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title: "COV - Coventry Music - Music Tutor DPS Award Notice"
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# COV - Coventry Music - Music Tutor DPS Award Notice

Buyer: Coventry City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bff45d6f-f1fb-44ad-9e67-d9bc7a072bdb

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## Summary

Coventry City Council commissions external music tutors to support its music service across Coventry. Tutors work in schools, community settings and professional partner venues, helping the council deliver music provision across the city. This is a service requirement rather than a purchase of equipment or construction work, and delivery is centred on Coventry. The arrangement is described as a “pseudo” dynamic purchasing system under the light-touch regime, intended to recruit and retain high-quality tutors. The work is relevant to music educators and tuition providers able to deliver teaching in the different settings used by the council. The requirement covers individual tutors as well as small music businesses, reflected in the range of supplier types appointed.

The process is complete and the council has appointed 108 suppliers through selective call-offs from a dynamic purchasing system. The award is dated 30 May 2021. Its recorded value is £70,807.58; the tender’s stated estimated value is £2,000,000. The contract period attached to the award runs from 1 to 2 September 2028. The wider purchasing system is described as having a five-year validity, extended by a further increment, with expiry no later than 31 August 2028; the tender records a submission deadline of 31 July 2028. The award notice covers the period 1 July to 30 September 2026. No lot structure or evaluation criteria are set out in the available process details.

This award demonstrates sustained demand from Coventry City Council for external music tuition delivered in schools, community settings and professional partner venues. The appointed group comprises mainly individual tutors and small providers, rather than a single large delivery organisation, indicating that the requirement can be met by specialist practitioners as well as music tuition businesses. Suppliers competing for a comparable future requirement would need to provide high-quality music tuition and be capable of working across the council’s varied settings in Coventry. The appointment of a large supplier pool suggests that local or regional coverage and the ability to supply tutors across a range of needs are commercially relevant. The stated purpose includes both recruiting and retaining tutors, so a credible supplier would need to support dependable ongoing delivery.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac0e292f-42a9-49cf-b9e3-0a5f396429e1 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 May 2021 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2028 - 2 Sep 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £70,807 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Coventry City Council |
| Locality | COVENTRY |
| Postcode area | Coventry |
| Postcode | CV6 9SL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG33 Coventry |
| Local authority | Coventry |
| Electoral ward | Foleshill |
| Westminster constituency | Coventry East |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 108 |
| Supplier names | Karel Vrbik; Will Taggart; Alex Stott Drum Tuition; Brenda Allison; Brian Thomas; Joseph Shimmin; Peter Cooke; Stephen Plummer; James George Miller; Jasmin Earnshaw; Jaque Durrant; Cameron Jack Woodhead; Geoffrey Williams; Malc Evans; Tim Perkins; Louise Davies; Dan Cippico; Elizabeth Long; Simon Cliffe Guitar; Katherine Fear; Steven Fox; Tom Haines; Joe Cook; Annette Ball; Arjun Jethwa; Kerry West; Victoria Bacon; Michael Maddock; Peter Cornell; Martyna Strzalka; Richard English; Joe Davies; Sara Lane Rees; Pardip Bhamrah; Heather Duncanson; Lucy Armstrong; Melissa Brown; Barrie Johnson; Mafalda Barradas Vaz Galante; Richard Charles Taggart; Nathan de Broize-King; Kai Chareunsy; Sheng-Che Music Tuition; Thomas Pilsbury; Da-Hee Kim; Carla Mendoza Trejo; Tetlow Music Tuition; Natasha Clark; Olivia Jago; Joseph Ockford; Daniel Wilby; David Barrett; Ella Rainbird; Laura Tetlow (Music Tree); Elizabeth Daws; Rose Johnson; John Fennell; Charlie Dale-Harris; Liam Condon; Tommy Hill; Gabrielle Lucas; Molly Welling; James Romaine; Atmos Productions; Alex Bland; Catherine Scott Burt; Erica Sinclair; Robyn Lund; Li-Tang Huang; Hannah Ockford; Alistair Kennedy; Mostly Music; Chris Foster; Thomas Moore; Yijie Qu; Maia Roberts; Lauren Parnell; IDA Piano Fun; Josephine Hepburn; Cerys Lee-Jones; Roisin Howitt Music; Callum Maciver; David Graham; Luke Weaver; Matthew Michell; Krystle Murphy; Yejin Lee; Nathan Halliwell; Xin Chen Piano Studio; Jonathan Phillips; Dominic Allison; Luanah Lefebvre; Dylan Myhill; Miss Karolina Tomaszewicz; Tyler Wood; Timothy Spencer; Nicolas Herrera; Grace Boylin; LOVE UN LIMITED; Jessica Hannah; Made by Allen; Sophia Arnold; Peter Whitehead; Charlotte Hand; Hyun Soo Jung; Liam Halloran; Ludovic Merkelbach; Melinda Toparti |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 16 Oct 2026 at 15:12 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac0e292f-42a9-49cf-b9e3-0a5f396429e1

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac0e292f-42a9-49cf-b9e3-0a5f396429e1
  16th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/midlands/home

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