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Published 10 Nov 2026, 10:30 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Festive Lighting for Stirling City Centre

Official notice

Authority: Stirling Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£306,000exc. VAT2% below first published estimate
Submissions closed 12 Oct 2026awarded 29 Oct 2026
Awarded to Lightways Contractors Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Stirling Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified Contractor to provide the storage, inspection, testing, maintenance, installation, commissioning, removal and repair of festive lighting throughout Stirling City Centre.

  • Recurrence: Mid 2031.

CPV: Installation of outdoor illumination equipment · Maintenance services of public-lighting installations and traffic lights

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The initial term of this contract will be for a period of 3 years, with an option to extend for a further 2 years allowing for a maximum duration of 5 years in total at the sole discretion of the Council.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: 95Price: 70Environmental: 5
Published sub-criteria (8)
  • Contract Management: 25
  • Health & Safety: 30
  • Contract Challenges: 15
  • Project Team: 10
  • Supply and Design Lights: 10
  • Community Benefits: 5
  • price: 70
  • Sustainability: 5
Published award criteria (8)
  • Contract Management: 25
  • Health & Safety: 30
  • Contract Challenges: 15
  • Project Team: 10
  • Supply and Design Lights: 10
  • Sustainability: 5
  • Community Benefits: 5
  • Price: 70
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 170 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. Quality carries 95 of 170: the paper moves it further than the discount.

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

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £299,7441 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Oct 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lightways Contractors LimitedSME£299,744 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic1——

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
Yes · Mid 2031.
First published
10 Nov 2026, 10:30 GMT
Last source update
10 Nov 2026, 10:30 GMT
Award evaluation window
12 Oct 2026 – …
Authority reference
SC2526-0203
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-106536
Classification (CPV)
Installation of outdoor illumination equipmentMaintenance services of public-lighting installations and traffic lights
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM77)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f7d4 Find a Tender

Publisher note: (SC Ref:848019)

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
12 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
12 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Oct 2026 → 10 Nov 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline29 days ago
    12 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened29 days ago
    12 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published1h ago
    10 Nov 2026, 10:30 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Stirling Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Procurement, Teith House, Stirling, Scotland, FK7 7QAContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Sheriff's CourtReview body Stirling

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.