Awarded contract

PLA25163 Provision of Lighting Installations for Bay of Lights Illumination Trail

Details

Value
£600,000
Duration
2 years
Topic
Event services
Published
22 April 2026

Tender description

The Council is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced events contractor to design and install a high-quality innovative winter lighting solution for a family focussed Bay of Lights Illumination Trail – light installation event based on a light show / light installations experience. The event has run successfully for a number of years. Over the 2 + 1 period of the contract there will be potential for additional activity and add-ons, such as projections and an accompanying Christmas market. The event will be primarily based in Torquay with elements in the other Bay areas (Paignton and Brixham). ## Contract award Title: PLA25163 Provision of Lighting Installation for Bay of Lights Illumination Trail ## Contract award Title: PLA25163 Provision of Lighting Installation for Bay of Lights Illumination Trail

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published22 April 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date22 April 2026
  3. Next: Contract expiry date31 January 2028in 16 months

About the buyer

Torbay Council is the local authority for Torbay, and its commercial services team manages procurement across the council. Every tender is advertised on Supplying the South West, the council's e-tendering platform for formal requirements. Suppliers register free on the platform to receive automatic notification of new opportunities. Contracts above the regulatory threshold are also openly advertised through Find a Tender. Framework call-offs, dynamic purchasing systems and direct award to a fellow contracting authority offer further routes to a contract. Smaller-value work is quoted directly, with at least three suppliers invited and two of them based in Torbay.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Torbay Council's contract awards have been in construction work, business services and health and social work.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 79952000 · Event services

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