Festive Light Scheme for Braintree Town Centre

Braintree District CouncilcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-0693f9Procurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitablepending
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Estimated value

Awarded value

£257k

Awarded 10 Jun 2026

Suppliers

2

2 SME

Lots

1

2 awarded

Published

19 Jun 2026

Description

To procure the design, supply (on a hire basis), installation, and removal of new festive lights within Braintree town centre. Under this procurement, there is also the requirement to upgrade the existing connection points, and electrical infrastructure to support the proposed scheme. Due to the works and service elements, there will be two contracts under this procurement, both contracts will be awarded to one contractor. The cost and quality response for both elements will be evaluated as a combined bid. There is scope within the specification for the scheme to be reduced depending on available budget. Works - 4 week construction period + 31 month rectification period

Scope

Reference
EPP0338
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
09 Jul 2026 to 31 Jan 2029
Possible extension to 31 Jan 2030

This contract can be extended for an additional year to 2030.

CPV classifications
31522000
45316100
79952000
Contract locations
East of England, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Technicalquality50.00%
Commercialcost40.00%
Social Valuequality10.00%

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details· 2 awards

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£242k

Award date

10 Jun 2026

Contract start

09 Jul 2026

Contract end

31 Jan 2029

Awarded to
GL
CH 6612708
SME
GL
CH 6612708
SME