Awarded contract

Tender for Christmas Lights Decoration in Dundee City Centre

Details

Value
£375,672
Topic
Event services
Published
8 January 2026

Tender description

This procurement process is for the contract for the festive decorations within the City Centre area for the Christmas Holiday period. The holiday period will be the 6 weeks running up to Christmas (dates would be confirmed each year by the project lead). Lot 1: This procurement process is for the contract for the festive decorations within the City Centre area for the Christmas Holiday period. The holiday period will be the 6 weeks running up to Christmas (dates would be confirmed each year by the project lead). Dundee City Council is seeking to appoint a competent contractor to design, supply, install, maintain the lighting provision over the period of the contract and the storage of the lighting over the remainder of the year. Dundee City Council is seeking a lighting and decoration scheme that is impactful and is a celebration of the festive season.  The lighting scheme should include proposals to enhance the living Christmas tree at City Churches as a focal point. Dundee City Council is looking to appoint a contractor to design, supply, install and maintain a new festive lighting scheme for Dundee City Centre.  The contractor will also be expected to remove and store the lighting.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date22 August 2024
  2. Completed: Award published8 January 2026
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About the buyer

Dundee City Council is the local authority for the City of Dundee, buying as a Scottish local authority with its own Corporate Procurement Team. Contracts are advertised through Public Contracts Scotland, the national tendering portal for the public sector in Scotland. National frameworks including Scottish Procurement and Scotland Excel cover much of its collaborative buying. A corporate procurement manager leads the team from Dundee House. Model contract terms for goods, services and consultancy work follow Scottish Government standards. A separate validation list gives smaller suppliers a route into lower-value works opportunities without a full tender.

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 Dundee City Council's contract awards have been in transport equipment, repair and maintenance and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 79952000 · Event services

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