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
- Supplier
- Blachere Illumination UK Ltd SME
- Value
- £124,910
- Procedure
- Competitive quotation (below threshold)
- Sector
- Electrical equipment & lighting · Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (CPV 31000000)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date8 Apr 2025
- Published10 Apr 2025Published 2 days after the contract date
Description
Thorne-Moorends Town Council provide on an annual programme of Christmas illuminations throughout Thorne & Moorends. The focus of the illuminations is the annual 'Switch on Event' which takes place on the Friday closest to 1st December. Our current contract has just entered its final year, and we are seeking professional companies to tender for a five-year contract for the delivery and storage of the light scheme in its entirety. Testing, installation, support, and design of the Christmas Lights display should all be included along with delivery, build and dismantle time and transport costs. The lights are installed and tested in mid-November ready for the Christmas Lights Switch On event. Testing must be completed at least seven days before the switch on event. At the event support will be required to ensure the lights are switched on at the countdown simultaneously. The lights are to be turned off after 6th January and be taken down before 31st January. The lights are positioned thr…
About the supplier
Blachere Illumination UK Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company SC152939).