PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

Ashford Town Centre Christmas Light Installation and Management

Ashford Borough Council · published 22 Dec 2025. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release ID59903034-e991-4d98-84e1-2fca1abbf927-877065
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-c0a8dc9d-cacb-4c39-8c32-5de45a18dc06
Buyer identifierGB-LAE-ASF
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

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Award value
£27,832
award field
Tender value
£84,000
tender field
Procurement method
Open procedure (below threshold)
Category
services
CPV
50232110
Commissioning of public lighting installations
Delivery
Not stated
TN23 1HU
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

LIGHTS/25/1 Ashford Borough Council is looking to appoint a company to manage and install the Christmas light display in Ashford town centre for the period 1st November 2025 to 31st January 2026, with an option to extend the contract for up to a further period of two years. Procurement documentation can be downloaded from Kent Business Portal https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/

Tender statuscomplete
STAGE-DATE LEDGER

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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release22 Dec 2025
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published18 Mar 2025
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published1 Nov 2025
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published31 Jan 2026
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

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SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 22 Dec 2025 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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