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Published 13 May 2026, 12:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Corn Exchange Stage Lighting

Official notice

Authority: Ipswich Borough Council (Local council)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31) Delivery: East of England (UKH14)
Published estimate£100,000£120,000 inc. VAT28.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 3 Jun 2026awarded 26 Jun 2026
Awarded to Stage Electrics Partnership Ltd.
Contract term 7 moends 31 Jan 2027 · starts 1 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Ipswich Borough Council are currently out to tender for the provision of stage lighting.

This opportunity is available in the 'Current Tenders' area of portal. Interested parties are invited to express their interest to gain full access to the tender documentation.

The deadline date for submissions of the tender is 11am 3 June 2026. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted

The deadline for clarification questions is 11am 22 May 2026 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website

CPV: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting · Lamps and light fittings · Lighting equipment and electric lamps · Parts of lamps and lighting equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 7 moPublished value£100,000
Contract period: 1 Jul 2026 – 31 Jan 2027 (7 mo)Value: £100,000 exc. VAT · £120,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of England
31000000 Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting31500000 Lighting equipment and electric lamps31520000 Lamps and light fittings31530000 Parts of lamps and lighting equipment

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: 100% Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
13 May 2026, 12:45 BST
Last source update
30 Jun 2026, 14:33 BST
Authority reference
IBC/20244
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-043848
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lightingLamps and light fittingsLighting equipment and electric lampsParts of lamps and lighting equipment
Delivery area
East of England (UKH14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069788 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
3 Jun 2026, 11:00 BST
Clarification deadline
27 May 2026, 11:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.suffolksourcing.co.uk ↗

Timeline

13 May 2026 → 1 Jul 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published165 days ago
    13 May 2026, 12:45 BST
  2. Clarification questions by151 days ago
    27 May 2026, 11:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline144 days ago
    3 Jun 2026, 11:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published117 days ago
    30 Jun 2026, 14:33 BST
  5. Contract starts117 days ago
    1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 May 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    13 May 2026, 12:45 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    30 Jun 2026, 14:33 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    30 Jun 2026, 14:33 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £71,4431 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Jun 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Stage Electrics Partnership Ltd.SME£71,443 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ipswich Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPLT-7247-DMBJ Grafton House, 15-17 Russell Road, Ipswich, East of England, IP1 2DEContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (8)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender