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title: "Take it away Scheme Credit Provider Contract"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-028b68"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CREATIVE SECTOR SERVICES C.I.C."
published: "2022-02-08"
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# Take it away Scheme Credit Provider Contract

Buyer: CREATIVE SECTOR SERVICES C.I.C.  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-028b68

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## Summary

The Creative Sector Services C.I.C. is conducting a procurement process for the 'Take it away Scheme Credit Provider Contract' within the financial and insurance services category. The contract, valued at £1,050,000, focuses on providing consumer credit services for purchasing musical instruments and associated goods. The procurement stage is currently active, with a submission deadline set for 19 February 2021, and the contract is intended to be delivered across the UK, particularly in England and Northern Ireland. This initiative aims to offer interest-free loans between £100 and £25,000 to support aspiring musicians, helping to foster musical engagement across different age groups, particularly targeting parents of children under 18 and young adults up to 25 years old.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for financial service providers, especially those with experience in consumer credit and loans, to engage with a community initiative aimed at promoting music education and practice. Companies that specialise in financial services, particularly in interest-free or low-interest loans, as well as those that cater to the musical sector, would be well-positioned to compete. Additionally, businesses that can leverage partnerships with approved musical instrument retailers may find this procurement beneficial for expanding their market reach and service offerings in the UK music industry.

## Notice

Provision of consumer credit services for the purchase of musical instruments and related goods.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Take it away Scheme is a publicly funded initiative designed to make it more affordable for people to get involved in learning and playing music by providing interest free loans of between PS100 and PS25,000 for the purchase of musical instruments, equipment, software any other associated goods or services they may need (such as a block of tuition) in order to get started or further develop their music practice. The public funding invested by Creative United in the delivery of the Scheme primarily focuses on assisting parents over the age of 18 with the purchase of an instrument for a child under the age of 18 ("Under 18s scheme"), and young musicians aged 18-25 who can apply to use the scheme in their own right ("18-25s scheme"). However, the Scheme's overarching remit is to provide support and encouragement to musicians of all ages and abilities, as well as for musical instrument retailers and other organisations across the music sector. The Scheme is open to all qualifying UK residents over the age of 18 (subject to status) and made available via a network of approved musical instrument retailers in England. A variation of the scheme in partnership with the Arts Council of Northern Ireland is available exclusively to Northern Ireland Residents over the age of 18. The principal service required is the provision of Fixed-Sum Loan Agreements (where necessary, regulated by the Consumer Credit Act 1974) for: (a) providing loans to Customers attending a Member Retailer's premises when applying for the loan for the purpose of acquiring musical instruments and related goods, services, and accessories; and (b) Customers acquiring musical instruments and related goods, services and accessories, through remote channels such as e-commerce and/or Mail-Order processes.

Options: A maximum of three (3) 12 month extensions to the agreement are offered under this contract, at the discretion of the contracting authority and subject to performance review.

Renewal: It is anticipated (but not guaranteed) that a new service contract will be procured following the expiry of the contract commencing 1 August 2021.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003637-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive procedure with negotiation |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Feb 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Feb 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Sep 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,050,000 |
| Lots value | £1,050,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CREATIVE SECTOR SERVICES C.I.C. |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | WC2R 1LA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | OMNI CAPITAL RETAIL FINANCE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services

## Release History

- 8 Feb 2022 at 21:54 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003637-2022
- 19 Jan 2021 at 10:26 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001042-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://creativeunited.org.uk
- https://www.creativeunited.org.uk
- https://www.creativeunited.org.uk/procurement-notice

## Provenance

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