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# Christmas Lights Biggleswade

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/christmas-lights-biggleswade-ocds-h6vhtk-04ea3f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Biggleswade Town Council: "Christmas Lights Biggleswade". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £51,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 1 May 2025, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Biggleswade Town Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/biggleswade-town-council-GB-PPON-PHHP-8389-XYJR)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £51,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 1 May 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment, Installation services of equipment for measuring, checking, testing and navigating, Lighting equipment and electric lamps
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/christmas-lights-biggleswade-ocds-h6vhtk-04ea3f#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04ea3f`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/christmas-lights-biggleswade-ocds-h6vhtk-04ea3f#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** All bidders are required to submit a completed paper copy of the Invitation to Tender 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.

## 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.
The amount of the successful tenderer was £63k.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 31500000, 51100000, 51200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £51,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2025 to 18/01/2028

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **The Festive Lighting Co Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-149459`
  - Value: £63,610 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 27/05/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F008256-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-05-28T09:36:04.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T07:51:18.110Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04ea3f