Burton Christmas Lights contract awarded to CHRISTMAS PLUS LIMITED

Tender information last checkedLast checked 13 Oct 2026, 14:46.

Opportunity overview

To supply, install and maintain the annual Christmas lights for Burton upon Trent town centre, including tree and Christmas Tree lights, wall mounted and catenary wire festive displays; In addition to providing emergency out of hours and repair services and overseeing the successful annual switch.

Awarded to

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Christmas Plus LTD

Matched by number

Contract value: £32.9k
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 19 Aug 2026
Including VAT: £39.5k
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 06617855
Location: Keighley, UKE41, BD17 7JW, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

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: ocds-h6vhtk-07868b
Status: complete
Procurement Method Details: Below threshold - unknown

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: East Staffordshire Borough Council
Id: GB-PPON-PHQL-7266-VRLH

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PHQL-7266-VRLH

Address

Street Address: King Edward PI
Locality: Burton-on-Trent
Postal Code: DE14 2EB
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKG24

Contact

Email: procurement@eaststaffsbc.gov.uk
Telephone: 01203508626

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Organisation 2

Name: Christmas Plus LTD
Id: GB-COH-06617855

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 06617855

Address

Street Address: 7 Briar Rhydding House, Briar Rhydding, Baildon
Locality: Keighley
Postal Code: BD17 7JW
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKE41

Contact

Name: Paul Mitchell
Email: admin@christmas-plus.co.uk
Telephone: 01535 661136

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme
Vcse: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Status: active
Main Procurement Category: goods

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 34928500
Description: Street-lighting equipment

Entry 2

Scheme: CPV
Id: 31522000
Description: Christmas tree lights

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKG2
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-06617855
Name: Christmas Plus LTD

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 1
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Has Renewal: Yes
Above Threshold: No
Date Signed: 20 Aug 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts: 21 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 30 Jan 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 30 Jan 2028, 23:59

Renewal

Description: +1 year

Value

Including VAT: 39,456
Amount: 32,880
Currency: GBP

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 096550-2026
Document Type: contractNotice
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096550-2026 ↗
Published: 13 Oct 2026, 13:33
Format: text/html

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Burton-on-Trent · UKG24 · DE14 2EB · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

096550-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender · 13 Oct 2026, 13:33

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

East Staffordshire Borough Council has awarded CHRISTMAS PLUS LIMITED a contract for annual Christmas-lighting services in Burton upon Trent town centre. The published contract record states it was signed on 20 August 2026 and is active from 21 October 2026 to 30 January 2027, with an optional +1 year renewal.

Published outcome signals

Notice typeContract details notice on Find a TenderEvidence: Process notice type and contract document description: "Contract details notice on Find a Tender".
Tender statusCompleteEvidence: details_json.tender.status is "complete".
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 1 status is "active".

97% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed3 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 096550-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07868b
First published: 13 Oct 2026
Last checked: 13 Oct 2026, 14:46
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 13 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One active award and contract are recorded for CHRISTMAS PLUS LIMITED (company number 06617855).

Market significance

The contract covers supply, installation, maintenance, repairs, emergency out-of-hours support and the annual Christmas-light switch-on, with a published gross value of £39,456.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

CHRISTMAS PLUS LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · 32880 net; 39456 gross GBP · Active award; active contract

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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-06617855. Supplier verification matches company number 06617855 to CHRISTMAS PLUS LIMITED. Contract 1, linked to award 1, gives £32,880 amount and £39,456 amountGross.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice type

99% confidence

Contract details notice on Find a Tender

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Process notice type and contract document description: "Contract details notice on Find a Tender".

Tender status

99% confidence

Complete

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details_json.tender.status is "complete".

Award status

99% confidence

Active

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Award 1 status is "active".

Contract status

99% confidence

Active

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Contract 1 status is "active".

Contract signature date

99% confidence

20 August 2026

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Contract 1 dateSigned: 2026-08-20.

Contract period

99% confidence

21 October 2026 to 30 January 2027

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Contract 1 period.startDate and period.endDate.

VALUES

Published values explained

Contract value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£32,880

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Contract 1 value.amount is 32880 GBP.

Contract value including VAT

99% confidence

£39,456

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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 39456 GBP.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Contract signed

99% confidence

20 August 2026

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Contract 1 dateSigned: 2026-08-20.

Contract start

99% confidence

21 October 2026

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Contract 1 period.startDate: 2026-10-21.

Initial contract end

99% confidence

30 January 2027

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Contract 1 period.endDate: 2027-01-30.

Notice published

99% confidence

13 October 2026

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Contract document datePublished and process published_at: 2026-10-13.

Maximum extent date

99% confidence

30 January 2028

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Contract 1 period.maxExtentDate: 2028-01-30.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Annual Christmas lights for Burton upon Trent town centre

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Tender description.

Services and goods

99% confidence

Supply, installation and maintenance of tree lights, Christmas tree lights, wall-mounted displays and catenary-wire festive displays; emergency out-of-hours repairs; and oversight of the annual switch-on.

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Tender description.

Procurement category

95% confidence

Goods

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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "goods".

Classifications

99% confidence

Street-lighting equipment (CPV 34928500); Christmas tree lights (CPV 31522000)

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Award item 1 additionalClassifications.

Delivery region

95% confidence

UKG2

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Award item 1 deliveryAddresses lists region UKG2.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure detail

99% confidence

Below threshold - unknown

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Tender procurementMethodDetails.

Above-threshold status

99% confidence

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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.

Competition information

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Initial term

99% confidence

21 October 2026 to 30 January 2027

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Contract 1 period start and end dates.

Renewal option

99% confidence

+1 year

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Contract 1 hasRenewal is true and renewal.description is "+1 year".

Maximum stated extent

99% confidence

To 30 January 2028

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Contract 1 period.maxExtentDate.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Service continuity requirement

94% confidence

The scope combines festive-display provision with maintenance, emergency out-of-hours repair and switch-on support, indicating an operational requirement across the seasonal installation period.

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Tender description specifies installation, maintenance, emergency out-of-hours and repair services, and oversight of the annual switch.

Value basis

99% confidence

The published record provides both net (£32,880) and gross (£39,456) contract values.

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Contract 1 value.amount and value.amountGross.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

97%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-07868b
Analysed: 13 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

East Staffordshire Borough Council

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Buyer party record.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Sub-central government public authority

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Buyer classification UK_CA_TYPE: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment.

Buyer location

99% confidence

Burton-on-Trent, United Kingdom

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Buyer party address.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Legal supplier

99% confidence

CHRISTMAS PLUS LIMITED

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Verified supplier identity matched by company number 06617855.

Company number

99% confidence

06617855

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Supplier identifier GB-COH-06617855 and supplier-verification record.

Supplier classification

99% confidence

SME

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Supplier party details.scale is "sme".

Supplier location

99% confidence

Keighley, United Kingdom

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Supplier party address.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Renewal estimate

90% confidence

A renewal decision point may arise before the initial end date of 30 January 2027; this is an estimate based on the stated +1 year option, not a procurement forecast.

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Contract 1 hasRenewal is true, renewal description is "+1 year", and initial end date is 2027-01-30.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Value allocation

99% confidence

The published contract value is linked to the single recorded award and supplier; no lot-level value is published.

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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; lot 1 value is null.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title or description.

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Lot 1 title and description are null.

Competition detail

99% confidence

Bid count, tender dates, evaluation methodology and award rationale were not supplied in the published notice.

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

Information not supplied in the published notice: tender publication date, submission deadline, bid count, evaluation results, award rationale and pricing breakdown.
Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
The notice states a +1 year renewal option but does not state the decision process, notice period or whether it will be exercised.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the Burton Christmas Lights contract?

CHRISTMAS PLUS LIMITED (company number 06617855) is the recorded supplier for award 1.

What is the contract value?

The published value is £32,880 excluding VAT and £39,456 including VAT.

When does the contract run?

The stated initial period is 21 October 2026 to 30 January 2027, with a published +1 year renewal option.

What does the contract cover?

It covers supply, installation and maintenance of town-centre Christmas lights, repairs and emergency out-of-hours support, and oversight of the annual switch-on.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Burton Christmas Lights/ Christmas Plus

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Christmas Plus LTD

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Lots and requirements

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Suppliers

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Period

Renewal

Value

Documents

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

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Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

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