Buy musical instruments, equipment and technology
Use this framework to buy musical instruments, equipment and technology from Department for Education (DfE) approved suppliers.
Applies to England
Who can buy musical instruments, equipment and technology
This framework can be used by:
- Music Hub Lead Organisations and their delivery partners
- all educational settings
What you can buy
The items which can be purchased from this framework, have been categorised into the following lots (framework users can make purchases from more than one lot and more than one supplier).
Lot 1: Acoustic instruments
Instruments that do not require electricity, amplification, or technology to produce a sound. This includes acoustic instruments which have been specifically developed or adapted for use by children and young people with SEND.
Lot 2: Amplified, electric and digital musical instruments
Instruments and equipment that produce or modify sound through electric, electronic, or digital means. This includes items which have been specifically developed or adapted for use by children and young people with SEND.
Lot 3: Other technology and equipment used to enable or support music-making
Additional equipment and software needed to produce, amplify, augment, or record sound, or in other ways support children and young people (including those with SEND) to create and perform music. This includes additional equipment, accessories, or software that can be used in conjunction with, or to support the use of, items outlined in other lots.
When the framework expires
The framework expires on 30 September 2027.
How to buy
Music Hub Lead Organisations – consult your user guide issued by ACE.
Other educational organisations – express your interest in using this framework by sending an enquiry to music.hubs@education.gov.uk, including:
- your name
- organisation name and postcode
- the lot you are interested in
- brief details of the products required
- estimated spend
Supplier websites can be used for information but framework prices may be different.
Suppliers appointed to framework (by Lot)
| Supplier Name | Business Address | Lot 1 | Lot 2 | Lot 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolute Music Solutions Ltd | 3 - 5 Knighton Heath Estate, 855 Ringwood Road, Bournemouth, BH11 8NE | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ackerman Music Limited | Unit 3, 24 Marlborough Road, Lancing, BN15 8TP | Yes | Yes | No |
| Albion | 112 Strand London WC2R 0AG | No | No | Yes |
| Casio Electronics | 10 Norwich Street, London, EC4A 1BD | No | Yes | No |
| Chamberlain Music | Corporate House, Kings Road Industrial Estate, Haslemere, GU27 2QH | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Charanga Ltd | 14-15, Berners Street, London, England, W1T 3LJ | No | No | Yes |
| CMS Distribution | 2nd Floor, 15 Worship Street, London, EC2A 2DT | Yes | Yes | No |
| DaCapo Primary Music | 6th Floor, King’s House, 9-10 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4BP | No | No | Yes |
| Digit Audio Technology Limited | 34 High Street, Aldridge, Walsall, West Midlands, England, WS9 8LZ | No | Yes | Yes |
| Digital Garage | 10 Manor Park, Banbury, OX16 4SP | No | Yes | Yes |
| Drums for Schools Ltd) | 21 Shaftesbury Avenue, Burton Joyce, NG14 5GL | Yes | No | Yes |
| Ev-entz.co.uk ltd | 16 Gold Tops, Newport, NP20 4PH | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Focusrite Group EMEA | Artisan, Hillbottom Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, HP12 4HJ | No | Yes | Yes |
| Forsyth Brothers Ltd | 126 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 2GR | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| GAK Education | 30-34 North Street, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 1DW | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Gear4music Ltd | Gear4music Ltd, Holgate Park Drive, York, YO26 4GN | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Geneva instruments Ltd | Biz Hub Tees Valley, Belasis Hall Technology Park, Coxwold Way, Billingham, England, TS23 4EA | Yes | No | No |
| Haydock Music Limited | 5a Stewart Street, Milngavie, G62 6BW | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hayes Music Limited | 52 Mill House Centre,108 Commercial Road, Totton, Southampton SO40 3AE | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Heritage Music & Caswells Strings | Unit 15 Beaumont Close, Banbury OXON, OX16 1TG | Yes | No | Yes |
| Hexham Violin Shop Ltd | 27 Hencotes, Hexham, Northumberland NE46 2EQ | Yes | No | No |
| Howarth of London Ltd | 31 Chiltern Street, London, W1U 7PN | Yes | No | Yes |
| Jigsaw Systems Limited | 40 High Church Street, Nottingham NG7 7JA | No | No | Yes |
| John Packer Ltd | Windover House, St. Ann Street, Salisbury, SP1 2R | Yes | No | No |
| Just Flutes Ltd | 46 South End, Croydon, CR0 1DP | Yes | No | No |
| KG Music Limited | 73 Elgin Street, Dunfermline, Scotland, KY12 7SD | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Leicestershire Music | County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA | No | Yes | No |
| Louder Than Life Ltd | Unit A, Penistone 1 Regent Court, St. Marys Street, Penistone, South Yorkshire, S36 6DT | Yes | No | Yes |
| Micro Computer Consultants Ltd | 27-31 Earle Street, Newton- Le- Willows, Merseyside,WA12 9LW | No | No | Yes |
| MusicFirst | 180 Madison, 24th Floor, New York, NY, 10016 | No | No | Yes |
| Normans (Burton upon Trent) Limited | Unit 3 Ryknild Industrial Estate, Derby Road, Burton-upon-Trent, England, DE14 1RZ | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ocarina Workshop Limited | 12 Beardsley Gardens, Kettering, NN15 5UB | Yes | No | No |
| Omnisonic International Limited | 3 Doolittle Yard, Froghall Road, Ampthill, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom, MK45 2NW | No | No | Yes |
| Open Up Music | Streamline, 436-441 Paintworks, Arnos Vale, Bristol, BS4 3AS | No | Yes | No |
| POLAR Ltd | 19 Montpelier Avenue, Bexley, Kent, DA5 3AP | No | No | Yes |
| Presto Music | 23-25 Waterloo Place, Warwick Street, Leamington Spa, CV32 5LA | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Prozone Music Ltd | The Oak House, Paddock Way, Ashley Green, Bucks, HP5 3RE | Yes | No | No |
| Robert Morley & Co. Ltd | 34 Engate Street, Lewisham, London. SE13 7HA. | Yes | No | Yes |
| Rosehill Instruments Ltd | 64 London End, Beaconsfield, HP9 2JD | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| S&T Audio Ltd | 70-72 Evans Road, Speke, Merseyside, L24 9PB | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Selectron UK Ltd | Unit 17D Upper Field Road, Eurolink Industrial Centre, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 3UP | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| St Giles Music | Raleigh Chambers, 18 St Giles Terrace, Northampton, NN1 2BN | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Starland Music Ltd | Music Advisory Office, The Barn, Uppaton Farm, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 7LL | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Steel Pan Music CIC | Office 128, 33 Parkway, Camden Town, London. NW1 7PN | Yes | No | Yes |
| Stentor Music Co Ltd | Albert Road North, Reigate, Surrey RH2 9EZ | Yes | No | No |
| Strings And Things Limited | HO 5 Commerce Way, Lancing Business Park, Lancing, West Sussex, BN15 8TA | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sync (A Trading Name of GBM Digital Technologies Limited) | 16-18 Midland Street, Ardwick, Manchester, M12 6LB | No | No | Yes |
| Tanglewood Guitar Company Ltd | 9b, Astley Way, Astley Lane Industrial Estate, Swillington, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS26 8XT | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| The London Guitar Studio Ltd | 62 Duke Street, London, W1K 6JT | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| The Music Cellar | 11-12 Fox Street, Preston, PR1 2AB | Yes | Yes | No |
| The Roland Store (Roland Group Europe Limited) | Hive 2 1530, Arlington Business Park, Theale, Reading, Berkshire, England, RG7 4SA | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| The Soundbeam Project Ltd | Unit 3 Highbury Villas, Bristol BS2 8BY | No | No | Yes |
| The String Zone Ltd | HO 5 Commerce Way, Lancing Business Park, Lancing, West Sussex, BN15 8TA | Yes | No | Yes |
| The Wind Section Ltd | 11-13 Cumberland Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6RT | Yes | No | No |
| UCan Play | Unit 3M, Zan Industrial Estate, Crewe Road, Wheelock, Cheshire, CW11 4QH | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Warwick Music Limited | Rock Farm Business Centre, Hangman’s Lane, Seckington, Tamworth, B79 0LA | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Windstruments Ltd | 1 Ryshworth Bridge, Crossflatts, Bingley, West Yorkshire, BD16 2DX | Yes | No | Yes |
| Woodwind & Reed Music Shop | WW&R Ltd, 106 Russel Street, Cambridge, CB2 1HU | Yes | No | Yes |
| Zendell Limited | Ground Floor, The Maltings, Locks Hill, Rochford SS4 1BB | Yes | Yes | Yes |