PAN3520 - Hire, Installation and Removal of Lighting and Animations
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The submission route named on the official notice.
This is a large award for Business Services — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 57,319 valued Business Services tenders in our corpus.
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Leicester City Council invites Tenders for the hire, installation and removal of lighting and animations (for the Christmas period) for its Tourism, Culture & Inward Investment Team for Town Hall Square, Leicester.
A site visit is being held to the site at 10am on 25 August 2026.
Suppliers shall confirm attendance via the ProContract portal.
The proposed contract will be for one year with options to extend for a period or periods totalling no more than up to a further four years.
Further information about the opportunity can be found in the tender documentation.
Submissions must be received by 12:00 noon on 17 September 2026 at the very latest via the EastMidsTenders portal: https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html.
Any queries/questions regarding this opportunity must be received via the ProContract portal only.
To assist potential Suppliers, the link, https://supplierhelp.due-north.com/ provides helpful user guides on using the ProContract portal.
Furthermore, Suppliers will be required to register on the Central Digital Platform (a Find a Tender service).
To assist prospective Suppliers, Cabinet Office have published video guides with accompanying PDF user manuals which will help Suppliers understand and navigate the platform, including how to register, upload organisational information and search and bid for opportunities.
Please click on the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/information-and-guidance-for-suppliers.
What the notice asks for
Suppliers shall confirm attendance via the ProContract
Suppliers shall confirm attendance via the ProContract portal.
Submissions must be received by 12:00 noon
Submissions must be received by 12:00 noon on 17 September 2026 at the very latest via the EastMidsTenders portal: https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html.
Any queries/questions regarding this opportunity must
Any queries/questions regarding this opportunity must be received via the ProContract portal only.
Furthermore, Suppliers will be required to register
Furthermore, Suppliers will be required to register on the Central Digital Platform (a Find a Tender service).
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What it takes to bid this
Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.
Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%
Stated in this notice
- Show at bidSite visit / supplier day“…eam for Town Hall Square, Leicester. A site visit is being held to the site at 10am on 25 August 2026. Suppli…”
Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack
- Hold at bidProfessional indemnity insurance
- Show at bidNamed engagement team with CVs
- Show at bidComparable references / case studies
- Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
- Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
- Show at bidSocial value commitments
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- Stage
- tender · Open
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Buyer ref
- 078156-2026
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