Procurement Information

Witham Town Council has a duty to comply with The Local Government Transparency Code 2015 which requires councils to publish information about any contract, commissioned activity, purchase order, framework agreement or any other legally enforceable agreement with a value that exceeds £5,000.

Procurement Opportunities

WITHAM TOWN COUNCIL CHRISTMAS LIGHTS

Witham Town Council invites tenders for the supply, installation, removal, and storage of Christmas lights for a five-year period, with a total contract value not exceeding £65,000. The successful contractor will provide a complete service to ensure the town's festive lighting is installed in time for the Christmas Market (22nd November 2025), maintained during the season, removed in January, and stored securely for the following year.

The deadline for receipt of bid queries is 23rd July 2025, queries must be sent to townclerk@witham.gov.uk marked Christmas Light Tender 2025. Bid return date is noon on 1st August 2025.

Tenders should be submitted electronically to: tenders@witham.gov.uk and marked "Christmas Lights 2025 Tender" in the subject line. Alternatively, tenders may be posted to Witham Town Council, Town Hall, 61 Newland Street, Witham, Essex, CM8 2FE. The envelope shall be marked Christmas Lights 2025 Tender and shall not otherwise be marked or contain information that could identify the tendering organisation.

All companies submitting a tender will be notified by email of the respective decision within 6 weeks of the evaluation date. In accordance with Government Regulations, the total value of the successful tender will be published in due course.

Full details can be found here: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036962-2025

The following procurement opportunities have expired:

Previous Procurement Opportunities

WITHAM TOWN COUNCIL SAFER STREETS CCTV EXPANSION PROJECT

Witham Town Council tendered for the procurement of multiple quick-deploy cameras to be installed in various key areas in and around the town centre. These units had to be capable of connecting to lighting columns or physical structures and must be easily removable and deployed into new locations when required.

Alongside the new CCTV cameras, the existing CCTV server located within the Witham Town Council offices required upgrading with a modern enterprise-style equivalent. This unit previously captured the incoming video signals from the town centre CCTV cameras.

The Invitation to Bid document contained detailed information on this project. Applications had to be made using the Tender Submission Documents included in the Invitation to Bid. All Bids were to be submitted (electronic and hard copies) to the Town Clerk by noon on 6th September 2023.

https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/51f5e161-1c99-4187-a043-17d51a9458aa