Official UK procurement notice
Hexham Abbey External Architectural Lighting
Authority: Hexham Town Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHexham Town Council invites tenders from suitably qualified contractors for the design, supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance of a new external floodlighting system.
The Town Council has provided floodlighting to externals of Hexham Abbey for approximately 23 years. The current system has reached end of life and requires replacement, taking the opportunity to improve the energy efficiency and functionality of the lighting system.
CPV: Lighting systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£120,000
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 (6)
- Design (Including technical compliance and level of programability): 25%
- Dark Skies Compliance: 10%
- Conservation Compliance: 10%
- Durability and maintenance: 20%
- Cost: 15%
- Energy use and sustainability: 20%
Published award criteria (6)
- Design (Including technical compliance and level of programability)
- Dark Skies Compliance
- Conservation Compliance
- Durability and maintenance
- Energy use and sustainability
- Cost
- Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 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
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 23 Mar 2026, 12:14 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Mar 2026, 12:18 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 14 May 2026
- Authority reference
Hex/AL/26- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-026218- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067148Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
23 Mar 2026 → 1 Jun 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published213 days ago23 Mar 2026, 12:14 GMT
- Submission deadline175 days ago30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by161 days ago14 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts144 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Mar 2026- Tender notice published23 Mar 2026, 12:14 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published23 Mar 2026, 12:18 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST23 Mar 2026, 12:18 GMT+0 days · was 30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Published amendments (1)
Amended submission date on accompanying documentation
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender