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COV - 8132 - Coventry Music - Music Tutor DPS Award Notice

Coventry City Council

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16 Oct 2026 at 15:39

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Summary of the contracting process

Coventry City Council buys external music tutoring to support music education and delivery of services across Coventry. The work covers individual or small-group tuition, whole-class teaching and ensembles, and music curriculum delivery. Tutors work in Coventry schools, the community and professional partner venues, helping the council recruit and retain high-quality music tutors. This is education and training services (CPV 80000000). The arrangement is a dynamic purchasing system for music tutor services, rather than a single defined teaching project, and provides a route for the council to engage tutors across these settings and forms of provision.

The process is complete and the contract was signed on 30 September 2026. Three suppliers were selected: Ludovic Merkelbach, Liam Halloran and Melinda Toparti. The reported contract value is £70,807.58. The covered award notice period was 1 July to 30 September 2026; the dynamic purchasing system has a stated validity of five years from commencement, extended by an increment of up to three further years, and expires no later than 31 August 2028. The procurement used an open procedure and a framework-style purchasing arrangement. The three lots—individual or small-group tuition, whole-class or ensemble tuition, and music curriculum—are all marked cancelled. Their stated evaluation gave quality 100% and cost 0%. Five bids were received, all from small and medium-sized enterprises and all submitted electronically.

This award shows that Coventry City Council uses external tutors for school, community and professional-venue music provision, including individual tuition, group and ensemble teaching, and curriculum work. Suppliers best placed to compete when this requirement returns will be able to deliver high-quality music teaching across these settings and formats, and to retain suitably capable tutors. The previous competition placed the full stated evaluation emphasis on quality rather than cost, so strong teaching quality and the ability to evidence it are central to credibility. The five bids were all from SMEs, and the selected suppliers were individual tutors; this indicates that small providers and sole practitioners can take part in this purchasing route. Suppliers should be able to meet the council’s varied delivery needs across Coventry.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

COV - 8132 - Coventry Music - Music Tutor DPS Award Notice

Notice Description

This is a "pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System" under the Light Touch Regime to support the recruitment and retention of external high-quality music tutors to work in Coventry schools, the community, and in professional partner venues helping to deliver an excellent service for the City. The 'Period of Validity' of the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) will be five (5) years from commencement and has been extended by a further increment, to a total of up to a further three (3) years, with an expiry date of no later than 31 August 2028. To apply, please visit https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/midlands/home This award notice is to cover the period of 01.07.26 to 30.09.26

Lot Information

Individual/Small group tuition

Individual / Small-group tuition

Whole-class / ensembles

Whole-class / ensembles

Music curriculum

Music curriculum

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0789e5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098102-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic, Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£70,807 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Coventry City Council
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
COVENTRY
Postcode
CV1 5RR
Postcode Area
Coventry
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG33 Coventry
Delivery Location
TLG33 Coventry
Local Authority
Coventry
Electoral Ward
St Michael's
Westminster Constituency
Coventry South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
3
Supplier Names

Ludovic Merkelbach

Liam Halloran

Melinda Toparti

Further Information

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