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How to win: Festive Lighting for Stirling City Centre

A services contract from Stirling Council, worth £306,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

Stirling Council

Value

£306,000

Closing date

12 October 2026

About this contract

Stirling Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified Contractor to provide the storage, inspection, testing, maintenance, installation, commissioning, removal and repair of festive lighting throughout Stirling City Centre.

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Stirling Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £306,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
✓Start early: it closes 12 October 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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