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Published 21 May 2026, 14:40 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Stockport Christmas Lights Programme

Official notice

Authority: Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Published estimate£105,000£126,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Jun 2026
Contract term 3 moends 31 Jan 2027 · up to 31 Jan 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The hire, delivery & collection, storage & refurbishment of festive lights and the manufacture, supply and delivery of pea lights (to go onto Christmas trees) for the Town Centre (excluding Merseyway Shopping Centre and Stockport Exchange) District Centres, Local Centres and Key Gateway Sites within the Borough of Stockport.

CPV: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 moSMEVCSEPublished value£105,000
Contract period: 1 Nov 2026 – 31 Jan 2027 (3 mo) · up to 31 Jan 2029 with extensionsValue: £105,000 exc. VAT · £126,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extensions outlined in tender documents.
31000000 Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    N/A

What it takes to win
i

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
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    N/A

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
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
21 May 2026, 14:40 BST
Last source update
21 May 2026, 14:40 BST
Authority reference
020430
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-047173
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069f62 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
12 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
5 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Please submit via the chest project DN816955

procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/ ↗

Timeline

21 May 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published160 days ago
    21 May 2026, 14:40 BST
  2. Clarification questions by145 days ago
    5 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline138 days ago
    12 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Today
    28 Oct 2026
  5. Contract startsin 3 days
    1 Nov 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    21 May 2026, 14:40 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZGW-7196-LCHL 4th Floor, Waterside House, Sale, North West, M33 7ZFContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender