Official UK procurement notice
Festive Light Scheme for Braintree Town Centre
Authority: Braintree District Council (Local council)·On behalf of: Essex County Council
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo procure the design, supply (on a hire basis), installation, and removal of new festive lights within Braintree town centre. Under this procurement, there is also the requirement to upgrade the existing connection points, and electrical infrastructure to support the proposed scheme.
Due to the works and service elements, there will be two contracts under this procurement, both contracts will be awarded to one contractor.
The cost and quality response for both elements will be evaluated as a combined bid.
There is scope within the specification for the scheme to be reduced depending on available budget.
Works - 4 week construction period + 31 month rectification period
CPV: Christmas tree lights · Event services · Installation of outdoor illumination equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£190,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 50%
- Commercial: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical
- Commercial
- Social Value
- 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
- 7 May 2026, 19:28 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Jun 2026, 13:45 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 3 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
EPP0338- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-042194- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0693f9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 28 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
7 May 2026 → 10 Jul 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published166 days ago7 May 2026, 19:28 BST
- Clarification questions by145 days ago28 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline138 days ago4 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent124 days ago19 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published123 days ago19 Jun 2026, 13:45 BST
- Standstill ends112 days ago30 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by109 days ago3 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts103 days ago10 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 May 2026- Tender notice published7 May 2026, 19:28 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published19 Jun 2026, 13:45 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Jun 2026, 13:45 BST
- Contract signature expected6 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gala Lights LTDSME10 Jul 2026 – 7 Aug 2026 | £14,995 | 12 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
| Gala Lights LTDSME10 Jul 2026 – 31 Jan 2029 · up to 31 Jan 2030Extensions: Where supplier performance is meeting expectations and to allow for a re-tender exercise if necessary. | £241,956 | 11 Jun 2026standstill to 30 Jun 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Essex County CouncilProcess contact pointProcuring entityManaging tender
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Gala Lights LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender