Official UK procurement notice
Request for Quote: Musical Groups & Workshop Providers - East and South Cambridgeshire (June-July 2027)
Authority: Cambridgeshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOrganisation: Cambridgeshire Music
Service Required: Live Performances and Interactive Music Workshops for Primary and Secondary-Aged Children, Including Inclusive Provision for Pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
Location: East and South Cambridgeshire
Delivery Window: 14 June 2027 to 9 July 2027 (school hours)
Cambridgeshire Music is seeking requests for quotes from local musical groups, ensembles, solo performers, and music workshop providers of any musical genre to deliver engaging performances or practical musical workshops for primary and / or secondary -aged pupils, including inclusive provision for pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) across schools in East and South Cambridgeshire.
We welcome interest from artists working in all musical styles, including (but not limited to) classical, folk, pop, rock, jazz, world music, electronic, choral, and culturally specific traditions. Our aim is to provide high-quality, inspiring musical experiences that broaden children's understanding and enjoyment of music.
Requirements:
- Ability to deliver 50-60 minute performances suitable for primary and/or secondary aged children.
- Capacity to travel to schools within East and South Cambridgeshire.
- Availability during school hours between 14 June - 9th July 2027
- Public liability insurance and relevant safeguarding checks
- Previous experience of working in schools
CPV: Band entertainment services · Dance and performance entertainment services · Education and training services · Orchestral entertainment services · Services provided by authors, composers, sculptors, entertainers and other individual artists · Services provided by composers · Services provided by entertainers · Singer group entertainment services · Theatrical producers', singer groups', bands' and orchestras' entertainment services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£5,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Lot awarding rule: Quotations will be evaluated against: -Suitability for primary and/or secondary pupils -Inclusion and accessibility, including experience of supporting pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). -Experience of working in educational settings -Ability to deliver within the required geographical area and timescale -Value for money
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £10,000 (twice the annual value).
Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Cambridgeshire County Council buys Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services (CPV 9231), and who usually turns up
Cambridgeshire County Council’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services (CPV 9231) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means registered in East of England.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in East of England.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 42 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid9% / 11%
2–332% / 33%
4–638% / 33%
7+21% / 22%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate44% / 29%
Within ±2%42% / 50%
Above estimate15% / 21%
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 9231Published estimate£5k
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid4%
2–338%
4–641%
7+18%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 2 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£4k–£5k
Estimate£5k
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAX COMMUNICATIONS LTDWorked for this buyer | 25117 Mould remediation in Cambridgeshire Archivenotice published May 2026 | — | — | 64% match |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| £300m25 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 10 live · £111m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 4% above n=4 | |
| £354k3 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 2 live · £354k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
TAPPIN' IN LTDLarge | £27k1 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 1 live · £27k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
| £26k1 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 1 live · £26k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
SDNA LTDLarge | £20k2 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 2 live · £69k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the match score are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Oct 2026, 09:07 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Oct 2026, 09:07 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-097714- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078909Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via portal- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 30 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Cambridgeshire Music invites suppliers to submit quotations up to a maximum value of £5,000. Quotations below this value are welcome and suppliers should provide their most competitive and best-value price for the services proposed.
All costs relating to the delivery of the service, including staffing, travel, accommodation, equipment, and any other associated expenses, should be included in the quotation.
Interested suppliers should complete the survey below to register their interest and submit their quotation in response to this opportunity.
www.smartsurvey.co.uk/t/MusicLive2027Perfo… ↗
Information to provide:
- A brief description of your act, workshop, or musical offering
- A quotation for your proposed offer, including all delivery, travel, and equipment costs.
- Details of any technical or space requirements
- Your availability during June-July 2027
- Links to recordings, websites, or promotional material (if available)
If you have any questions relating to this opportunity please contact Cambridgeshire Music on: [email protected]
Timeline
16 Oct 2026 → 14 Jun 2027 · 4 dates- Tender notice published1 day ago16 Oct 2026, 09:07 BST
- Today17 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 31 days16 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 45 days30 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 240 days14 Jun 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published16 Oct 2026, 09:07 BSTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender