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# Essex Music Services E-Learning

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/essex-music-services-e-learning-ocds-h6vhtk-05047a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Essex County Council: "Essex Music Services E-Learning". Published status: complete. Published Value: £875,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 8 May 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Essex County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/essex-county-council-ons-e10000012)
- **Published Value:** £875,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 8 May 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH3
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £875,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 7 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/essex-music-services-e-learning-ocds-h6vhtk-05047a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05047a`

## Before you bid
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- **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.
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- **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/essex-music-services-e-learning-ocds-h6vhtk-05047a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.procontract.due-north.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/essex-music-services-e-learning-ocds-h6vhtk-05047a#participate

## Description
This procurement is grant funded through Arts Council England.
ECC on behalf of the Greater Essex Music Hub are looking to procure the provision of an online curriculum support tool and an online digital platform with an experienced and innovative digital learning partner to replace its existing contract. ECC is keen to continue with this methodology of delivering this Service to our schools.
Greater Essex Music Hub has developed a strong portfolio of both local and national partnership organisations to support the work of the Music Hub across the county, and ECC are looking to continue to work with an experienced and innovative digital learning partner.
As a geographically large music Hub area, a strong online music resource offer is essential in helping maintain the engage and support of schools, enabling good quality music provision
to be delivered consistently and to support musical transition between key stages.
This digital offering will help compliment the other services and opportunities offered to schools, such as instrumental learning, access to high quality singing, instrumental hire and is a tangible way of offering virtual support to teachers and pupils when face-to-face contact is not always possible.
There is a proven demand for digital learning resources across the whole Music Hub region with strong historical engagement within the curriculum resources offered to schools in each local authority area.
Greater Essex Music Hub will not require the successful bidder to interact with any other interfaces or contracted providers, however, there may be introduction to other partners who are developing or providing work as a Hub partner, that may benefit the on-going provision of this contract holder.
With the publication of the Model Music Curriculum in 2021 and a New National Plan for Music Education in 2022, it is expected that the provider of this service will support schools both to deliver the Model Music Curriculum as a minimum standard, and to support the wider delivery of the National Plan for Music Education.
The digital learning platform should be able to provide resources for at least 667 locations, allowing specialist and non-specialist teachers to deliver a high-quality music curriculum and to focus their time on quality delivery and musical progression for their pupils.
The project will be in two lots: curriculum support tool and an online digital platform. 
Each lot has a maximum level of funding per annum as follows:
- Lot 1: max value £125k
- Lot 2: max value £50k
Total value (estimated): £875,000 excluding VAT.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Curriculum
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £625,000
- **Description:** ECC on behalf of Greater Essex Music Hub are looking to procure the provision of an online curriculum support tool with an experienced and innovative digital learning partner to replace its existing contract.
The successful bidder will be required to...
- **Contract Period:** 31/05/2025 to 31/08/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Digital
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £250,000
- **Description:** Essex County Council as the Lead Organisation of the Greater Essex Music Hub are looking to procure the provision of an online platform with an experienced and innovative digital learning partner to replace its existing contract.
The successful bidde...
- **Contract Period:** 31/05/2025 to 31/08/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Essex Music Services E-Learning Resource (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **CHARANGA LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-129024`
  - Value: £875,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 21/05/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Essex Music Services E-Learning Resource (active)
  - Signed Value: £875,000
  - Signed Date: 08/06/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F015743-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-06-09T15:17:38.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T06:50:48.786Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05047a