Musical Instruments for EA schools and Music Centres
Details
- Supplier(s)
- Normans Musical Instruments, Frederick Hyde Ltd (t/a Chamberlain Music), Haydock Music Ltd
- Value
- GBP 3,000,000
- Duration
- 4 years
- Topic
- Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories
- Published
- 8 April 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender 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) ## Contract award Title: 1 Wind Instruments Lots: - Lot 1: Wind Instruments ## Contract award Title: 3A Orchestral String Instruments Lots: - Lot 3A: Orchestral String Instruments ## Contract award Title: 3B Rock and Pop String Instruments Lots: - Lot 3B: Rock and Pop String Instruments ## Contract award Title: 4 Brass Instruments Lots: - Lot 4: Brass Instruments ## Contract award Title: 5A Acoustic Pianos Lots: - Lot 5A: Acoustic Pianos ## Contract award Title: 5B Digital Pianos Lots: - Lot 5B: Digital Pianos ## Contract award Title: 6 Percussion Instruments Lots: - Lot 6: Percussion Instruments ## Contract award Title: 7 Audio Equipment and Music Technology Lots: - Lot 7: Audio Equipment and Music Technology ## Contract award Title: 8A Woodwind Accessories Lots: - Lot 8A: Woodwind Accessories ## Contract award Title: 8B Brass Accessories Lots: - Lot 8B: Brass Accessories ## Contract award Title: 8C String Accessories Lots: - Lot 8C: String Accessories ## Contract award Title: 8D Percussion Accessories Lots: - Lot 8D: Percussion Accessories ## Contract award Lots: - Lot 2: Harps
Timeline
- Completed: Award date31 March 2026
- Completed: Award published8 April 2026Current notice
- Next: Contract expiry date30 April 2030in 4 years
About the buyer
Education Authority Northern Ireland is a public sector buyer in United Kingdom publishing tenders and awards on Stotles. Explore their procurement activity and find more opportunities like this one.
Relevant CPV codes
- 37000000 · Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories
- 37300000 · Musical instruments and parts
- 37310000 · Musical instruments
- 37311300 · Musical organs
- 37314300 · Musical cornets and flutes
- 37316000 · Percussion instruments
- 37320000 · Parts and accessories of musical instruments
- 37321000 · Accessories of musical instruments
- 37321600 · Musical instrument pouches or cases or accessories
- 37321700 · Musical instrument stands or sheet holders
- 37322000 · Parts of musical instruments
Decision makers
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| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@education-authority-northern-ireland.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@education-authority-northern-ireland.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@education-authority-northern-ireland.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@education-authority-northern-ireland.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@education-authority-northern-ireland.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@education-authority-northern-ireland.gov |
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