Decorative Christmas lighting project design for the Municipality of Albufeira 2026

Summary

This procurement concerns an international design competition for a decorative Christmas lighting project for the Municipality of Albufeira in 2026. The objective is to select a single design concept to develop and implement the Christmas lighting for the 2026 festive season. The contract is for design services (with optional leasing of materials as part of the project) and will be conducted as a multi-stage process. Proposals must be submitted electronically via the Vortal platform by 17 September 2026 at 23:59 (UTC). Documents are in Portuguese. The CPV code is 79421200 (Services for design of projects, excluding construction projects). The contract is not financed by EU funds. The competition will select one winning design, with no participation prize. The evaluation is based on quality criteria only, with two main components: a) Qualidade (70% of the final classification, comprising Estética and Impacto) and b) Originalidade (30% of the final classification). The base price for the contract is 199,000 EUR, excluding VAT. The process involves a single lot (LOT-0000).