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EPP0201 - Festive Light Scheme for Braintree Town Centre

Braintree District Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 00:59.

Opportunity overview

Essex County Council, through the Essex Procurement Partnership, is procuring a Festive Light Scheme for Braintree Town Centre on behalf of Braintree District Council. The works will include the design and supply of the lights across the town centre, supply of a Christmas tree and for installation and removal, which includes storage once removed. The proposed scheme will also require several fixings to be replaced for across street lights, and several electrical points will need to be repaired or extended. Light switch on is required by 22nd November 2025.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Gala Lights Ltd

Matched by number
Published award value
£260.9k
Awarded
13 Aug 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 6612708
Location
Aylesford, KENT, UKJ46, ME20 7NT, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV31522000 — Christmas tree lights
  • CPV34928500 — Street-lighting equipment
  • CPV39298910 — Christmas tree
  • CPV45310000 — Electrical installation work
  • CPV51110000 — Installation services of electrical equipment

Lots

  • Lot 1£336k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
EPP0201
Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
15 Aug 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
4 Aug 2025, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
28 Jul 2025, 12:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
336,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
403,200

Renewal

Description
To ensure a transparent and well prepared re-tender exercise is conducted the use of the extension period will allow for a well prepared tender process.

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Commercial
Type
price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Technical
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
50
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Name
Social Value
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
29 Jan 2028, 23:59
Starts
29 Aug 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
29 Jan 2029, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKH3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKH3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
31522000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Christmas tree lights
Entry 2
Id
34928500
Scheme
CPV
Description
Street-lighting equipment
Entry 3
Id
39298910
Scheme
CPV
Description
Christmas tree
Entry 4
Id
45310000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Electrical installation work
Entry 5
Id
51110000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Installation services of electrical equipment

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
038038-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
7 Jul 2025, 18:39
Entry 3
Id
038407-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
8 Jul 2025, 19:24
Entry 4
Id
052175-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK12
Description
Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderCancellationNotice
Published
28 Aug 2025, 17:07

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
018543-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
1 May 2025, 16:13

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
16 May 2025, 23:59
Description
Essex County Council, through the Essex Procurement Partnership, is carrying out market engagement for Christmas Light Scheme on behalf of Braintree District Council. Please see link to Market Engagement Event - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=802af963-ed20-f011-8136-005056b64545 Any correspondence must go through Proactis.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PGBP-7262-MJTR
Name
Braintree District Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH34
Country
GB
Locality
Braintree
Postal Code
CM7 9HB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Causeway House

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PGBP-7262-MJTR
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PWVM-4844-NRQH
Name
Essex County Council
Role Details
Assisted procurement

Roles

procuringEntity

Address

Region
UKH36
Country
GB
Locality
Chelmsford
Postal Code
CM1 1QH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall, Market Road

Identifier

Id
PWVM-4844-NRQH
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 3
Id
GB-COH-6612708
Name
Gala Lights Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ46
Country
GB
Locality
Aylesford, KENT
Postal Code
ME20 7NT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Unit 10, Britannia Business Park

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
6612708
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PHRR-7852-XPMG
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
14 Aug 2025, 00:00
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
14 Aug 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
31522000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Christmas tree lights
Entry 2
Id
34928500
Scheme
CPV
Description
Street-lighting equipment
Entry 3
Id
39298910
Scheme
CPV
Description
Christmas tree
Entry 4
Id
45310000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Electrical installation work
Entry 5
Id
51110000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Installation services of electrical equipment

Value

Amount
260,854
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
313,025

Renewal

Description
The contract can be extender for up to twelve months based on mutual agreement

Documents

Entry 1
Id
048961-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
14 Aug 2025, 23:50

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-6612708
Name
Gala Lights Ltd

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
27 Aug 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
29 Jan 2028, 23:59
Starts
29 Aug 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
29 Jan 2029, 23:59

Standstill Period

Ends
26 Aug 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Award ID
1
Status Details
The requirement of a reduced scheme has resulted in a variance of contract value which exceeds 10%. This has lead to the requirement to terminate this procurement.
Final Status Date
28 Aug 2025, 00:00

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Braintree · UKH34 · CM7 9HB · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH3 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-050bb5-2025-08-28T17:07:54+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·