QU536 - Supply of Festive and Christmas Lighting Features - AWARD

The Council requires a supplier for festive and Christmas lighting features for various high street areas in Birmingham.

This project is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). Birmingham has been granted funding under the ERDF Welcome Back Fund to support the safe reopening of high streets and other commercial areas.

This contract is available for use for projects funded externally from the Council including Reopening High Streets Safely Fund and Welcome Back Fund which is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) Growth.

Festive and Christmas lighting schemes will drive footfall to High Streets and shopping areas across Birmingham during the months of November and December 2021 which are key trading periods for retail and hospitality businesses.

The successful provider will supply the following festive and Christmas lighting features for street lighting columns:

Design o To be modern, festive and vibrant o You must provide actual image of each design as part of your proposal o Each design will be of 'open concept' allowing wind to blow through o A minimum of 4 different festive designs are required Frames o Each frame size should be 2300mm high and 750mm wide o The frames should be constructed from 20mm aluminium box section o All corners are to have some form of bracing or reinforcement - please specify o All frames must be supplied with at least 2 brackets to allow fixing to a lamp column Electrical o All features are to be 230v o All enclosures are to be a minimum of IP 54 o All rope lighting should be 230v - 13mm LED with at least 30 LED's liner per metre o All string lighting used should be 230v with spacing of at least 100mm or less o Each feature must be fitted with a minimum of 1000mm length of 1.5mm black cable, fitted with a 16Amp plug suitable for outdoor use

Quantity o A minimum quantity of 160 features/frames are required Availability o Only quote for design features/frames that are readily available to be delivered Timescales Delivery of all lighting features to a specified address in Birmingham no later than 1600h on Monday 22nd November 2021.

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