Management of Catenary Cable System and Festive Lighting

Aberdeen City Council
Scotland
Open procedure

Maintenance, storage, installation, and derigging of cross street lighting displays, building-mounted features, column-mounted features, and Christmas tree decorations. Includes designing and manufacturing a cross street banner framework, producing and removing banner displays, and appointing a third-party structural engineer for twice-annual visual inspections and defect reporting of the catenary cable system spanning Union Street.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £480k; As published
Published: 29 September 2026; Public Contracts Scotland
Awarded: 11 September 2026
Contract length: Not stated

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of festive lighting installation, storage, and maintenance services alongside catenary cable system safety inspections.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Public Contracts Scotland
29 September 2026
Contract awarded
11 September 2026
Contract starts
Contract endsEnd date not published

Similar christmas lighting contracts

Festive LightingRenfrewshire Council · Scotland · £740k
CA14815 - Award of Contract for Council Christmas Illuminations Displays following further competition under Pagabo Dynamic Purchasing System for Small Works - AVP-HGS-1013Newry, Mourne and Down District Council · Northern Ireland · £495k
Award of Contract for Council Christmas Illuminations Displays following further competition under Pagabo Dynamic Purchasing System for Small Works – AVP-HGS-1013Newry, Mourne and Down District Council · Northern Ireland · £495k
Invitation to Tender for The Installation, Maintenance and Storage of Christmas Lighting on behalf of Chorley and South Ribble CouncilsChorley Council · North West · £537k

See the christmas lighting market: prices, buyers and who wins →

The buyer

Type: Council
Christmas lighting contracts, 24 months: 1
Open christmas lighting tenders: 0
Typical christmas lighting contract: £480k

See everything Aberdeen City Council buys →

How it compares

5.1× the typical christmas lighting contract (£95k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3871887/management-of-catenary-cable-system-and-festive-lighting
Buyer reference: org-1
Open contracting ID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000843274
Source: Public Contracts Scotland
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Aberdeen City Council. Management of Catenary Cable System and Festive Lighting. Contract award, 29 September 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3871887/management-of-catenary-cable-system-and-festive-lighting (accessed 12 October 2026).