Official UK procurement notice
Installation and Maintenance of Christmas Lights in Barnsley Town Centre locations
Authority: Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council is looking to establish a contract with a Provider for the install and storage of Christmas lights owned by Barnsley Council for the Town Centre. The contract is also to provide commercial grade outdoor/indoor festive illuminations, including the installation, maintenance, dismantle, storage, delivery, collection and PAT certification, along with call out repairs during the time that they are up, and attending official switch on event to manage and support successful illumination of The Glass Works, Alhambra Shopping Centre and Barnsley Market.
- No preliminary market engagement: As BMBC has procured Christmas lights in previous years, the supply market is limited, well understood and the specification is clearly defined so we do not believe that additional market engagement will generate new insights or innovation. It is not envisaged that premarket engagement would add value due to the routine, repeatable nature of the requirement.
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The lotProcurement structure
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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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Price: 50%
- Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Price
- Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- 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
- 2 Apr 2026, 14:30 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Jul 2026, 10:59 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 5 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
P210- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-030966- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067bf5Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
2 Apr 2026 → 1 Aug 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published197 days ago2 Apr 2026, 14:30 BST
- Clarification questions by175 days ago24 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline169 days ago30 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent137 days ago2 Jun 2026
- Award decision expected by133 days ago5 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends127 days ago11 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published92 days ago16 Jul 2026, 10:59 BST
- Contract starts77 days ago1 Aug 2026
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Apr 2026- Tender notice published2 Apr 2026, 14:30 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published2 Jun 2026, 09:53 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete2 Jun 2026, 09:53 BST
- Contract signature expected19 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published16 Jul 2026, 10:59 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Bradford MDC Festival Lights Department1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 | £356,100 | 19 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Installation and Maintenance of Christmas Lights in Barnsley Town Centre locations · City of Bradford MDC Festival Lights Department
- Signed
- 8 Jul 2026
- Value
- £356,100 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonCity of Bradford MDC Festival Lights Department · Yorkshire and the Humber
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- City of Bradford MDC Festival Lights DepartmentAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender