Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 20 Aug 2025, 15:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Seasonal Christmas light Installation, removal & maintenance

Authority: Ipswich Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold

Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31)Repair & Maintenance (50)Installation services (except software) (51) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Published estimate£110,000≈ £110k / year · £132,000 inc. VAT21.4% below published estimate

Submissions closed 17 Sept 2025awarded 30 Oct 2025

Awarded to J Mccann & Co Limited

Contract term 1 yrends 28 Sept 2026 · up to 28 Sept 2027 with extensions · starts 29 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Ipswich Borough Council is inviting Quotes for the installation, removal and maintenance of the seasonal Christmas Lights for Ipswich Town Centre.

CPV: Christmas tree lights · Electrical circuits · Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment · Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services · Parts of lamps and lighting equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrPublished value£110,000

Contract period: 29 Sept 2025 – 28 Sept 2026 (1 yr) · up to 28 Sept 2027 with extensionsValue: £110,000 exc. VAT · £132,000 inc. VAT

Extensions: 12 Month

31522000 Christmas tree lights 31530000 Parts of lamps and lighting equipment 31681300 Electrical circuits 50800000 Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services 51100000 Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment

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

Lot awarding rule: Seasonal lighting decorations installation, removal & maintenance

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Below threshold
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: 20 Aug 2025, 15:45 BST
Last source update: 17 Nov 2025, 16:53 GMT
Authority reference: IBC/19364
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-050274
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Christmas tree lightsElectrical circuitsInstallation services of electrical and mechanical equipmentMiscellaneous repair and maintenance servicesParts of lamps and lighting equipment
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058b8b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 17 Sept 2025, 11:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 10 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.suffolksourcing.uk ↗

Timeline

20 Aug 2025 → 17 Nov 2025 · 5 dates

Tender notice published
20 Aug 2025, 15:45 BST
Clarification questions by
10 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST
Submission deadline
17 Sept 2025, 11:00 BST
Contract starts393 days ago
29 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published343 days ago
17 Nov 2025, 16:53 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Aug 2025

Tender notice published
20 Aug 2025, 15:45 BST
UK4
Contract details notice published
17 Nov 2025, 16:53 GMT
UK7
Status changed to complete
17 Nov 2025, 16:53 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £86,5051 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Oct 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
J Mccann & Co Limited	£86,505 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · J Mccann & Co Limited
Signed
30 Oct 2025
Value
£86,505
Period
30 Oct 2025 – 30 Oct 2026 · up to 30 Oct 2027 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
12 months + 12 months
1 agreed KPI: N/A
- N/A, N/A

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ipswich Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPLT-7247-DMBJ Grafton House, 15-17 Russell Road, Ipswich, East of England, IP1 2DEContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

J McCann & Co LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08326109 110 Nottingham Road, Chilwell, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG9 6DQContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Bidding documents and specificationstenderBidding documents and specifications

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender17 Nov 2025, 16:53 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender20 Aug 2025, 15:45 BST