Scope
Description
Leicester Forest East parish council wish to enter a three-year contract for 37 Christmas lights on lighting columns in Leicester Forest East (to be rented, installed, taken down and stored). Twenty lighting columns are already in use and have the requisite sockets and timers fitted to the lighting columns. However, an additional 17 lights are desired for the 2025-20257 contract and these lighting columns will need sockets and timers fitted. The lighting columns are mainly on the A47, with two in the parish hall car park and two on Stafford Leys Road.
Three-year contract for 2025, 2026 and 2027:
• 20 lights (on lighting columns with existing sockets and timers)
• Plus 17 additional lights (so 37 lights in total)
• Plus 17 additional sockets
• Plus 17 additional timers
• Delivery and installation
• Storage of lights between Christmases
• Will be mainly on the A47 (Hinckley Road), Leicester Forest East but also Stafford Leys and two at the parish hall car park.
• Coloured lights
• Lights to be on 24/7
• From before the last Thursday of November until 12th night
• 2 metre high lights, at least
Total value (estimated)
- £30,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 December 2025 to 31 January 2028
- 2 years, 2 months
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
Contract locations
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKD - North West (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKH - East of England
- UKI - London
- UKJ - South East (England)
- UKK - South West (England)
Participation
Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Submission
Enquiry deadline
8 May 2025, 9:00am
Tender submission deadline
12 May 2025, 8:00am
Submission address and any special instructions
https://www.leicesterforesteast-pc.gov.uk/
submissions must be via email to clerk@leicesterforesteast-pc.gov.uk
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
21 May 2025
Award criteria
| Name | Description | Type | Order of importance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Price |
Cost | 1 |
| References | References |
Quality | 2 |
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Contracting authority
Leicester Forest East Parish Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PQRG-1617-VGMP
The Parish Hall
LEICESTER FOREST EAST
LE3 3JE
United Kingdom
Region: UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government