286_27 Musical Instruments
Details
- Supplier(s)
7 suppliers
- DRUMS FOR SCHOOLS LIMITED (05916170)
- FREDERICK HYDE LIMITED (03112115) - t/a Chamberlain Music
- NORMANS (BURTON UPON TRENT) LIMITED (00707581) - t/a Normans Musical Instruments
- OCARINA WORKSHOP LIMITED (03545334)
- SARTORIS PRODUCTS LIMITED (00438325) - t/a Educational Aids
- THE SOUNDBEAM PROJECT LIMITED (05053919)
- WARWICK MUSIC LIMITED (04371344) - t/a pBone Music
- Value
- £833,333
- Duration
- 3 years
- Topic
- Audio-visual equipment
- Published
- 16 October 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
The procurement has been undertaken as per UK4 Tender notice identifier: 2026/S 000-074181 (000-074181); Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-06937b. ESPO is a trading department of Leicestershire County Council. It is a non-profit making body owned and operated jointly by six local authorities. We provide a catalogue range, providing our customers with access to over 28,000 products that cover all key areas of education and wider public sector requirements. This procurement establishes a catalogue framework for the supply of Musical Instruments and associated products for ESPO stock and for direct delivery to end user establishments. The Framework is divided into 3 lots. ## Contract award Title: Lot 1. Supply of Musical Instruments Lots: - Lot 1: Supply of Musical Instruments ## Contract award Title: Lot 2. Musical Instrument Essentials Lots: - Lot 2: Musical Instrument Essentials ## Contract award Title: Lot 3. Smartbuy Musical Instrument Lots: - Lot 3: Smartbuy Musical Instrument
Timeline
- Completed: Award date8 October 2026
- Completed: Award published16 October 2026Current notice
- Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2029in 2 years
About the buyer
Leicestershire County Council is a local authority that also trades nationally as ESPO, short for the Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation, a professional buying organisation it owns jointly with five more councils. More than 100 free-to-access framework agreements sit alongside a product catalogue of 25,000 items. A framework is an agreement between the buying organisation, ESPO and an external supplier. In-house procurement experts at ESPO support customers through the frameworks and the catalogue.
Over the past 5 years, most of ESPO's contract awards have been in furniture and furnishings, transport equipment and construction work.
Relevant CPV codes
- 32321200 · Audio-visual equipment
- 32330000 · Apparatus for sound, video-recording and reproduction
- 32340000 · Microphones and loudspeakers
- 32351300 · Audio equipment accessories
- 32353000 · Sound recordings
- 33120000 · Recording systems and exploration devices
- 37000000 · Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@leicestershire-county-council-trading-as-espo.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@leicestershire-county-council-trading-as-espo.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@leicestershire-county-council-trading-as-espo.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@leicestershire-county-council-trading-as-espo.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@leicestershire-county-council-trading-as-espo.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@leicestershire-county-council-trading-as-espo.gov |
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