Planning

Festive Lighting

  • The City of Edinburgh Council

F01: Prior information notice (reducing time limits for receipt of tenders)

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-029215

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0407ba

Published 4 October 2023, 10:10am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

The City of Edinburgh Council

Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street

Edinburgh

EH8 8BG

Contact

Lynn Hemsley

Email

lynn.hemsley@edinburgh.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1314693922

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00290

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Festive Lighting

Reference number

CT1290

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79953000 - Festival organisation services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) intends to appoint a suitably experienced Contractor to install, commission, maintain, and remove temporary festive lighting infrastructure at various locations throughout the City.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79953000 - Festival organisation services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
Main site or place of performance

Edinburgh

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) intends to appoint a suitably experienced Contractor to install, commission, maintain, and remove temporary festive lighting infrastructure at various locations throughout the City.

This Contract falls within the scope of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.

The Contractor will work with the Edinburgh’s Christmas Contractor to ensure festive lighting for the City is managed, installed and derigged in a coordinated way in all communities. This is particularly important in relation to community events “switch-ons” where the Contractor will need to work closely with the Council’s Winter Festivals Contract Manager and Edinburgh’s Christmas Contractor to ensure these important community events are well managed and delivered to a high standard.”

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

9 October 2023


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section six. Complementary information

six.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

six.3) Additional information

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=745733.

(SC Ref:745733)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Sheriff Court

Sheriff Court House 27 Chambers Street

Edinburgh

EH1 1LB

Country

United Kingdom