, 15:36 BST
- Standstill ends174 days ago5 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts56 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Feb 2026- Tender notice published18 Feb 2026, 15:16 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published22 Apr 2026, 15:36 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete22 Apr 2026, 15:36 BST
- Contract signature expected8 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £150,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 55 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blachere Illumination UK Limited1 Sept 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 | £150,000 | 17 Apr 2026standstill to 5 May 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BLACHERE ILLUMINATION UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications Rugeley Town Council is seeking tenders from suitably qualified organisations for the design, installation, maintenance, removal and storage of festive lights and decorations in the Town Centre and surrounding area. The Council is open to imaginative ideas and suggestions on how …
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender