Awarded contract

286_27 Musical Instruments

Details

Buyer: ESPO
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

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 2026
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2029in 2 years

About the buyer

ESPO is a purchasing organisation owned and governed by six county and city councils across the East of England: Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Warwickshire and Peterborough. A joint committee set up under the Local Government Act oversees its work. Competitions span more than 100 frameworks, from buildings, energy and food and catering to technology and professional services. Appointed suppliers then serve ESPO's public sector customers across the region without a further re-tender.

Over the past 5 years, most of ESPO's contract awards have been in IT services, communications equipment and business services.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@espo.gov
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Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@espo.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@espo.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@espo.gov