Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Bassetlaw District Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £165,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Repair & maintenance · Commissioning of public lighting installations (CPV 50232110)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 045391-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date4 Jun 2025
- Published1 Aug 2025Published 58 days after the contract date
Description
The contract covers the supply, installation, and removal of festive lighting in Worksop and Retford town centres over the festive periods of 2023, 2024, and 2025 including: • Annual installation and removal of Christmas lights, including full testing for both town centres. • Provision of out-of-hours maintenance support at no additional cost, ensuring reliability and safety throughout the festive period. • Support for the Christmas switch-on events in each town centre, including technical assistance and coordination.
About the supplier
Lighting & Illumination Technology Experience Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04246192).