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Published 28 Sept 2026, 18:22 BST

Official UK procurement notice

W5165 - Supply & Installation of Stage Lighting

Authority: Walsall Council (Local council)

GoodsAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG38)
Published estimate£300,000£360,000 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected 13 Oct 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 1 mostarts 4 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The supply and installation of stage lighting with sound infrastructure in the main theatre at Walsall Arena, Hawbush Road, Walsall, WS3 1AG:

*Lighting suitable for a mid-sized theatre setting

*Sound equipment including speakers and mixers

*Rigging

*Installation

CPV: Electricity distribution and control apparatus · Lighting equipment and electric lamps

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Planned 1 moSMEVCSE
Contract period: 4 Jan 2027 — 31 Jan 2027 (1 mo)Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: West Midlands
31200000 Electricity distribution and control apparatus31500000 Lighting equipment and electric lamps

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Planned procurement
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
28 Sept 2026, 18:22 BST
Last source update
28 Sept 2026, 18:22 BST
Authority reference
W5165
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Electricity distribution and control apparatusLighting equipment and electric lamps
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG38)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077bea

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedearlier today
    28 Sept 2026, 18:22 BST
  2. Market engagementin 9 days
    8 Oct 2026, 00:59 BSTRefer to Stage Lighting PME documentation. PME raised on In-tend
  3. Tender notice expectedin 14 days
    13 Oct 2026, 00:59 BST
  4. Contract startsin 97 days
    4 Jan 2027, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    28 Sept 2026, 18:22 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Walsall Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHGR-7481-DHXR Civic Centre, Darwall Street, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 1TP [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure