AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Respect Collaboration Trust has awarded G Music an alternative-provision contract for instrumental music education. The published award has a net value of £100,000 (£120,000 gross) for an initial year starting 2 November 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award, Award 1, was made to G Music for LOT-0000.
Market significanceThis is a Light Touch Regime education-services award procured through an open procedure, with potential year-by-year continuation up to 1 November 2031.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
G Music
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots LOT-0000 · 100000 net; 120000 gross (shared only within this single-supplier award) GBP · Awarded supplier; identity not independently company-verified in supplied data
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Award 1 names G Music as supplier and states value amount £100,000 and amountGross £120,000. Supplier record uses GB-PPON identifier PLNG-6762-HCVT.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published award status
99% confidenceAwarded; Award 1 is recorded as active
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Process display status is "awarded"; Award 1 status is "active".
Award decision date
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Award 1 date: 2026-10-16.
Award notice publication
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Award notice 098471-2026 was published 2026-10-19.
Contract signature
99% confidenceNot evidenced; a future signature date was scheduled for 22 October 2026
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Award milestone type "futureSignatureDate" has status "scheduled" and due date 2026-10-22.
Planned contract start
98% confidence2 November 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate: 2026-11-02.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value, net
99% confidence£100,000
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Award 1 value.amount is 100000 GBP.
Award value, gross
99% confidence£120,000
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 120000 GBP.
Opportunity value maximum
90% confidence£100,000
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Process value_max is 100000 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence26 August 2026
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Release history records Tender notice release 081373-2026 on 2026-08-26.
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence23 September 2026, 11:00 UTC
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-09-23T11:00:00+00:00.
Award decision date
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-16.
Award notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Award notice document datePublished is 2026-10-19.
Initial end date
98% confidence1 November 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod endDate is 2027-11-01T23:59:59Z.
Maximum stated extent date
98% confidence1 November 2031
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Award 1 contractPeriod maxExtentDate is 2031-11-01T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
97% confidenceAlternative provision focused on instrumental music education for children of compulsory school age who may not otherwise receive suitable education.
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Tender and award title specifies "Instrumental Music"; description describes alternative provision duties for children unable to receive suitable education at school.
Lot
99% confidenceLOT-0000; no separate lot title or description published
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Award 1 is related to LOT-0000. Lot record has null title and description.
Service classification
99% confidenceEducation and training services (CPV 80000000)
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Award item additional classification is CPV 80000000.
Delivery area
91% confidenceDerby (UKF11)
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Award delivery address region is UKF11; buyer address is Derby.
Demand model
96% confidencePlaces may be purchased ad hoc according to pupil requirements and provider capacity; regular core places may be arranged in some areas.
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Published options description sets out the purchasing model.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Process procurement_method_details is "Open procedure".
Regime
99% confidenceLight Touch Regime
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Tender specialRegime lists "lightTouch" and the description identifies the contract as under the Light Touch Regime.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of tenders, bidder identities and evaluation results not supplied in the published data.
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No tender-count, bid, score or evaluation fields are provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
98% confidence2 November 2026 to 1 November 2027
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Award contractPeriod startDate and endDate.
Extension / renewal structure
96% confidenceYear-on-year continuation stated as 1+1+1+1+1, with a maximum stated extent date of 1 November 2031.
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Award hasRenewal is true; renewal description states "Rolling year on year for 5 years (1+1+1+1+1)"; maxExtentDate is 2031-11-01.
Options
97% confidenceAdditional purchases may be made while the contract is valid; scope is not restricted by pupil numbers.
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Award hasOptions is true and options description states these terms.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial model
96% confidenceThe award supports variable demand because purchases may be ad hoc and are not restricted by pupil numbers.
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Options description says purchases are anticipated on an ad hoc basis and scope is not restricted by pupil numbers.
Value interpretation
92% confidenceThe published £100,000 net award value is aligned with the process maximum, while the notice also reports £120,000 gross.
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Award value is £100,000 net and £120,000 gross; process value_max is £100,000.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity status
99% confidenceG Music is the source-listed supplier and has not been independently company-verified in the supplied data; supplier verification is marked not applicable.
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Supplier record supplier_identity_status is "not_applicable"; no verified company name or number is supplied.
Contract execution status
99% confidenceInformation not supplied confirming signature or execution. The published record only schedules a future signature date.
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Future signature milestone is scheduled for 22 October 2026; no signed-contract field is supplied.
Lot detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: LOT-0000 has no standalone title, description or value.
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Lot record title, description and value_amount are null.
Renewal date anomaly check
94% confidenceThe maximum extent date is 1 November 2031; the renewal description is consistent with a five-year rolling structure, but actual extensions are not confirmed.
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Award renewal description and contractPeriod maxExtentDate are supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published record does not confirm that the contract was signed or executed; it only records a scheduled future signature date.
- G Music is not independently company-verified in the supplied data; the name is reported as the source-listed supplier.
- No separate title, description or individual value is published for LOT-0000.
- Tender participation, bid prices, evaluation scores, award rationale and savings information are not supplied.
- The stated renewal structure indicates potential continuation only; it does not confirm any extension will be exercised.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
G MusicRespect Collaboration Trustinstrumental music provisionalternative educationalternative provisioneducation and training servicesFind a Tender contract award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the Respect Collaboration Trust instrumental music contract?
G Music was named as supplier for Award 1, covering LOT-0000.
What is the published contract value?
The award states £100,000 net and £120,000 gross.
Has the contract been signed?
The supplied record does not confirm signature. It lists a future signature date scheduled for 22 October 2026.
How long is the initial term?
The published initial contract period runs from 2 November 2026 to 1 November 2027.
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