Musical instruments and parts tenders in the UK

We track 20 awarded musical instruments and parts contracts (CPV 373*) in the UK. 3 of them have a published end date between 7 Jan 2027 and 7 Apr 2028. The median published award value is £624k, and half of awards fall between £42k and £640k (19 awards with a value). 14 award notices in this category did not publish an end date.

Ending in 3-18 months3
Open tenders0
Median award£624k
Contracts tracked20

Contracts ending soonest (3 of 3)

ContractBuyerIncumbent supplier(s)ValueEndsRegion
009403 - Musical Instruments for Schools and Projects
Find a Tender · CPV 37310000
Newcastle City Council NORMANS (BURTON UPON TRENT) LIMITED £31k 24 Mar 2027
re-tender may already be under way
North East
Musical Instruments - Instruments Recorders
Contracts Finder · CPV 37300000
Leicestershire County Council Individual / sole trader (name not shown) £21k 31 May 2027
re-tender likely from ~30 Nov 2026
East Midlands
Musical Instruments - Percussion Workshop
Contracts Finder · CPV 37300000
Leicestershire County Council Individual / sole trader (name not shown) £21k 31 May 2027
re-tender likely from ~30 Nov 2026
East Midlands

See all 3 in the renewal radar

Expiring by quarter

Q1 2027 (1)Q2 2027 (2)

By region

RegionContractsEnding in window
East of England70
East Midlands22
Yorkshire and the Humber10
Scotland10
Northern Ireland10
North West10
North East11
London10

Top buyers

BuyerContractsValue
Hertfordshire County Council7£4.5m
ESPO4£2.0m
Leicestershire County Council2£41k
Scotland Excel1£7.0m
Lancashire County Council1£280k
Queen's University Belfast1£236k
Hull City Council1£42k
Newcastle City Council1£31k
UK Research & Innovation1£10k
City of London Corporation1value not published

Most frequent incumbents

SupplierContractsValue
HAYDOCK MUSIC LIMITED7£4.5m
Prozone Music Limited7£4.5m
Rimmers Music Limited7£4.5m
NORMANS (BURTON UPON TRENT) LIMITED5£2.0m
Frederick Hyde Limited (t/a Chamberlain Music)3£1.9m
Haydock Music Ltd2£7.3m
John Packer Limited2£1.3m
Ev-entz Limited2£1.3m
ORN International Limited2£1.3m
BAND SUPPLIES LTD1£7.0m

Sub-categories

Musical instruments (17)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder; updated every 2 hours. Where a notice doesn't publish a contract end date we show "end date not published" - we never guess.