Awarded contract

Supply of Ubiquity Hardware

Details

Buyer: Academies Enterprise Trust
Supplier(s): Transparent Communications Ltd
Value: £540,000
Duration: 10 months
Topic: Computer-related equipment
Published: 13 October 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

For the Academic year of 2026 to 2027 the schools below will require Ubiquiti Equipment as part of our rolling programme to deliver the same infrastructure to all our Schools. Alternatives will not be considered. The following list of schools are to be upgraded as part of a phased programme of works in the academic year of 2026 to 2027. Schools - Lift Barton Hill, Lift Charles Warren, Lift St James, Lift Trinity, Lift Newington, Lift New Rickstones, Lift New Forest, Lift Lea Forest, Lift Green Way, Lift Wishmore Cross, Lift Broadlands, Lift Noel Park, Lift Sir Herbert Leon, Lift Kingsley, Lift Montgomery, Lift Four Dwellings, Lift Clacton, Lift Kingswood, Lift Richmond Park, Lift Percy Shurmer, Lift Aylward, Lift Winton ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published13 October 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date13 October 2026
Next: Contract expiry date31 July 2027in 9 months

About the buyer

Academies Enterprise Trust is an academy trust that now trades as Lift Schools. The trust runs 57 schools across 5 regions of England. Its central office is in London. Pre-market engagement notices often come before a formal tender. Some contracts are split into regional lots, such as school catering. Fire risk assessments are carried out for each school every 3 years. Academies Enterprise Trust and The Elliot Foundation Academy Trust sponsor the enFrame CIC ICT Framework for schools.

Over the past 5 years, most of Academies Enterprise Trust's contract awards have been in software and information systems, IT services and business services.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@academies-enterprise-trust.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@academies-enterprise-trust.gov
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Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@academies-enterprise-trust.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@academies-enterprise-trust.gov