Notice Information
Notice Title
Musical Equipment and Sheet Music
Notice Description
"Mercateo UK Limited (part of Unite Holding SE), on behalf of the [Ministry of Defence] is looking for organisations to join the Mercateo Procurement Platform. The Mercateo Procurement Platform (www.mercateo.co.uk) is a compliant route to market for UK Public Sector organisations to manage their low value, high volume purchasing activity. This specific opportunity is for the supply of musical instruments and sheet music to support military bands, educational programmes, and other musical requirements. The selected supplier(s) will be expected to provide a diverse range of high-quality instruments and accessories, as well as an extensive selection of sheet music across various genres."
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-e0b658d1-676a-416a-848c-8f73e453c6db
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a5f4dc84-c76f-449b-92d1-4c83b63c90c2
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Catalogue purchase
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
22 - Printed matter and related products
37 - Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories
-
- CPV Codes
22114400 - Printed music
37300000 - Musical instruments and parts
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £500,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Mar 202511 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 28 Feb 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Mar 2025 - 28 Feb 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNITE PROCUREMENT UK LIMITED
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- ccstailspend@unite.eu
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- WC2B 5AH
- Post Town
- Central London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI36 Camden
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Camden
- Electoral Ward
- Holborn & Covent Garden
- Westminster Constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a5f4dc84-c76f-449b-92d1-4c83b63c90c2
28th March 2025 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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