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In deliveryUnited KingdomGoodsFramework agreement£3,000,000

Musical Instruments for EA schools and Music Centres

Published
Published 17 June 2025
Deadline
Closed 28 February 2026

Overview

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)

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Goods
Estimated value
£3,000,000
Procedure
Open
Contract type
Framework agreement
SME suitable
Yes
Published
17 June 2025
Questions by
24 February 2026
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessoriesMusical instruments and partsMusical instrumentsMusical organsMusical cornets and flutesPercussion instrumentsParts and accessories of musical instrumentsAccessories of musical instruments+3 more

Award outcome

Awarded value
£3,000,000
Award date
30 March 2026
Contract period
30 April 2026 → 30 April 2030
Winners
  • FREDERICK HYDE LIMITED
  • HAYDOCK MUSIC LIMITED
  • Haydock Music Ltd
  • NORMANS (BURTON UPON TRENT) LIMITED
  • Normans (Burton upon Trent) Ltd

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Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Contract

    29 April 2026

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  2. Contract

    8 April 2026

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  3. Tender Update

    26 February 2026

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  4. Contract Notice

    28 January 2026

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  5. Prior Information Notice

    17 June 2025

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Contracting authority

  • the Education Authority

    Buyer

    Belfast, United Kingdom

    GB-PPON: PPHJ-6982-JPXY

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Awarded: Musical Instruments for EA schools and Music Centres — won by FREDERICK HYDE LIMITED +4 — Skim