Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Renfrewshire Council
Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street
Paisley
PA1 1JB
UK
Telephone: +44 3003000300
E-mail: andrew.green@renfrewshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM83
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00400
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Festive Lighting
Reference number: RC-CPU-25-246
II.1.2) Main CPV code
50232100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Renfrewshire Council is inviting contractors to submit bids for festive lighting installation (the service). The service will comprise the
storage, repair, maintenance, timely erection and de-erection of the Festive Lights.
The purpose of this Prior Information Notice is to allow Renfrewshire Council to engage with the marketplace to carry out a soft-market
testing exercise.
The Council would like to understand the current level of interest in the market for a tender of this nature and gather some information
about the marketplace itself. Interested contractors are invited to register their interest via this notice.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
31500000
34928500
50232100
50232000
50232110
50000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM83
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Renfrewshire Council is inviting contractors to submit bids for festive lighting installation (the service). The service will comprise the
storage, repair, maintenance, timely erection and de-erection of the Festive Lights.
The purpose of this Prior Information Notice is to allow Renfrewshire Council to engage with the marketplace to carry out a soft-market
testing exercise.
The Council would like to understand the current level of interest in the market for a tender of this nature and gather some information
about the marketplace itself. Interested contractors are invited to register their interest via this notice.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 30
Price
/ Weighting:
70
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
one period of up to 12 months on one occasion
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2026/S 000-024464
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
08/05/2026
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
08/05/2026
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
The recommended tenderer will be required to provide at Request for Documentation stage the following documents:
Health and Safety Questionnaire and supporting information
S1EqualitiesQuestionnaire
S2EqualitiesDeclaration
S3TenderComplianceCertificate
S4NoCollusionCertificate
S5PromptPaymentCertificate
S9ListofProposedDomesticSubContractors
S10 Parent Company Guarantee
Insurance certificates
BACS Form
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 31548. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/
A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:
The conditions of contract will contain a clause regarding the Consultants responsibility in regards to delivering Community Benefits.
(SC Ref:828330)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Please refer to VI-4-3 below review procedure
Please refer to VI-4-3 below review procedure
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
An economic operator that suffers or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/446, as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session in accordance with Regulation 88 of the 2015 Regulations.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Court of Session
Edinburgh
EH1 1RQ
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/04/2026