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ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06495e"
title: "Southampton District Christmas Lights"
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# Southampton District Christmas Lights

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/southampton-district-christmas-lights-ocds-h6vhtk-06495e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Southampton City Council: "Southampton District Christmas Lights". Published status: active. Published Value: £300,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 4 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: supplierlive.proactisp2p.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Southampton City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/southampton-city-council-ons-e06000045)
- **Published Value:** £300,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 June 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Christmas tree lights, Exterior lights, Lighting systems
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ32
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/southampton-district-christmas-lights-ocds-h6vhtk-06495e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06495e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/southampton-district-christmas-lights-ocds-h6vhtk-06495e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplierlive.proactisp2p.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsupplierlive.proactisp2p.com%2FAccount%2FLogin)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/southampton-district-christmas-lights-ocds-h6vhtk-06495e#participate

## Description
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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 31522000, 31527200, 31527260
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £300,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2026 to 31/07/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F040816-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-05T08:31:56.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T03:23:30.726Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06495e