Coventry Music Tutor DPS award: £70,807.58 contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 16 Oct 2026, 17:06.

Opportunity overview

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

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Liam Halloran

Match pending…

Shared contract value: £70.8k
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 29 Sept 2026
Suppliers: One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID: 098102-2026-1
Status: active
Location: Rowington, UKG13, United Kingdom

Ludovic Merkelbach

Match pending…

Shared contract value: £70.8k
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 29 Sept 2026
Suppliers: One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID: 098102-2026-1
Status: active
Location: Coventry, UKG33, United Kingdom

Melinda Toparti

Match pending…

Shared contract value: £70.8k
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 29 Sept 2026
Suppliers: One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID: 098102-2026-1
Status: active
Location: Coventry, UKG33, United Kingdom

Classification

CPV80000000 — Education and training services

Lots

Individual/Small group tuitionValue not stated
Whole-class / ensemblesValue not stated
Music curriculumValue not stated

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: COV-8132 Jul-Sep 2026
Status: complete
Main Procurement Category: services
Procurement Method: open
Procurement Method Details: Open procedure

Legal basis

Id: 32014L0024
Scheme: CELEX

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 80000000
Description: Education and training services

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement: Yes

Covered By

GPA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Title: Individual/Small group tuition
Description: Individual / Small-group tuition
Has Options: No
Status: cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1

Name: Quality
Type: quality
Description: 100

Criterion 2

Name: Cost
Type: cost
Description: 0

Entry 2

Id: 2
Title: Whole-class / ensembles
Description: Whole-class / ensembles
Has Options: No
Status: cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1

Name: Quality
Type: quality
Description: 100

Criterion 2

Name: Cost
Type: cost
Description: 0

Entry 3

Id: 3
Title: Music curriculum
Description: Music curriculum
Has Options: No
Status: cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1

Name: Quality
Type: quality
Description: 100

Criterion 2

Name: Cost
Type: cost
Description: 0

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 80000000
Description: Education and training services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKG33

Item 2

Id: 2
Related Lot: 2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 80000000
Description: Education and training services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKG33

Item 3

Id: 3
Related Lot: 3

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 80000000
Description: Education and training services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKG33

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Coventry City Council
Id: GB-FTS-141540

Identifier

Legal Name: Coventry City Council
No Identifier Rationale: notOnAnyRegister

Address

Street Address: Council House, Earl Street
Locality: Coventry
Region: UKG33
Postal Code: CV15RR
Country Name: United Kingdom

Contact

Email: procurementcontracts@coventry.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: http://www.coventry.gov.uk ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: TED_CA_TYPE
Id: REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Description: Regional or local authority

Entry 2

Scheme: COFOG
Id: 09
Description: Education

Organisation 2

Name: Ludovic Merkelbach
Id: GB-FTS-187653

Identifier

Legal Name: Ludovic Merkelbach
No Identifier Rationale: soleTrader

Address

Locality: Coventry
Region: UKG33
Country Name: United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme

Organisation 3

Name: Liam Halloran
Id: GB-FTS-187654

Identifier

Legal Name: Liam Halloran
No Identifier Rationale: soleTrader

Address

Locality: Rowington
Region: UKG13
Country Name: United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme

Organisation 4

Name: Melinda Toparti
Id: GB-FTS-187655

Identifier

Legal Name: Melinda Toparti
No Identifier Rationale: soleTrader

Address

Locality: Coventry
Region: UKG33
Country Name: United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme

Organisation 5

Name: High Court of England and Wales
Id: GB-FTS-136

Identifier

Legal Name: High Court of England and Wales

Address

Locality: London
Country Name: United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1

Id: 098102-2026-1
Status: active

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-FTS-187653
Name: Ludovic Merkelbach

Supplier 2

Id: GB-FTS-187654
Name: Liam Halloran

Supplier 3

Id: GB-FTS-187655
Name: Melinda Toparti

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 098102-2026-1
Award ID: 098102-2026-1
Status: active
Date Signed: 30 Sept 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount: 70,807.58
Currency: GBP

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Coventry · UKG33 · CV15RR · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKG33

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

098102-2026award, contract · 16 Oct 2026, 15:39

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Coventry City Council published an award and contract notice for music-tutoring services under its pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System. The notice records one active award to three named sole traders and an active contract valued at £70,807.58; the contract record gives a signing date of 30 September 2026.

Published outcome signals

Notice typeAward and contract noticeEvidence: Release history tags are award and contract; published notice type is "award, contract".
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 098102-2026-1 has status "active".
Contract statusActiveEvidence: Contract 098102-2026-1 has status "active".

89% approved-analysis confidence3 supplier records analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 098102-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0789e5
First published: 16 Oct 2026
Last checked: 16 Oct 2026, 17:06
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 17 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One active shared award, ID 098102-2026-1, names Ludovic Merkelbach, Liam Halloran and Melinda Toparti. The published £70,807.58 contract value is shared and is not allocated between suppliers or lots.

Market significance

The award concerns education and training services supporting music tuition in Coventry-area delivery locations. Quality was weighted at 100% and cost at 0% for all published lots, although those lots are marked cancelled in the same source.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

3 supplier records analysed

Ludovic Merkelbach

90% confidence

Award 098102-2026-1 · Shared contract value; individual allocation not published GBP · Active award supplier; identity unverified

View supporting evidence

The active award names Ludovic Merkelbach. Supplier record identifies the party as a sole trader, but the completed identity workflow returned checked_unmatched.

Liam Halloran

90% confidence

Award 098102-2026-1 · Shared contract value; individual allocation not published GBP · Active award supplier; identity unverified

View supporting evidence

The active award names Liam Halloran. Supplier record identifies the party as a sole trader, but the completed identity workflow returned checked_unmatched.

Melinda Toparti

90% confidence

Award 098102-2026-1 · Shared contract value; individual allocation not published GBP · Active award supplier; identity unverified

View supporting evidence

The active award names Melinda Toparti. Supplier record identifies the party as a sole trader, but the completed identity workflow returned checked_unmatched.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice type

99% confidence

Award and contract notice

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Release history tags are award and contract; published notice type is "award, contract".

Award status

98% confidence

Active

View supporting evidence

Award 098102-2026-1 has status "active".

Contract status

98% confidence

Active

View supporting evidence

Contract 098102-2026-1 has status "active".

Contract signature

98% confidence

Signed on 30 September 2026

View supporting evidence

Contract 098102-2026-1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-30.

Lot status

99% confidence

Lots 1–3 are marked cancelled

View supporting evidence

Lots for individual/small-group tuition, whole-class/ensembles and music curriculum each have status "cancelled".

VALUES

Published values explained

Published contract value

98% confidence

£70,807.58

View supporting evidence

Active contract 098102-2026-1 records value amount 70807.58 GBP.

Value allocation

98% confidence

Shared value; no supplier or lot allocation published

View supporting evidence

The contract contains one total value, while the award names three suppliers and supplies no allocation.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Notice published

99% confidence

16 October 2026

View supporting evidence

Published_at is 2026-10-16T15:39:27+01:00.

Contract signed

98% confidence

30 September 2026

View supporting evidence

Contract dateSigned is 2026-09-30T00:00:00+01:00.

Notice coverage period

95% confidence

1 July 2026 to 30 September 2026

View supporting evidence

The notice description states that it covers this period.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Service

93% confidence

Music tuition and related music curriculum delivery

View supporting evidence

The description covers recruitment and retention of external music tutors for Coventry schools, communities and professional partner venues; published lot titles describe tuition, ensembles and curriculum.

Classification

99% confidence

CPV 80000000 — Education and training services

View supporting evidence

Tender classification and all items use CPV 80000000.

Delivery region

97% confidence

UKG33

View supporting evidence

All published delivery addresses specify region UKG33.

DPS validity

90% confidence

Expiry no later than 31 August 2028

View supporting evidence

The description says the pseudo DPS has been extended and expires no later than this date.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Open procedure

View supporting evidence

Tender procurementMethod is open and procurementMethodDetails is "Open procedure".

Commercial arrangement

97% confidence

Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System under the Light Touch Regime

View supporting evidence

Tender description explicitly describes the arrangement this way.

Award criteria

98% confidence

Quality 100%; cost 0%

View supporting evidence

Each published lot lists quality 100 and cost 0.

Bid and evaluation information

99% confidence

Not published

View supporting evidence

No bid counts, tenderer names beyond award suppliers, scores or evaluation narrative are supplied.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Contract record

98% confidence

Active contract 098102-2026-1

View supporting evidence

The contracts array records ID 098102-2026-1, linked to the award, with active status.

Contract start and end dates

99% confidence

Not published

View supporting evidence

Top-level contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null; the contract record supplies only dateSigned.

Extension terms

94% confidence

No contract-level extension terms published

View supporting evidence

The source describes DPS validity only and does not provide contract extension terms.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Award structure

98% confidence

Three suppliers share one active award and one published contract value

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One award lists all three suppliers and its linked contract contains one total value.

Lot allocation

99% confidence

Not published and cannot be inferred

View supporting evidence

The active award has no lot IDs, while all three published lots are cancelled.

Quality emphasis

98% confidence

Published lot criteria place all stated weighting on quality rather than cost

View supporting evidence

Each lot lists quality 100 and cost 0.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

89%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-0789e5
Analysed: 17 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Coventry City Council

View supporting evidence

Buyer party is Coventry City Council.

Buyer type

98% confidence

Regional or local authority; education function

View supporting evidence

Buyer classifications state regional or local authority and COFOG 09 Education.

Buyer location

99% confidence

Coventry, United Kingdom

View supporting evidence

Buyer address is Council House, Earl Street, Coventry, CV1 5RR.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier structure

95% confidence

Three named suppliers recorded as sole traders and SMEs

View supporting evidence

Each supplier party has noIdentifierRationale "soleTrader" and scale "sme".

Supplier locations

96% confidence

Ludovic Merkelbach and Melinda Toparti: Coventry; Liam Halloran: Rowington

View supporting evidence

Supplier party addresses provide these localities.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

99% confidence

Unknown

View supporting evidence

No contract end date or renewal option is published. The DPS is described as expiring no later than 31 August 2028, which is not a renewal date for this contract.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Supplier identity verification

99% confidence

All three supplier names are unverified

View supporting evidence

Each completed identity lookup has status checked_unmatched; no verified company name or number is supplied.

Award-to-lot ambiguity

99% confidence

The active award is not linked to a published lot, while all listed lots are cancelled

View supporting evidence

Award lot_ids are absent and all three tender lots have status cancelled.

Value allocation

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice

View supporting evidence

The contract gives one total value but no supplier-level or lot-level allocation.

Contract timing

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice

View supporting evidence

A signing date is available, but no contract start or end date is supplied.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

All three named suppliers have checked_unmatched identity status: the Companies House workflow completed without a safe company match, so their names are unverified.
The source presents an active award and active signed contract but marks every listed lot as cancelled; no award-to-lot allocation is provided.
The £70,807.58 contract value is a shared total and cannot be attributed to any individual supplier or lot.
Information not supplied in the published notice: award date, tender deadline, contract start date, contract end date, bid count, evaluation scores, pricing breakdown, individual allocations, and contract-level renewal or extension terms.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who received the Coventry Music Tutor DPS award?

The active award names Ludovic Merkelbach, Liam Halloran and Melinda Toparti. Their identities remain unverified because completed checks found no safe company match.

What is the contract value?

The linked active contract is valued at £70,807.58 GBP. The notice does not allocate this total between the three suppliers or across lots.

Was the contract signed?

Yes. The contract record explicitly gives a signing date of 30 September 2026.

Which lots were awarded?

No award-to-lot allocation is published. The three listed lots are each marked cancelled, despite the active award and contract record.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

COV - 8132 - Coventry Music - Music Tutor DPS Award Notice

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Liam Halloran

Ludovic Merkelbach

Melinda Toparti

Classification

Lots

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Classification

Techniques

Covered By

Lots and requirements

Award criteria

Criteria

Award criteria

Criteria

Award criteria

Criteria

Items and delivery

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Roles

Details

Identifier

Address

Roles

Details

Identifier

Address

Roles

Details

Identifier

Address

Roles

Award information

Suppliers

Contracts and changes

Value

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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