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# Musical Instruments and associated equipment and supplies

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/musical-instruments-and-associated-equipment-and-supplies-ocds-h6vhtk-02cc94). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Education Authority NI: "Musical Instruments and associated equipment and supplies". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £4,022,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Education Authority NI](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/education-authority-ni-GB-FTS-1727)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £4,022,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Musical instruments and parts
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02cc94`

## 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/musical-instruments-and-associated-equipment-and-supplies-ocds-h6vhtk-02cc94#tl-md)

## Description
This is not a tender exercise by the Education Authority.  The EA is currently preparing to initiate the a procurement process for the supply and delivery of Musical Instruments and associated equipment and supplies to cover all EA schools and Music Service Centres.
The purpose of this market consultation exercise is to gain an understanding of the latest developments and innovations in the provision Musical Instruments and associated equipment and to assist the Education Authority (EA) in ensuring that the most efficient and effective methods for the supply and delivery of such items are undertaken and included in its forthcoming procurement exercise.
Any information gathered through this market consultation exercise will inform internal business planning and any possible subsequent procurement process and will NOT be appraised in any future procurement exercise. Please note that participation or non-participation in this preliminary market consultation exercise shall not prevent any supplier participating in any potential procurement process, nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place any supplier at an advantage or disadvantage in any forthcoming procurement process.
For the avoidance of doubt, this is the scoping phase of the project and is not part of a formal procurement process. EA would like to invite participation in the market consultation exercise, by interested suppliers completing a questionnaire. This questionnaire will be used to assist in gaining a better understanding of the feasibility of the requirements, the most appropriate procurement and operational approach, the capacity of the market to deliver the requirements and an opportunity for the market to highlight any possible risks or issues that may not have previously been considered.
Any submission received in response to this exercise will not constitute any contractual agreement between the respondent and the EA.
All completed questionnaires must be returned via the Secure Messaging function on eTendersNI no later than 3pm on Friday 6th August 2021

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned

- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** The scope of the Procurement will include the following:
•	Wind Instruments
•	String Instruments
•	Brass Instruments
•	Pianos and Keyboard Instruments
•	Percussion Instruments
•	Audio Equipment
•	Music Accessories
•	Servicing and repair of instrument...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F017702-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-07-26T15:25:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T22:58:43.265Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02cc94