National Centre for Arts and Music Education

Tender description

The Department for Education is seeking a delivery partner to establish and operate a National Centre for Arts and Music Education. The intention is to establish the Centre by September 2026. The Centre will play a pivotal role in delivering the government’s ambition to revitalise arts in schools in England, so every child can access a rich, high‑quality arts education that nurtures creativity, confidence, cultural understanding, and personal expression. Tender Instructions: The Department is administering the Tender process via Jaggaer, where the full suite of tender documents can be found. Jaggaer is the only method for submitting tenders and clarification questions. Suppliers should not make any other form of approach to the Department in connection with this procurement. It is the responsibility of potential suppliers to ensure they can access and use the Jaggaer system. Supplier information event: Potential Suppliers are invited to attend a Supplier information event, facilitated on Microsoft Teams on 4th March 2026 at 14:00 – 15:30. The session will be led by representatives of the Department and will focus on the requirements and the tendering process, with a ‘walkthrough’ of the procurement documents and guidance on what is required to submit a compliant tender. The session will include a presentation of key changes following the preliminary market engagement undertaken in 2025. A meeting link can be found on Jaggaer with the ITT documentation. Attendance by potential suppliers is not mandatory. The slides and any Q&As from the session will be uploaded to Jaggaer.