# Musical instruments (CPV 37310000) · UK Public Procurement Sector Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/musical-instruments-37310000). UK public procurement sector intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Sector Summary:** Musical instruments (CPV 37310000) covers UK public procurement for Musical instruments. Tracked across 19 published procedures (8 in the last 12 months) across 15 contracting authorities, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Sector Information

- **Sector:** Musical instruments

- **CPV Code:** `37310000`

- **Classification Level:** CPV Class (4-digit sub-sector)

- **Parent Division:** [Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories (CPV 37000000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/musical-instruments-sport-goods-games-toys-handicraft-art-ma-37000000)

- **Live Open Tenders:** 0

- **Notices in Last 12 Months:** 8

- **Total Catalogue Procedures:** 19

- **Active Contracting Authorities (12m):** 7 (15 lifetime)

- **Typical Tender Window:** 33 days (median, notice publication to submission deadline)

- **Tenderline Sector Dossier:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/musical-instruments-37310000

- **Sector RSS Feed:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/musical-instruments-37310000/feed.xml

## Market Competition & Pricing Benchmarks

- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (middle half 2–2) (median of 1 procedures, 36 months, contracts)

- **Typical Contract Value (Net):** £34k (median net contract award; interquartile range £23k–£53k)

- **Deadline to Award Decision:** 87 days (median)

- **SME Win Rate:** 64% of declared awards won by small & medium enterprises

## Other Classes in Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories

1. [Playground equipment (CPV 37530000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/playground-equipment-37530000): 116 notices/12m

2. [Fitness equipments (CPV 37440000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/fitness-equipments-37440000): 27 notices/12m

3. [Outdoor sports equipment (CPV 37410000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/outdoor-sports-equipment-37410000): 26 notices/12m

4. [Sports goods and equipment (CPV 37400000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/sports-goods-and-equipment-37400000): 24 notices/12m

5. [Art supplies (CPV 37820000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/art-supplies-37820000): 17 notices/12m

6. [Gymnasium equipment (CPV 37420000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/gymnasium-equipment-37420000): 13 notices/12m

## Leading Contracting Authorities in this Sector

Top public sector buyers procuring Musical instruments work:

1. [Birmingham City University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/birmingham-city-university-urn-133788): 3 notices (1 in last 12m)

2. [City of London Corporation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/city-of-london-ons-e09000001): 2 notices (0 in last 12m)

3. [London Borough of Haringey](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-haringey-ons-e09000014): 2 notices (2 in last 12m)

4. [Cardiff Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cardiff-council-ons-w06000015): 1 notices (0 in last 12m)

5. [Durham County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/durham-county-council-ons-e06000047): 1 notices (0 in last 12m)

6. [ESPO](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/espo-GB-FTS-508): 1 notices (0 in last 12m)

7. [Halton Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/halton-borough-council-ons-e06000006): 1 notices (1 in last 12m)

8. [Hertfordshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/hertfordshire-county-council-ons-e10000015): 1 notices (0 in last 12m)

## Delivery Geography (ITL-1 Regions)

Distribution of published procurement notices by UK delivery region:

1. [Wales (Cymru)](https://tenderline.uk/regions/wales): 3 notices (23%)

2. [North East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-east): 2 notices (15%)

3. [West Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/regions/west-midlands): 2 notices (15%)

4. [Greater London](https://tenderline.uk/regions/london): 2 notices (15%)

5. [East of England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-of-england): 1 notices (8%)

6. [Northern Ireland](https://tenderline.uk/regions/northern-ireland): 1 notices (8%)

## Leading Awarded Suppliers in this Sector

Top suppliers by distinct contract procedures won in Musical instruments:

1. [Steinway & Sons](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/steinway-sons-coh-fc001517): 3 procedures across 3 contracting authorities

2. [Coach House Pianos](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/coach-house-pianos-coh-15089287): 2 procedures across 2 contracting authorities

3. [Normans (Burton upon Trent) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/normans-burton-upon-trent-limited-coh-00707581): 2 procedures across 2 contracting authorities

4. [CEM Microwave Technology](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cem-microwave-technology-coh-02449413): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

5. [Gear4music Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/gear4music-ltd-coh-03113256): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

6. [John Packer Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/john-packer-ltd-coh-02964334): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

7. [SciMed Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/scimed-ltd-coh-01437361): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

8. [Stage Electrics Partnership Ltd.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/stage-electrics-partnership-ltd-coh-03209293): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

## Interactive Intelligence & Provenance

> **Complete Sector Analytics:** In-depth competition distributions, tender value histograms, procurement routes, and historical tender registers are available on Tenderline:

> [Explore interactive Musical instruments intelligence on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/musical-instruments-37310000)

## Provenance and Open Data

- **Data Source:** Compiled from official UK public notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

- **Canonical Sector URL:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/musical-instruments-37310000

- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt