Street Lighting Upgrade and Associated Maintenance / Support Services Contract — 4 Lots

The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead as part of a ‘spend to save initiative’ is seeking to replace all of its existing Street Light Luminaires with LED Luminaires. At the same time it is to install a Central Management System (CMS) in order to provide information with regard to and control over lighting performance. The project is to be completed within a maximum period of 18 months or less.

The Services covered by this procurement is divided into 4 Lots:

• Lot 1: Supply of LED Luminaires and Lighting Design.
• Lot 2: Installation of LED Luminaires and CMS Nodes.
• Lot 3: Supply of a Central Management System (CMS) including design, planning, installation/commissioning, technical support and hosting.
• Lot 4: Maintenance and Support Services for the Streetlighting Estate post Upgrade of Streetlights to LED.

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