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Published 7 Feb 2025, 14:17 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Hire Installation Removal and Storage of Festive Lights

Official notice

Authority: Cardiff Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£300,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 10 Mar 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To ensure that the Council delivers the most dynamic and visually exciting festive displays in an effective way, the Council wish to go out to the market to secure appropriate and experienced suppliers for this service. The agreement will require proven expertise and resources to supply vibrant festive displays across the City, as well as manage, plan, install and remove the festive lights programme for the Capital City of Wales. The successful contractors may also be required to provide advice both creatively and technically.

  • Recurrence: January 2026

CPV: Christmas tree lights · Maintenance services of public-lighting installations and traffic lights

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1
Delivery: Wales · Cardiff
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
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    please refer to the tender documents

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
Closed
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 · January 2026
First published
7 Feb 2025, 14:17 GMT
Last source update
7 Feb 2025, 14:17 GMT
Award evaluation window
10 Mar 2025 – …
Authority reference
ERFX1008578
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-004190
Classification (CPV)
Christmas tree lightsMaintenance services of public-lighting installations and traffic lights
Delivery area
Wales (UKL22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04dcd0 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Performance terms

Please refer to the Tender documents

Publisher note: Please refer to Tender Documents NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=148021. (WA Ref:148021) The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
10 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en, cy
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
10 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 Feb 2025 → 10 Mar 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    7 Feb 2025, 14:17 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    10 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    10 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cardiff Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services PPON PVHP-5769-YHRQ County Hall, Atlantic Wharf, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 4UWContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria