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title: "Festive Light Scheme for Braintree Town Centre"
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# Festive Light Scheme for Braintree Town Centre

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/festive-light-scheme-for-braintree-town-centre-ocds-h6vhtk-0693f9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Braintree District Council: "Festive Light Scheme for Braintree Town Centre". Published status: complete. Published Value: £190,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 4 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Braintree District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/braintree-district-council-ons-e07000067)
- **Published Value:** £190,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 June 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Christmas tree lights, Event services, Installation of outdoor illumination equipment
- **Delivery Location:** UKH3
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £256,951 (exc. VAT, 2 awards)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/festive-light-scheme-for-braintree-town-centre-ocds-h6vhtk-0693f9#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0693f9`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/festive-light-scheme-for-braintree-town-centre-ocds-h6vhtk-0693f9#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%3FadvertId%3De69fbca2-174a-f111-813c-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/festive-light-scheme-for-braintree-town-centre-ocds-h6vhtk-0693f9#participate

## Description
To 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

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 31522000, 45316100, 79952000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £190,000

- **Contract Period:** 09/07/2026 to 31/01/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Gala Lights Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:06612708`
  - Value: £14,995 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 11/06/2026

- **Award:** 1 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **Gala Lights Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:06612708`
  - Value: £241,956 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 10/06/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F042194-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-19T12:45:24.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T14:32:08.620Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0693f9