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title: "Christmas Lights Switch-On Event and Big Day Out 2025-2028"
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# Christmas Lights Switch-On Event and Big Day Out 2025-2028

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/christmas-lights-switch-on-event-and-big-day-out-2025-2028-ocds-h6vhtk-0556c2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Dartford Borough Council: "Christmas Lights Switch-On Event and Big Day Out 2025-2028". Published status: complete. Published Value: £184,800. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 28 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Dartford Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/dartford-borough-council-ons-e07000107)
- **Published Value:** £184,800 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 28 July 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Entertainment services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ4, UKJ43
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £175,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/christmas-lights-switch-on-event-and-big-day-out-2025-2028-ocds-h6vhtk-0556c2#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0556c2`

## 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-switch-on-event-and-big-day-out-2025-2028-ocds-h6vhtk-0556c2#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [kentbusinessportal.org.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kentbusinessportal.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/christmas-lights-switch-on-event-and-big-day-out-2025-2028-ocds-h6vhtk-0556c2#participate

## Description
Dartford Borough Council Christmas Lights Switch-on is a popular free family event which takes place the first Saturday following Remembrance Sunday in November of each year.
Dartford Borough Council's Big Day Out is a popular 2-day free family event which takes place over one weekend, Saturday & Sunday, in July each year. The event location is  Central Park, Dartford

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Christmas Lights Switch On
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 92300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £84,000
- **Description:** The contractor will hire and manage the following:
•	Stage
Limited space means a specified size is required; 6.1m wide x 4.88m deep with roof frame to span over the stage and with front of stage barriers for use on hard standing, including 2m gate fo...
- **Contract Period:** 17/08/2025 to 17/08/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Big Day Out
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 92300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £100,800
- **Description:** The successful contractor will hire and manage the following:
•	Stage
A stage with a maximum size of 7m wide x 45m deep with roof frame to span over the stage and with front of stage barriers, for use on grass.
The stage must be delivered and built o...
- **Contract Period:** 17/08/2025 to 17/08/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Christmas Lights Switch-On Event and Big Day Out (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **CELEBTIME LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-154037`
  - Value: £175,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 06/08/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Christmas Lights Switch-On Event and Big Day Out (active)
  - Signed Value: £175,000
  - Signed Date: 19/08/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F036427-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-08-20T11:21:19.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T20:58:30.963Z
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