Torrevieja City Council has put the municipality’s new ornamental public lighting contract out to tender for 760,869.69 euro, including VAT. The contract spans major campaigns from Christmas and patron saint festivities to the Carnival, the May Fair, the International Habaneras and Polyphony Contest, and the celebrations in La Mata. The service will initially run for a duration of one year, carrying an estimated overall value of 1.5 million euro.
The contract is not limited to renting and placing lights. The winning company must undertake the installation, conservation, maintenance, and dismantling of all ornamental lighting, alongside cabling, protection systems, electrical panels, the legalisation of installations, and electricity supply management. Specifications state that arches, signs, and garlands must span at least the full width of the streets or spaces where they are placed.
Much of the deployment focuses on patron saint festivities and Christmas, for which the local council plans to extend decorations across the centre, neighbourhoods, residential developments, and La Mata. During the festivities of the Inmaculada alone, Calle Caballero de Rodas will feature 31 arches with banners of the patron saint, while another 25 will be distributed along Clemente Gosálvez, Joaquín Chapaprieta, Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, and Azorín to complete the procession route on 8th December. Between 9th and 12th December, the patron saint elements will be replaced by specific Christmas decorations.
A daily light and music show will take place along the pedestrian axis of Calle Concepción and its adjacent streets. The local council requires an exclusive design including a multimedia system capable of delivering synchronised light and music shows. The setup will feature 11 sections of microLED garlands, three-dimensional elements, and directional sound equipment to reduce disruption to nearby housing.
The shows will last a minimum of eight minutes, and the system must allow for at least ten different sequences. As a general rule, there will be one daily performance, although the local council may programme more during the Lights Switch-On Event and other key dates. Additionally, 24 illuminated three-dimensional pieces will be distributed between Concepción, Fotógrafos Darblade, and Clemente Gosálvez, alongside a light canopy over Calle Concepción and the complete decoration of its 22 trees.
Plaza de la Constitución will also receive special treatment, where street lamps, trees, and palm trees will be illuminated, and a canopy of garlands will be installed over the stage. The design of this area will be renewed every two years, and the Nordic community’s well-known tree must be covered with at least 20,000 LED points of light.
The rollout will cover much of the urban area. Ramón Gallud will have 30 arches; Joaquín Chapaprieta, 13; María Parodi, 11; Orihuela, 12; Patricio Pérez, nine; and Rambla Juan Mateo, another 12. In Plaza Miguel Hernández, a Christmas tree or structure standing at least 15 metres tall will be installed.
Another key focus will be around Plaza de Oriente, connected via a luminous corridor to Pedro Lorca and Ramón Céspedes. The specifications include 23 arches along this main axis and another 20 around the square itself, spread across Zoa, Pedro Lorca, Ulpiano, and Moriones. Plaza de Oriente will also feature a monumental tree measuring approximately 15 metres.
Special attention is also given to the seafront. On Paseo Juan Aparicio, next to the Hombre del Mar monument, a large-format ornamental structure featuring LED and microLED RGB technology will reach a height of 20 metres, offering dynamic light displays. Along the promenade, 26 ornamental motifs will be placed on public lighting columns.
Paseo Vista Alegre will be turned into a Christmas space tailored for children, complete with a walk-through decorative structure, four illuminated photocalls, and arches created from the winning designs of the Children’s Christmas Lighting Drawing Competition. At least six of these designs must be produced each year, which will then become municipal property.
Lighting will also reach La Mata, where Calle Mayor will have 17 arches and Avenida Virgen del Carmen another five. Plaza de Encarnación Puchol will feature a 15-metre monumental tree topped with a star and a light garland umbrella, while the façade of the parish church of Nuestra Señora del Rosario will unveil a curtain of lights and RGB projectors on its bell tower.
The tender includes other major festive events. For Carnival, specifications set out 30 LED arches with specific motifs, 110 projectors, and three monumental signs at the entrances to Torrevieja, as well as the electrical infrastructure required for troupes and media.
The May Fair will feature 2,500 LED bulbs for garlands and lanterns, alongside nine arches with motifs referencing the Seville fair. The Molinos del Calvario bonfire will have six arches and its own sign, while monumental elements will be installed at various access routes and strategic locations across the city for the International Habaneras and Polyphony Contest.
Interested companies can submit tenders until 27 August. The procedure is open, with the financial offer accounting for 60% of the award criteria. Points will also be awarded for increasing the number of ornamental arches, reducing response times, incorporating video mapping, and achieving high standards in design quality, urban integration, aesthetics, and innovation.
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