Official UK procurement notice
Festive Illuminations 2026 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Sheffield City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Installation services (except software) (51) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE32)
Awarded value£99,950published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 21 Jan 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Blachere Illumination UK Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply of Christmas / Festive Illuminations for the 2026 display.
Sheffield City Centre is undergoing major re-development works which makes designing a new illumination display difficult. As a result, a one year contract has been awarded with a future tender to be run for the 2027 display once the city centre works are progressed further / completed.
The decision to enter into this contract was taken by the officer with the delegated authority on 06 November 2025.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Jan 2026, 11:47 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Jan 2026, 11:47 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-005687- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060c0eFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published22 Jan 2026, 11:47 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £99,9501 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Jan 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blachere Illumination UK LimitedSME | £99,950 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Festive Illuminations 2026 · Blachere Illumination UK LimitedSME
- Signed
- 21 Jan 2026
- Value
- £99,950
- Period
- 1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2027
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BLACHERE ILLUMINATION UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender