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Published 6 Jun 2025, 11:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Design, Supply, Maintenance, Erection and Removal of Festive Lighting in Nithsdale

Official notice

Authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£263,000exc. VAT16.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 7 Jul 2025awarded 12 Sept 2025
Awarded to LITE

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Design, Supply, Maintenance, Erection and Removal of Festive Lighting in Nithsdale

CPV: Commissioning of public lighting installations · Electricity supply installations · Event services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1This opportunity is for the design, supply, storage, repair, maintenance, erection and…AwardedRenewalPublished value£263,000

This opportunity is for the design, supply, storage, repair, maintenance, erection and removal of festive lighting in Nithsdale (Dumfries, Thornhill, Sanquhar, Kirkconnel, Kelloholm(provisional), and Wanlockhead(provisional)).

Delivery: Scotland · Dumfries, Thornhill, Sanquhar, Kirkconnel, Kelloholm(provisional), and Wanlockhead(provisional)
Extensions: The Contract is intended to continue for an initial period of three (3) years from the Commencement Date (the "Initial Term"). This Contract may be extended beyond the Initial Term on a maximum of one (1) occasion, for a period of up to one (1) year (a "Renewal Period") at the Council's sole discretion.Variant bids: not allowed

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: 30%Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 30
  • Price: 70
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
6 Jun 2025, 11:05 BST
Last source update
17 Sept 2025, 14:23 BST
Award evaluation window
7 Jul 2025 – …
Authority reference
DGCP-0087
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-057372
Classification (CPV)
Commissioning of public lighting installationsElectricity supply installationsEvent services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM92)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054438 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:810494)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
7 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
7 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 Jul 2025 → 17 Sept 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    7 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    7 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    17 Sept 2025, 14:23 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    17 Sept 2025, 14:23 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £219,4161 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 55 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
LITE£219,416 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 057372-2025-DGCP-0087-1 · LITE

    Signed
    12 Sept 2025
    Value
    £219,416
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad5——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Dumfries and Galloway Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Procurement Team, Carruthers House, Dumfries, Scotland, DG1 2HPContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Dumfries Sheriff CourtReview body Dumfries

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • LITEAwarded supplier Unit 2,Farrington Place, Rossendale Road Ind. Estate,, Burnley, UK, BB11 5TYContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria