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Penzance Council Flag and Banner Rigging Contract 2026

Tender submission deadline: 4pm Monday 30 March 2026 – [email protected]

Rigging of Town Flags – w/c Monday 11th May 2026 onwards TBC by Council Officers

• To fix flags to bamboo poles (estimate numbers between 150). Flags will need to be secured onto bamboo poles to ensure that they remain in place in high or gusting winds.

• Fix bamboo poles with flags into flag-pole holders sited on buildings throughout the town centre (Causewayhead, Alverton Street / Greenmarket, Market Jew Street, Market Place, Chapel Street)

• Carry out regular Inspection (ideally once a day but if other, please specify below) safety checks and on-site maintenance for the duration the flags are displayed, this may on occasion require attendance within 24 hours of notification of an issue (broken poles, flags etc) to rectify. Should weather conditions forecast wind speeds in excess of force 7, the town flags should be wrapped and tied until forecasted wind speeds drop to force 6 or below.

Rigging of Promenade Banners – 18^th May 2026 onwards TBC by Council Officers

• Collect promenade flags from Council Offices.

• Erect 18 banners on the promenade.

• The Promenade banners Poles have an internal halyard system. The design will make it easier to rig and de rig the flags. The banners will be required to be removed if wind speeds are forecast to gust above 30mph (force 6 – strong breeze on Beaufort scale)

• Carry out regular Inspections (ideally once a day but if other, please specify below) and on-site maintenance for the duration the banners are displayed and temporary removal and storage during periods of high winds.

Further information can be found in the Specification and Quote Document below:

All responses should be returned to Penzance Council via email: [email protected] or paper copy to our reception by 4pm on Monday 30th March 2026 marked: Flag & Banner Rigging 2026 – Tender Response. Tenders received after this time will not be considered.

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