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ELLESMERE TOWN COUNCIL

Christmas Lights and Decorations

Electrical EquipmentCPV 31522000
Value£25k
Deadline5 Dec 2025
Published3 Oct 2025
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 3 Oct 2025ClosedCloses 5 Dec 2025
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The brief

Ellesmere Town Council (ETC) provides the annual Christmas Lights display in Ellesmere, Shropshire with the aim of enhancing the town at Christmas time to make it a nicer environment for residents, shoppers, and tourists.

This tender is to; (a) Obtain quotations for the supply, installation, maintenance, anchor bolt testing, dismantling, storage, and testing of the Christmas Lights from November 2026 to January 2029. (b) The purchase of a lighting display, annual storage, installation, maintenance, anchor bolt testing, dismantling, storage, and testing of the Christmas Lights.

The current display consists of tree lights on the Promenade and 7 festoons which hang over the streets on catenary wires.

The catenary wires are attached to the buildings using anchor bolts.

Before submitting tenders, it is recommended that a site visit is carried out which can be arranged by contacting Town Clerk, Joanne Butterworth on the following: Tel: 01691 622689, e-mail: jo.butterworth@ellesmere-tc.gov.uk Insurance: Public Liability must be held and produced to the Council at the time of activation of this agreement.

Method Statements, Risk Assessments and Full Equipment Information will be required prior to installation.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

(a) Obtain quotations for the supply, installation

(a) Obtain quotations for the supply, installation, maintenance, anchor bolt testing, dismantling, storage, and testing of the Christmas Lights from November 2026 to January 2029.

02

Public Liability must be held and produced

Public Liability must be held and produced to the Council at the time of activation of this agreement.

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