Musical Instruments for EA schools and Music Centres
Estimated value
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Awarded value
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Suppliers
28
Lots
12
Published
29 Apr 2026
Description
The Education Authority (EA) invited tenders for the supply and delivery of Musical Instruments to individual schools and EA locations within Northern Ireland for a period of 4 years. This framework agreement is let by the Northern Ireland Education Authority ("EA") and is open to the EA, including NI educational bodies as follows and at some point, during the life of the framework agreement these bodies may wish to utilize the agreement and should have access, at any point, with the permission of EA. This framework agreement is not intended to replace any current contracts/framework agreements that participating or non-participating institutions may already have in place. https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/services/schools-plus Primary and Post Primary schools under the control of the EA, Catholic Maintained Schools, Independent Schools in NI, Irish Medium Schools in NI, both Controlled and Voluntary Grammar Schools, Nursery School for NI (both controlled and Catholic Maintained), school meals kitchens on-site at all of these schools, and Controlled Youth Centre's. https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/furthereducation- fe-colleges Further Education Colleges in NI, https://www.nicie.org/parents/school-finder/ Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI, https://www.isc.co.uk/schools/northern-ireland/ Independent School in NI, Libraries NI: https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/, EA Teachers' and Educational Centre's, Council for the Curriculum, Examination and Assessment NI (CCEA), Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, Middletown Centre for Autism, Controlled Schools Support Council (CSSC), Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE), Pre-Schools and Nurseries included within the EA's Pre-School Education Programme (PSEP)
Scope
- Reference
- EDR-25-002
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 30 Apr 2026 to 30 Apr 2030
- CPV classifications
- 3700000037300000373100003731130037314300373160003732100037320000373216003732170037322000
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
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| AC1 Adherence to Specification of Requirements | — | quality | — |
| AC2 Completion of 06 Technical Response | — | quality | — |
| AC3 Cost | — | price | — |
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details· 12 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
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Contract end
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Lots · 12 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wind Instruments | £231k | complete |
| 3A | Orchestral String Instruments | £231k | complete |
| 3B | Rock and Pop String Instruments | £231k | complete |
| 4 | Brass Instruments | £231k | complete |
| 5A | Acoustic Pianos | £231k | complete |
Award 1· 3 suppliers
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Total lots
12
Awarded
12
Estimated total
£2.8m
Awarded total
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Wind Instruments
Start
30 Apr 2026
End
30 Apr 2030
Estimated
£231k
CPV
Orchestral String Instruments
Start
30 Apr 2026
End
30 Apr 2030
Estimated
£231k
CPV
Rock and Pop String Instruments
Start
30 Apr 2026
End
30 Apr 2030
Estimated
£231k
CPV
Brass Instruments
Start
30 Apr 2026
End
30 Apr 2030
Estimated
£231k
CPV
Acoustic Pianos
Start
30 Apr 2026
End
30 Apr 2030
Estimated
£231k
CPV
Digital Pianos
Start
30 Apr 2026
End
30 Apr 2030
Estimated
£231k
CPV
Percussion Instruments
Start
30 Apr 2026
End
30 Apr 2030
Estimated
£231k
CPV
Audio Equipment and Music Technology
Start
30 Apr 2026
End
30 Apr 2030
Estimated
£231k
CPV
Woodwind Accessories
Start
30 Apr 2026
End
30 Apr 2030
Estimated
£231k
CPV
Brass Accessories
Start
30 Apr 2026
End
30 Apr 2030
Estimated
£231k
CPV
String Accessories
Start
30 Apr 2026
End
30 Apr 2030
Estimated
£231k
CPV
Percussion Accessories
Start
30 Apr 2026
End
30 Apr 2030
Estimated
£231k
CPV
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Full notice and award history for this contracting authority is on the buyer profile.
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Cross-buyer view of this supplier's public-sector wins.
| Title | Type | Value | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musical Instruments for EA schools and Music Centres | contract | — | 08 Apr 2026 |
| Call off Contract DfE Musical Instruments, Equipment and Technology Framework NPC61713 | contract | — | 14 Jul 2025 |
| EDR-20-005 Text Books, Pupil Workbooks, Assessment Resources & Music Materials | contract | — | 23 Dec 2024 |
| FAE-22-018 Interactive Display Panels and Electrical Audio-Visual Equipment | contract | — | 07 Feb 2024 |
| 286_23 Musical Instruments | contract | — | 28 Mar 2023 |
| 991_22 - Supply of Early Years & Curriculum Product Ranges | call off | £141k | 01 Jun 2022 |
| 991_22 Supply of Early Years & Curriculum Product Ranges | contract | — | 31 May 2022 |
| EDR 21-001 Supply and delivery of Educational Materials including Art and Craft materials, Educational Play Equipment and Musical Instruments and Supplies | contract | — | 03 Feb 2022 |
| TEXT BOOKS, PUPIL WORKBOOKS, ASSESSMENT RESOURCES AND MUSIC MATERIALS | contract | — | 06 May 2021 |
| 286_19 - Supply of Musical Instruments | call off | £250k | 01 Nov 2018 |