Annual Festive Lights
Awarded to BLACHERE ILLUMINATION UK LIMITED, MK ILLUMINATION (UK) LIMITED
Manchester City Council(buyer)
- Published
- Published 22 April 2025
- Deadline
- Closed 19 May 2025
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Overview
Contracting authority
5 live opportunities · 41 awarded contracts
Manchester, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PLNV-8798-LDMP
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Lots (3)
Core Lighting Scheme
The Supplier will be required to install and maintain energy-efficient LED Lighting in existing tree locations as identified in Appendix I. This lot also includes the provision of artistic high-quality motifs, fit with the city centre in existing column mounts, and the installation of artistic and dynamic displays in the existing fixing points on Deansgate and King Street as identified in Appendix I. Supplier's will be asked to provide a scheme based on gold, silver and bronze options for each specific location The Bronze level package for an area will be at standard level provision, with options to upgrade the content to silver and gold. MCC and partners will select the appropriate scheme for each individual location - and seek private sector sponsorship to upgrade key areas in line with stakeholder ambitions.
£757,827Won by MK ILLUMINATION (UK) LIMITEDGround Level Feature Installations
The Supplier will be required to provide creative solutions to install up to 8 ground level feature installations within Manchester city centre.
£647,144Won by MK ILLUMINATION (UK) LIMITEDNew large scale Santa Feature
The Supplier will be required to design, manufacture, install, derig, store and maintain a new iconic Santa feature for Manchester, each year across the term of the 5-year contract
£449,950Won by BLACHERE ILLUMINATION UK LIMITED
Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Category
- Services
- Estimated value
- £1,950,000
- Procedure
- Open
- SME suitable
- Yes
- Published
- 22 April 2025
- Questions by
- 12 May 2025
- Deadline
- Closed
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £1,854,921
- Award date
- 14 August 2025
- Contract period
- 7 November 2025 → 6 November 2030
- BLACHERE ILLUMINATION UK LIMITED
- MK ILLUMINATION (UK) LIMITED
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Contract
3 November 2025
Contract
15 August 2025
Contract Notice
22 April 2025
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