Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 17 Sept 2025, 14:39 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Music Trips and Tours Hampshire Music Service

Official notice

Authority: Hampshire County Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Planned pipeline value£960,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 7 Nov 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 3 yrsends 15 Feb 2029 · up to 15 Feb 2030 with extensions · starts 16 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Hampshire Music Service (HMS) is one of the largest music services in the country. It provides a music education service to Hampshire schools and colleges and is the lead partner of the Hampshire Music Education Hub since 2012. The purpose of the service is to provide a fully inclusive culture of music across the county for all children, young people, families and communities. One aspect of service provision is the organisation of UK based residentials as well as overseas trips throughout the academic year. The Authority is looking to establish a procurement mechanism with suppliers for both UK based residentials and overseas trips. At present, the Authority is exploring the establishment of a framework under the Procurement Act(PA23) light touch regime to satisfy this requirement. The purpose of the framework would be to act like an open register where suppliers can join throughout its lifetime.

The nature of UK residentials and overseas trips is slightly different and as such it is proposed to create a lotted framework denoting each trip type and its requirements in each lot. Suppliers would be able to apply for one or the other of the lots. Indicative figures of demand from the the financial year 2024/25, show that the service area undertook between 10- 12 trips with just over half constituting UK residentials and the remainder being overseas trips in Europe.

CPV: Various school services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
3 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 16 Feb 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 16 Feb 2026 – 15 Feb 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 15 Feb 2030 with extensions
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “Music Trips and Tours Hampshire Music Service” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
17 Sept 2025, 14:39 BST
Last source update
17 Sept 2025, 14:39 BST
Authority reference
CS27067
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-057381
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Various school services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059c57 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

17 Sept 2025 → 16 Feb 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    17 Sept 2025, 14:39 BST
  2. Market engagement382 days ago
    10 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST

    The Authority will be looking to conduct market engagement with suppliers. The proposed date is the 10th October 2025 at 11am. The purpose of the market engagement event is to notify the market of the Authority's intention in creating the framework under PA23 Light Touch Regime. Commissioning leads will give an outline of the service and the nature of the requirement and procurement colleagues will advise on registering on the Authority's e tendering portal to apply for the opportunity. There will be a Q&A session at the end of the event where queries and responses will be recorded and added to the clarification log which will be published as part of this opportunity along with the market engagement slides.

    Suppliers interested in attending the event are encouraged to register on in tend (The Authority's e-tendering system) at in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire/ ↗ We recommend that you refer to the e-tendering guidance for suppliers which can be found by clicking on `Information for Suppliers` at the top of the In-Tend home page.

    If your organisation is not registered on the Hampshire In-tend portal, please go to the website stated above and click on the `Register` tab - registration is free.

    Logging into In-Tend (once registered)

    • To view this opportunity please click on `Tenders` then `Current` and then scroll down to the project - CS27067 'Music Trips and Tours Hampshire Music Service' Market Engagement.
    • Selecting ‘View Details’ on the relevant opportunity
    • Clicking the ‘Express Interest’ tab
    • Following the on-screen instructions
    • Click the `Market Engagement` tab & scroll down to `Tender Documents Received` to view & access the booking instructions / return document.

    Booking Instructions (please Opt In)

    In order to book a place(s) please confirm your attendance by completing the supplier information event form by uploading the file & `Submit Return` or via correspondence.

    Receiving Notification Emails

    To ensure you receive email alerts and notifications from our system, please add the email domain `@in-tendorganiser.co.uk` to your Safe Senders list.

  3. Tender notice expected354 days ago
    7 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract starts254 days ago
    16 Feb 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    17 Sept 2025, 14:39 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Hampshire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBHM-7586-PWLP High St, The Castle, Winchester, South East, SO23 8UJContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure