Sunderland City Council · Awarded contract

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Design, Installation, and Management of 'Fairy Lane' Lighting Attraction for Festival of Light 2023

Awarded 10 Sep 2023

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Awarded10 Sep 2023

Value£99,783.00

SupplierMandyLights UK Ltd

AgencySunderland City Council

RegionUnited Kingdom

CategoryArts & Culture

Ended 2y 12mo ago2mo term

Awarded 10 Sept 2023Expired 15 Nov 2023

About

Sunderland City Council awarded a contract to MandyLights UK Ltd for the design, installation, management, and derig of a specialist lighting attraction called 'Fairy Lane' as part of the Festival of Light 2023.

The contract, valued at £99,783, included all light work components, control system, uplights, optics, fairy door lighting, and soundtrack system, along with complete lighting and soundtrack design.

MandyLights UK Ltd also provided project and technical management, load in/out, technical support, reactive maintenance, power distribution and cabling, and delivery to and from site.

The agreement granted exclusivity on the artwork elsewhere in the UK during the activation period and one month after the event.

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