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Music Trips and Tours Hampshire Music Service

Hampshire County Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Hampshire 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.

Classification

  • CPV80410000 — Various school services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
CS27067
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Communication

Future Notice Date
7 Nov 2025, 23:59

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Ends
15 Feb 2029, 23:59
Starts
16 Feb 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
15 Feb 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
80410000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Various school services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
057381-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
17 Sept 2025, 14:39

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
10 Oct 2025, 23:59
Description
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 https://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) In order to book a place(s) please confirm your attendance by completing the supplier information event form by uploading the file & `Submit Return` or via correspondence. Receiving Notification Emails To ensure you receive email alerts and notifications from our system, please add the email domain `@in-tendorganiser.co.uk` to your Safe Senders list.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PBHM-7586-PWLP
Name
Hampshire County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ36
Country
GB
Locality
Winchester
Postal Code
SO23 8UJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
High St, The Castle

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PBHM-7586-PWLP
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Strategic Procurement

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Winchester · UKJ36 · SO23 8UJ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-059c57-2025-09-17T14:39:37+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·