✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 6 Oct 2026, 12:22.
Opportunity overview
Telford & Wrekin Council is seeking a suitably qualified supplier to design, supply, install, maintain and remove a high-quality festive lighting scheme for the Festive Gardens 2026 event.
The requirement will create an immersive Christmas light trail experience within the Gardens, providing an attractive visitor journey featuring festive lighting, illuminated installations, interactive elements, photo opportunities and key focal points.
The successful supplier will be responsible for the design, installation, operation, maintenance and subsequent removal of all lighting features and associated equipment required to deliver the event.
Classification
CPV31522000 — Christmas tree lights
CPV45316100 — Installation of outdoor illumination equipment
CPV50232110 — Commissioning of public lighting installations
Lots
Lot 1Value not stated · Including VAT · Source currency differs from tender
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Scope, procedure and submissions
Id
ocds-h6vhtk-07816f
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
How to submit
This opportunity is accessed through the Telford & Wrekin tender portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/telford/aspx/Tenders/Current
Please ensure that you allow yourself at least 2 hours when responding to this invite prior to the closing date and time, especially if you have to upload multiple documents. No other method of submission will be accepted.
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
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094145-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Borough of Telford & Wrekin is seeking a supplier to design, supply, install, operate, maintain and remove a festive lighting scheme for the Festive Gardens 2026 Christmas light trail.
Who this may suit
Suitable for suppliers with proven capability in creative festive lighting design, outdoor illumination installation, operational maintenance and event de-rigging.
Key points identified
Supplier capabilitySuitably qualified supplier able to design, supply, install, maintain and remove the festive lighting scheme.Evidence: "seeking a suitably qualified supplier to design, supply, install, maintain and remove a high-quality festive lighting scheme"
Lighting trail scopeProvide an immersive Christmas light trail with festive lighting, illuminated installations, interactive elements, photo opportunities and focal points.Evidence: "create an immersive Christmas light trail experience... featuring festive lighting, illuminated installations, interactive elements, photo opportunities and key focal points"
Operational responsibilityDesign, installation, operation, maintenance and subsequent removal of all lighting features and associated equipment.Evidence: "The successful supplier will be responsible for the design, installation, operation, maintenance and subsequent removal"
94% approved-analysis confidence4 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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Borough of Telford & Wrekin is seeking a supplier to design, supply, install, operate, maintain and remove a festive lighting scheme for the Festive Gardens 2026 Christmas light trail.
Who this may suit
Suitable for suppliers with proven capability in creative festive lighting design, outdoor illumination installation, operational maintenance and event de-rigging.
Key deliverables
Design of an immersive Christmas light trail
Supply and installation of festive lighting and illuminated installations
Interactive elements, photo opportunities and focal features
Operation and maintenance of lighting features and associated equipment
Removal of all supplied lighting features and equipment
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
4 criteria identified
Supplier capability
97% confidence
Suitably qualified supplier able to design, supply, install, maintain and remove the festive lighting scheme.
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"seeking a suitably qualified supplier to design, supply, install, maintain and remove a high-quality festive lighting scheme"
Lighting trail scope
98% confidence
Provide an immersive Christmas light trail with festive lighting, illuminated installations, interactive elements, photo opportunities and focal points.
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"create an immersive Christmas light trail experience... featuring festive lighting, illuminated installations, interactive elements, photo opportunities and key focal points"
Operational responsibility
99% confidence
Design, installation, operation, maintenance and subsequent removal of all lighting features and associated equipment.
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"The successful supplier will be responsible for the design, installation, operation, maintenance and subsequent removal"
Supplier eligibility conditions
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No explicit exclusion, financial standing, insurance, registration, location or company-size conditions are supplied.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Contract value
98% confidence
Unknown; no stated budget or reliable contract value is supplied.
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Process value maximum is recorded as 0 GBP and lot value as 0 AED; neither provides a credible stated contract value.
Currency data
100% confidence
Inconsistent source data: process currency is GBP while lot currency is AED.
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Process: "currency":"GBP"; Lot 1: "currency":"AED".
Delivery
Delivery location
88% confidence
Festive Gardens; exact venue/address is not stated.
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The requirement is for the "Festive Gardens 2026 event" and refers to an experience "within the Gardens".
No contract start date, end date, installation period or event dates are supplied.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Procurement status
99% confidence
Open tender.
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Display status is "open" and source status is "active".
Procedure
100% confidence
Below-threshold open competition.
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"procurement_method_details":"Below threshold - open competition"
Submission deadline
100% confidence
13 October 2026, 12:00 BST.
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"submission_deadline":"2026-10-13T12:00:00+01:00"
Notice source
99% confidence
Find a Tender tender notice.
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Document title: "Tender notice on Find a Tender".
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Commercial data inconsistency
100% confidence
The supplied process and lot currencies conflict, and both values are zero; budget and pricing basis require verification.
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Process currency/value: GBP/0; Lot 1 currency/value: AED/0.
Short response window
100% confidence
The deadline is seven days after publication, creating a compressed bid-preparation period.
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Published 6 October 2026; submission deadline 13 October 2026 at 12:00 BST.
Undisclosed mobilisation and event schedule
99% confidence
Installation, operating, removal and event dates are not provided, so resource planning cannot yet be assessed.
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Contract dates and tender start date are null; no schedule is stated in the description.
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