Official UK procurement notice
Music Trips and Tours Hampshire Music Service
Authority: Hampshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHampshire Music Service (HMS) is one of the largest music services in the country. It provides a music education service to Hampshire schools and colleges and is the lead partner of the Hampshire Music Education Hub since 2012. The purpose of the service is to provide a fully inclusive culture of music across the county for all children, young people, families and communities. One aspect of service provision is the organisation of UK based residentials as well as overseas trips throughout the academic year. The Authority is looking to establish a procurement mechanism with suppliers for both UK based residentials and overseas trips. At present, the Authority is exploring the establishment of a framework under the Procurement Act(PA23) light touch regime to satisfy this requirement. The purpose of the framework would be to act like an open register where suppliers can join throughout its lifetime.
The nature of UK residentials and overseas trips is slightly different and as such it is proposed to create a lotted framework denoting each trip type and its requirements in each lot. Suppliers would be able to apply for one or the other of the lots. Indicative figures of demand from the the financial year 2024/25, show that the service area undertook between 10- 12 trips with just over half constituting UK residentials and the remainder being overseas trips in Europe.
CPV: Various school services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 16 Feb 2026
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1PlannedRenewal
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).
- “Music Trips and Tours Hampshire Music Service” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Sept 2025, 14:39 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Sept 2025, 14:39 BST
- Authority reference
CS27067- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-057381- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059c57Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
17 Sept 2025 → 16 Feb 2026 · 4 dates- Planning notice published17 Sept 2025, 14:39 BST
- Market engagement382 days ago10 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
The Authority will be looking to conduct market engagement with suppliers. The proposed date is the 10th October 2025 at 11am. The purpose of the market engagement event is to notify the market of the Authority's intention in creating the framework under PA23 Light Touch Regime. Commissioning leads will give an outline of the service and the nature of the requirement and procurement colleagues will advise on registering on the Authority's e tendering portal to apply for the opportunity. There will be a Q&A session at the end of the event where queries and responses will be recorded and added to the clarification log which will be published as part of this opportunity along with the market engagement slides.
Suppliers interested in attending the event are encouraged to register on in tend (The Authority's e-tendering system) at in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire/ ↗ We recommend that you refer to the e-tendering guidance for suppliers which can be found by clicking on `Information for Suppliers` at the top of the In-Tend home page.
If your organisation is not registered on the Hampshire In-tend portal, please go to the website stated above and click on the `Register` tab - registration is free.
Logging into In-Tend (once registered)
- To view this opportunity please click on `Tenders` then `Current` and then scroll down to the project - CS27067 'Music Trips and Tours Hampshire Music Service' Market Engagement.
- Selecting ‘View Details’ on the relevant opportunity
- Clicking the ‘Express Interest’ tab
- Following the on-screen instructions
- Click the `Market Engagement` tab & scroll down to `Tender Documents Received` to view & access the booking instructions / return document.
Booking Instructions (please Opt In)
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- Tender notice expected354 days ago7 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts254 days ago16 Feb 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published17 Sept 2025, 14:39 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- 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
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender