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Broadband Services

LINGFIELD EDUCATION TRUST

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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31 Jul 2026 at 15:15

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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29 Jul 2026 at 10:51

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Lingfield Education Trust procured broadband services for the first phase of consolidating its school broadband estate. The requirement covers 12 schools and the trust office: Northwood Primary, Hurworth Primary, Corporation Road Primary and Trust Office, Handale Primary, Heathfield Primary, Hemlington Hall Primary, Preston Primary, Mount Pleasant Primary, Cambrai Primary, Lingdale Primary, Golden Flatts Primary and Harewood Primary. The aim is to move these sites from arrangements with multiple providers to one infrastructure-agnostic provider, supporting a consistent service across the participating schools. The buying organisation is Lingfield Education Trust, based in Darlington. The work is classified as internet network services and wider IT services, including internet support. Delivery covers sites across England, including the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, the East and West Midlands, London, the South East, the South West and the East of England.

This procurement is complete and has been awarded through a selective procedure under the Government Commercial Agency Framework, as a non-competitive framework award. It had one lot. ABTEC Computer Solutions Ltd was awarded the contract on 22 June 2026, and the contract was signed on 1 July 2026. The awarded value is £256,176 excluding VAT and £307,411 including VAT. The contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2031, with a maximum extent to 31 August 2032. The contract includes a renewal option, subject to satisfactory performance, to help align the participating schools’ contracts to a common end date. Evaluation was conducted through the framework award route rather than a competitive tender for this call-off. Monthly performance monitoring reports and service-level deliverables are included in the contract.

This requirement is relevant to broadband and managed network providers able to deliver internet connectivity across a multi-site education estate, using infrastructure-independent solutions. A credible supplier would need the operational capacity to connect and support 12 schools and a trust office across dispersed locations, while managing service consistency through a single provider model. Experience of public sector or education networks would help demonstrate understanding of schools’ varied site requirements, contract coordination and service continuity. Suppliers should also be able to work through the relevant Government Commercial Agency Framework and support structured service-level performance monitoring, including monthly reporting. The award to an SME shows that a smaller specialist provider can satisfy this scale of education broadband requirement. The trust’s wider consolidation strategy indicates value in suppliers that can manage phased transitions and coordinated renewals across multiple schools.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Broadband Services

Notice Description

The trust's broadband estate is currently split across three providers with contracts expiring at different points between August 2026 and June 2029. Rather than managing each renewal independently, the trust's strategy is to consolidate all 26 schools onto a single infrastructure-agnostic provider via the Government Commercial Agency Framework, working through 6 phases aligned to each group's contract expiry dates, with the objective of reaching a single co-terminus renewal point in September 2032. This procurement represents phase 1 and includes the following schools: * Northwood Primary * Hurworth Primary * Corporation Road Primary & Trust Office * Handale Primary * Heathfield Primary * Hemlington Hall Primary * Preston Primary * Mount Pleasant Primary * Cambrai Primary * Lingdale Primary * Golden Flatts Primary * Harewood Primary

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d621
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072820-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

32412110 - Internet network

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£256,176 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£256,176 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Jun 20263 months ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LINGFIELD EDUCATION TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DARLINGTON
Postcode
DL3 6AR
Postcode Area
Darlington
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC3 Tees Valley
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC33 Darlington
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Darlington
Electoral Ward
Northgate
Westminster Constituency
Darlington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ABTEC COMPUTER SOLUTIONS LTD

Further Information

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