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Lighting design tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
221 lighting design tenders and contracts, 119 this year.
Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
- Awarded a month£25k
- Contracts a month0.8
- Won by SMEs68%
- Frameworks and DPSs5
Lighting design contracts
Tap a region to see its contracts. Pick as many as you like.
20 contracts across the UK, of any size
Recently awarded
The latest lighting design contracts awarded
- Awarded25 Sep 2026Lighting consultancy services - BWR Phase 2Bath & North East Somerset Council · South WestWon by Lightr Lighting Design Limited£27k
- Awarded21 Sep 2026Sunderland Street Lighting Final SurveySunderland City Council · North EastWon by Inspectorate Limited£29k
- Awarded18 Sep 2026Street Lighting Management Information Database (MID) SurveySunderland City Council · North EastWon by Stainton Lighting Design Services Limited
- Awarded3 Sep 2026Street Lighting Design for the Cowpen to Wolviston CyclewayStockton-on-Tees Borough Council · North EastWon by Stainton Lighting Design Services Limited£21k
- Awarded21 Jul 2026Structural and visual assessments of City of York Councils Street Lighting Assets in accordance with GN22City of York Council · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by MPH Inspection Services Ltd£169k
- Awarded1 Jul 2026Class A Structural Testing - Lighting ColumnsDarlington Borough Council · North EastWon by Fabrikat£9k
- Awarded4 Jun 2026PDF Framework - Black Dam Lighting Survey Works - SDFNational Highways · South EastWon by Aggregate Industries£28k
- Awarded15 May 2026Halewood Local Regeneration Fund - Grace Park Lighting DesignKnowsley Council · North WestWon by Steve Wells Associates Limited£68k
- Awarded23 Mar 2026T26-037CAP Mechanical and Electrical Consultant for Mute Meadows Remedial Works LightingDerry City and Strabane District Council · Northern IrelandWon by DMAC Consulting Engineers Ltd£11k
- Awarded11 Dec 2025Newark Market Place Architect and Lighting DesignNewark And Sherwood District Council · East MidlandsWon by Urban Edge Environmental Consulting Ltd
- Awarded5 Dec 2025TVCA-PROC-0672 - Highways Lighting Design ServicesTees Valley Combined Authority · North EastWon by Equans£26k
- Awarded20 Aug 2025DSA AGL Condition SurveyCity of Doncaster Council · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Dewhurst Airfield Services Ltd£50k
- Awarded31 Jul 2025Provision of Electrical Consultant Services - Lighting to all Paisley Campus Buildings at West College ScotlandWest College Scotland · ScotlandWon by Hawthorne Boyle£75k
- Awarded22 Jul 2025PS25187 - Survey Assessment & Design for LightingUK Shared Business Services (UK SBS) · East of EnglandWon by Hoare Lea£18k
- Awarded16 May 2025Lot 2 - 057 A18 Scawby Crossroads Traffic Signals DesignNorth Lincolnshire Council · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Mason Clark Associates
- Awarded28 Apr 2025IMO Lighting Schematics UpdateDepartment for Transport · LondonWon by Ruane Construction Design and Consultancy Ltd£27k
- Awarded4 Apr 2025Street Lighting Capital Programme 2025/26 - Design AssistanceDurham County Council · North EastWon by Sweco£45k
- Awarded8 Jan 2025Lighting Design St James Open SpaceLondon Borough of Enfield · LondonWon by Penny Clark Lighting Design ltd£2k
- Awarded3 Jan 2025PLACE714H S278 street Lighting Support SchemeDerbyshire County Council · East MidlandsWon by Amey£80k
- Awarded20 Nov 2024Street Lighting Technical Design Support for Major Projects and DMMilton Keynes City Council · South EastWon by Jacobs£49k
Where to bid
Where lighting design tenders are run
Atamis8 67%
In-Tend1 8%- SourceDogg1 8%
YORtender1 8%- eTenderWales1 8%
Tenders published in the last year that name the bid portal they run on.
Frameworks and DPS
5 frameworks for lighting design work are running. None are open to join now.
Stainton Lighting Design Services Limited won the most lighting design contracts
MPH Inspection Services Ltd won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsCentral governmentEducationTransport and utilities
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stainton Lighting Design Services Limited North East · SME · See every contract | 2 | £21k | 2 | ||
| 2joint | MPH Inspection Services Ltd Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · See every contract | 1 | £169k | 1 | ||
| 2joint | Amey East Midlands · 2 framework places · See every contract | 1 | £80k | 1 | ||
| 2joint | Steve Wells Associates Limited North West · SME · See every contract | 1 | £68k | 1 | ||
| 2joint | Dewhurst Airfield Services Ltd Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · See every contract | 1 | £50k | 1 | ||
| 2joint | Jacobs South East · 1 framework place · See every contract | 1 | £49k | 1 | ||
| 2joint | Sweco North East · See every contract | 1 | £45k | 1 | ||
| 2joint | Inspectorate Limited North East · SME · See every contract | 1 | £29k | 1 | ||
| 2joint | Aggregate Industries South East · See every contract | 1 | £28k | 1 | ||
| 2joint | Lightr Lighting Design Limited South West · SME · See every contract | 1 | £27k | 1 |
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Who buys
Councils award 80% of lighting design contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
1 buyer bought lighting design more than once in the last 2 years
Each dot is a buyer, by how many lighting design contracts it awarded in the last 2 years.
See who they are and when they usually buy →
Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many lighting design contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsCentral governmentEducationTransport and utilities
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunderland City Council | 2 | £29k |
| 2 | City of York Council | 1 | £169k |
| 3 | Derbyshire County Council | 1 | £80k |
| 4 | West College Scotland | 1 | £75k |
| 5 | Knowsley Council | 1 | £68k |
| 6 | City of Doncaster Council | 1 | £50k |
| 7 | Milton Keynes City Council | 1 | £49k |
| 8 | Durham County Council | 1 | £45k |
| 9 | National Highways | 1 | £28k |
| 10 | Bath & North East Somerset Council | 1 | £27k |
62 lighting design contracts awarded since 2021
- 92021
- 82022
- 142023
- 122024
- 102025
- 92026 so far
Prices
Half of lighting design contracts are worth less than £28k
CouncilsCentral governmentEducationTransport and utilities
The 10 biggest lighting design contracts
- City of York CouncilMPH Inspection Services Ltd · 21 Jul 2026
- Derbyshire County CouncilAmey · 3 Jan 2025
- West College ScotlandHawthorne Boyle · 31 Jul 2025
- Knowsley CouncilSteve Wells Associates Limited · 15 May 2026
- City of Doncaster CouncilDewhurst Airfield Services Ltd · 20 Aug 2025
- Milton Keynes City CouncilJacobs · 20 Nov 2024
- Durham County CouncilSweco · 4 Apr 2025
- Sunderland City CouncilInspectorate Limited · 21 Sep 2026
- National HighwaysAggregate Industries · 4 Jun 2026
- Bath & North East Somerset CouncilLightr Lighting Design Limited · 25 Sep 2026
Renewing contracts
1 lighting design contract comes up for renewal in the next 12 months
Most lighting design work is one-off: 14% of the contracts ending are recurring terms that get re-let. The 1 ending soonest is shown in full.
Where and when
The North East awards the most lighting design contracts. July and September are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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The regions as a table
| Region | Open now | Contracts | Value | Typical contract | Won the most | Bought the most | Renewing in 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North East | 0 | 6 | £129k | £26k | Stainton Lighting Design Services Limited (2) | Sunderland City Council (2) | 0 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 0 | 3 | £219k | – | – | – | 1 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 2 | £80k | – | – | – | 0 |
| London | 0 | 2 | £28k | – | – | – | 0 |
| South East | 0 | 2 | £77k | – | – | – | 0 |
| North West | 0 | 1 | £68k | – | – | – | 0 |
| East of England | 0 | 1 | £18k | – | – | – | 0 |
| South West | 0 | 1 | £27k | – | – | – | 0 |
| Scotland | 0 | 1 | £75k | – | – | – | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 1 | £11k | – | – | – | 0 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Wales | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
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Key findings
- £25k a month
of lighting design contracts awarded.
Typical contract £27k x 0.9 contracts a month, last 12 months. - 5
frameworks and DPSs are running for lighting design work.
0 open to join now. - 68%
of lighting design contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 19 award notices.
How many lighting design tenders and contracts are there?
| Last 12 months | Since November 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Notices published | 119 | 221 |
| Contracts awarded | 11 | 57 |
10 lighting design contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months, 2 of them recurring services. In the last two years, 19 buyers awarded lighting design contracts to 19 suppliers.
Source: Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI, to 4 November 2026. By Seamus White. How we count
Questions
How many lighting design contracts does the UK public sector award?
20 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 19 public buyers.
How much is a typical public sector lighting design contract worth?
The median is £28k, and 100% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector lighting design contracts?
Stainton Lighting Design Services Limited won the most (2). MPH Inspection Services Ltd won the most by value (£169k).
Which buyers award the most lighting design contracts?
Councils award 80% of them.
Which part of the UK awards the most lighting design contracts?
The North East: 6 of 20 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, then Yorkshire and the Humber (3) and the East Midlands (2).
How many lighting design contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months?
1 contract ends and is likely to be re-let, the first on 18 September 2027. Another 6 ending are one-off work.
Are there frameworks or DPSs for lighting design work that are open to join?
5 frameworks and DPSs for lighting design work are running. None are open to join now.
What is included
Lighting assessments and design and inspection of lighting assets such as street lighting columns.
- Lighting assessments
- Street and exterior lighting design
- Structural and visual inspection of street lighting columns
What is not included
- Lighting installation and maintenance (another industry: construction-trades)
- Electrical safety testing (another industry: construction-trades)