WBF RFQ Winchester Lights Festival 2022

Winchester City Council is seeking to appoint a professional consultancy / contractor for the management, design, supply and installation of an outdoor lighting festival in Winchester city in February 2022.

This Festival will be a first for the city and will act as a learning opportunity to build it into an annual event with increased participation, reach and draw. The aim is to have a multi centred and faceted Festival that still creates the sense of a coherent and joined up experience. One or two anchor installations at key locations north and south of the city, linked by smaller elements, lit routes or buildings across the city. We are keen to see elements that have a participatory element and/or stimulate audience interaction. The light displays must be designed to appeal to a wide audience demographic and be family friendly.

A single overall management contract is sought that will encompass the design, procurement, installation, operational and removal of the Festival lighting. For example the service is required to:

For a copy of the Request for Quote documents email: srobbins@winchester.gov.uk

Suppliers should raise any clarification questions about this quote, to the above email address by 09:00 Friday 26th November 2021. If the Council considers a query may have a material effect on quotation responses, all suppliers will be notified without delay via email.

Submission of Quotations

All quotation response documents must be returned to the contact email address above by no later than noon Friday 3rd December 2021. Bids received after this time will only be accepted in exceptional circumstances.