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AwardedAwarded 11 August 2026

DBC (SF) Dacorum Festive Lighting Scheme

Dacorum Borough Council · Local authority

In brief

Dacorum Borough Council awarded highways work to Sparkx Limited on 11 August 2026.

The notice gives a value of £210,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 1 year, up to 3 years with extensions, starting 3 August 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

The Council is inviting bidders to tender for Hemel Hempstead Festive lighting Town Centres plus eight neighbourhood shopping centres, the appointed supplier will be responsible for the following: • Design, supply (on a hire basis), installation, maintenance, and removal of festive lighting across all specified locations. • Management of all electrical connections, installation of RCBO protection, and provision of certification in line with Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) standards. • Booking of road space with HCC Network Management Download the tender documents for full specification details. Minimum requirements for this tender Tenderers and their sub-contractors (if any) must provide evidence of valid HERS accreditation for all highways electrical work, at the time of tendering. Suppliers can download documents from the Supply Hertfordshire e-tendering portal. New suppliers will need to register on the portal. All Tender Documents and correspondence must be submitted via the Councils e-tendering portal.at http://www.supplyhertfordshire.uk Please submit your completed tender document via the Council’s e-tendering portal no later than 12 noon 18 May 2026. Any tender submitted either manually or by email will not be accepted.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Sparkx Limited (SME)
4 bids received
£190,800
Awarded 17 July 2026
11 August 2026 to 30 July 2027

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 019089-2026
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 032583-2026
  3. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 067883-2026
  4. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 076811-2026

About the buyer

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From notice 019089-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 3 March 2026, last updated 12 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.