South Derbyshire District Council - Swadlincote Christmas Lights April 2020 - March 2023

South Derbyshire District Council (the 'Authority') is issuing this invitation to tender ('ITT') in connection with the competitive procurement of Swadlincote Christmas Lights April 2020 - March 2023.

The Contract includes for the Installation, Commissioning, Maintenance, dismantling and storage of the Christmas Lighting displays within Swadlincote Town Centre.

The Christmas lighting display is the central focus of South Derbyshire's 'switch on' event, which has taken place over a number of years; currently attracting 5,000 people. The event also includes for a fair ground, amusements, stalls and a fire work display.

The event takes place annually on the last Friday of November.

The Council relies heavily on the contractor being proactive, undertaking contract management skills with innovation throughout the duration of the contract period

An annual event, which takes place on the last Friday of November each year, The Council requires management, installation, commissioning, maintenance, taking down of the Christmas lighting displays, within the pedestrian area together with out of town locations, for Christmas 2020, 2021 and 2022 with an option to extend for a further two years.

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Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No