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Published 3 Mar 2026, 15:22 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

DBC (SF) Dacorum Festive Lighting Scheme

Official notice

Authority: Dacorum Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31)Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: East of England (UKH23)
Published estimate£210,000≈ £210k / year · £251,999 inc. VAT · 1 value update9.1% below published estimate
Submissions closed 18 May 2026awarded 17 Jul 2026
Awarded to Sparkx Limited
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Jul 2027 · up to 31 Jul 2029 with extensions · starts 3 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council is inviting bidders to tender for Hemel Hempstead Festive lighting Town Centres plus eight neighbourhood shopping centres, the appointed supplier will be responsible for the following:

  • Design, supply (on a hire basis), installation, maintenance, and removal of festive lighting across all specified locations.
  • Management of all electrical connections, installation of RCBO protection, and provision of certification in line with Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) standards.
  • Booking of road space with HCC Network Management

Download the tender documents for full specification details.

Minimum requirements for this tender

Tenderers and their sub-contractors (if any) must provide evidence of valid HERS accreditation for all highways electrical work, at the time of tendering.

Suppliers can download documents from the Supply Hertfordshire e-tendering portal. New suppliers will need to register on the portal.

All Tender Documents and correspondence must be submitted via the Councils e-tendering portal.at www.supplyhertfordshire.uk ↗

Please submit your completed tender document via the Council’s e-tendering portal no later than 12 noon 18 May 2026. Any tender submitted either manually or by email will not be accepted.

CPV: Christmas tree lights · Commissioning of public lighting installations

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEPublished value£210,000
Contract period: 3 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2027 (1 yr) · up to 31 Jul 2029 with extensionsValue: £210,000 exc. VAT · £251,999 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 2 separate one year extensions
31522000 Christmas tree lights50232110 Commissioning of public lighting installations

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
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price: Lowest total price /Total Tender price x 40
  • Quality: Refer to ITT documents for full details
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
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
3 Mar 2026, 15:22 GMT
Last source update
12 Aug 2026, 14:09 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 10 Jul 2026
Authority reference
CPU00585
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-032583
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Christmas tree lightsCommissioning of public lighting installations
Delivery area
East of England (UKH23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066142 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

30 days

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
18 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
7 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/… ↗

Tenders must be submitted electronically

Timeline

3 Mar 2026 → 12 Aug 2026 · 11 dates
  1. Planning notice published227 days ago
    3 Mar 2026, 15:22 GMT
  2. Market engagement211 days ago
    18 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT

    This is a Preliminary Market engagement via questionnaire. Interested companies can download the questionnaire from the Supply Hertfordshire portal in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/… ↗ and must be registered on the portal.

  3. Tender notice published190 days ago
    9 Apr 2026, 16:32 BST
  4. Next notice expected183 days ago
    15 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Clarification questions by162 days ago
    7 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  6. Submission deadline151 days ago
    18 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  7. Award decision expected by97 days ago
    10 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Assessment summaries sent91 days ago
    17 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
  9. Standstill ends79 days ago
    28 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  10. Contract starts74 days ago
    3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
  11. Latest notice published65 days ago
    12 Aug 2026, 14:09 BST

Notice history

9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Mar 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    3 Mar 2026, 15:22 GMT
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    9 Apr 2026, 16:32 BST
    UK4
  3. Status changed to active
    9 Apr 2026, 16:32 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    9 Apr 2026, 16:32 BST
  5. Deadline published: 18 May 2026, 12:00 BST
    9 Apr 2026, 16:32 BST
  6. Contract award notice published
    17 Jul 2026, 14:41 BST
    UK6
  7. Status changed to complete
    17 Jul 2026, 14:41 BST
  8. Contract signature expected
    31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  9. Contract details notice published
    12 Aug 2026, 14:09 BST
    UK7
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2026-03: 1 release · 3 Mar 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £190,8001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Aug 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Sparkx LimitedSMEDacorum Festive Lights Scheme3 Aug 2026 – 30 Jul 2027 · up to 30 Jul 2029Extensions: Option to extend for 2 separate one year extensions£190,80017 Jul 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Dacorum Festive Lights Scheme · Sparkx LimitedSME

    Signed
    11 Aug 2026
    Value
    £190,800
    Period
    11 Aug 2026 – 30 Jul 2027 · up to 30 Jul 2029 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Option to extend for 2 separate one year extensions

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4final-stage tenders40—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Dacorum Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGGG-5373-XYZX The Forum, Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead, East of England, HP1 1DNContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Sparkx LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05536931 Wellhead Farm Hale Road, Wendover, Aylesbury, South East, HP22 6NJContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure