Christmas Lights and Decorations 2026-2027: Dartford Town Centre

Official notice

Authority: Dartford Borough Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)

Awarded value£90,441published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to Gala Lights LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

CHRISTMAS LIGHTING 2026-2028 including hiring, installation and removal of Christmas lighting throughout Dartford town centre, based on the current scheme consisting of: 32 x Lamp column motifs, 17 x Across street motifs, 1 x Ceiling of light, 15 x wall mounted motifs, 1 x 3D Snowman, 150m of icicle lights, 1 x Christmas tree with 500m lights, 2 x trees with 40 Boa lights, 1 x living wall decorated with LED Lights.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible

31522000 Christmas tree lights 31527200 Exterior lights

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 7 Oct 2026, 14:20 BST
Last source update: 7 Oct 2026, 14:20 BST
Authority reference: DBC00070
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-094792
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0782cf Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 7 Oct 2026

Transparency notice published
7 Oct 2026, 14:20 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
7 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £90,4411 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Gala Lights LTDSME8 Oct 2026 – 1 Feb 2028	£90,441	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Dartford Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZJD-3364-WHJT Civic Centre, Home Gardens, Dartford, South East, DA1 1DRContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Gala Lights LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 6612708GB-PPON: PHRR-7852-XPMG Unit 10, Britannia Business Park, Aylesford, KENT, South East, ME20 7NTContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender7 Oct 2026, 14:20 BST