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# COV - 8132 - Coventry Music - Music Tutor DPS Award Notice

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cov-8132-coventry-music-music-tutor-dps-award-notice-ocds-h6vhtk-0789e5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Coventry City Council: "COV - 8132 - Coventry Music - Music Tutor DPS Award Notice". Published status: complete. Dynamic Market Estimate: Value not published. 3 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Coventry City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/coventry-city-council-ons-e08000026)
- **Dynamic Market Estimate (lifetime call-offs):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG33
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0789e5`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cov-8132-coventry-music-music-tutor-dps-award-notice-ocds-h6vhtk-0789e5#tl-md)

## Description
This is a "pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System" under the Light Touch Regime to support the recruitment and retention of external high-quality music tutors to work in Coventry schools, the community, and in professional partner venues helping to deliver an excellent service for the City. The 'Period of Validity' of the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) will be five (5) years from commencement and has been extended by a further increment, to a total of up to a further three (3) years, with an expiry date of no later than 31 August 2028. 
To apply, please visit https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/midlands/home 
This award notice is to cover the period of 01.07.26 to 30.09.26

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Individual/Small group tuition
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Description:** Individual / Small-group tuition

### Lot 2: Whole-class / ensembles
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Description:** Whole-class / ensembles

### Lot 3: Music curriculum
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Description:** Music curriculum

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 098102-2026-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Liam Halloran, Ludovic Merkelbach, Melinda Toparti**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-187654`, `GB-FTS-187653`, `GB-FTS-187655`
  - Value: £70,808 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 098102-2026-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £70,808
  - Signed Date: 29/09/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F098102-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-16T14:39:27.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T06:49:07.906Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0789e5