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Southampton District Christmas Lights

Buyer: Southampton City Council →

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BuyerSouthampton City Council
StatusClosed
Deadline4 Jun 2026
Value£300,000
Published5 May 2026

What is being bought

The purpose of this procurement is to appoint a single Service Provider to deliver Christmas lights across Southampton's district centres. The contract covers the design, supply, installation, operation, maintenance, removal and storage of Christmas lights, together with all associated services required to deliver a safe, reliable and visually appropriate festive lighting scheme. Full information can be found within the tender documentation.

Delivery location

UKJ32, GB

Categories

Christmas tree lights 31522000Exterior lights 31527200Lighting systems 31527260

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusactive
Value£300,000
Contract periodFrom 1 Aug 2026 to 31 Jul 2027
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Quality (100%)

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Christmas tree lights, Exterior lights, Lighting systemsNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 31. The category anchor is Christmas tree lights (31522000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 311,4225 median · 67.3 average (394 of 1,422 with a bid count)6 average (470 of 1,422 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer0Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKJ3243 median · 3 average (1 of 4 with a bid count)1 average (1 of 4 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)1333.5 median · 4.3 average (6 of 133 with a bid count)1 average (6 of 133 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementYes
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06495e
Latest release ID040816-2026
Latest release timestampTue May 05 2026 08:31:56 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040816-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categorygoods
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-06-04T12:00:00+01:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadline2026-05-28T12:00:00+01:00
Award period: startNot published
Award period: end2026-06-29T23:59:59+01:00
Submission method detailshttps://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£300,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source2
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
5 May 2026tender040816-2026
5 Feb 2026planning010659-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (2 releases)
5 May 2026 · 040816-2026 · tender
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5 Feb 2026 · 010659-2026 · planning
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        "description": "Southampton City Council \"The Council\" or \"SCC\" is seeking a contractor for the supply, design, installation, maintenance/repairs and removal or Christmas lighting displays during the festive period across seven (7) districts across the city.\nThe contract is to run for an initial 3 years, with the potential to run for a maximum of 5 total years with 2x 12 month extension options.\nAs part of the tender requirements, SCC requires all bidding organisations (and any proposed sub-contractor) operating within the highway electrical sector to be registered to the Highway Electrical Registration Scheme (HERS), or equivalent, as the scheme works to ensure that all organisations operating within the sector are fully compliant with NHSS8.\nThe budget is fixed at a maximum of £60,000 per annum and the price evaluation will be evaluated against this fixed annual figure.\nThe tender is expected to be weighted at:\n- Quality: 60%\n- Price: 40%\nWith the following Method Statement Questions (MSQ) \n1. Maintenance, Inspections & Call-outs - 15%\n2. Design Approach & Visual Quality - 15%\n3. Energy Efficiency & Electricity Management - 10%\n4. Technical & Safety Approach - 10%\n5. Delivery & Programme - 5%\n6. Social Value Offering & Delivery - 5%\nNote: These weightings and MSQs are open to being changed at the Council's discretion, at any time, in the lead up to tender publication.\nInformation on how to register to our e-tendering portal, Proactis, can be found at the following link \nhttps://www.southampton.gov.uk/business-licensing/supply-council/supply-portal-instructions/\nPlease contact jack.martin@southampton.gov.uk for any queries you may have regarding this upcoming tender"
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