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Pre Market Engagement Social media Management Tool.

LIFT SCHOOLS

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Planning

30 Jul 2026 at 17:10

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

LIFT SCHOOLS is exploring a social media management tool for use across its multi-academy trust. The service is expected to support trust-wide social media publishing, analytics and monitoring, helping the organisation build its online presence and reputation as an employer of choice and support growth by attracting staff and other schools and trusts. This is a software and related provider service requirement, covering 62 primary, secondary and special schools and more than 35,000 pupils across diverse communities in England, from Middlesbrough to Devon. The buyer is LIFT SCHOOLS, based in London. The requirement is intended to replace or renew an existing solution and should provide a feature-rich alternative that offers strong cost-efficiency and high practical value.

This procurement is at the planning stage and is currently being used for preliminary market engagement, rather than inviting tender bids. LIFT SCHOOLS expects to establish market interest before starting the procurement, with engagement planned before October 2026. The buyer’s scheduled date for expressions of interest is 11 September 2026. The planned contract is for services, with an indicative term from 31 December 2026 to 30 December 2029. The procurement is arranged as a single lot and is expected to use a tender process under the Procurement Act 2023. Suppliers expressing interest will receive access to further documentation when it becomes available. The buyer is seeking views from the market before finalising the procurement and its requirements.

This will suit suppliers of established social media management platforms and associated implementation or support services that can operate across a large education group. Relevant capability includes reliable multi-organisation publishing, central oversight of numerous school and trust channels, analytics, monitoring and reporting, and tools that help manage online reputation and employer branding. Suppliers should be prepared to demonstrate how their solution can support varied schools and communities while remaining straightforward to administer at scale. The buyer is looking for a feature-rich, high-value alternative to its current platform, with clear evidence of operational effectiveness and cost-efficiency. Providers with experience serving education, multi-academy trusts or other distributed organisations should prepare evidence of comparable deployments and service support.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Pre Market Engagement Social media Management Tool.

Notice Description

Lift Schools are currently looking to engage with suppliers on a social media Social media Management Tool. Suppliers that would like to take part in this process are invited to "Express Interest" upon which the will be given access to the documentation delivery through this e-tendering system. When the tender documents have been made available involved suppliers will receive notification via email and the tender documents can be accessed from the "My Tenders" area of this website and selecting the "View Details" button of this project. Expressions of interest will only be accepted until 11th September and the deadline for submissions of the tender will be 11th September . Any questions relating to this process should be made via correspondence on the website and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above.

Planning Information

Prior to initiating the procurement before October 2026 we are keen to establish the level of market interest in participating in the procurement process for a Social media Management Tool. Overview: For the past three years, we have used a solution for trust-wide social media publishing, analytics and monitoring. With our contract up for renewal in December, we are engaging the market to find a solution that satisfies our evolving operational needs while delivering strong cost-efficiency. We are seeking a feature-rich, high value alternative. Who are we? Lift Schools is one of the UK’s largest growing multi-academy trusts, operating 62 primary, secondary, and special schools. We educate over 35,000 young people across diverse communities in England, stretching from Middlesbrough to Devon. Our current social media strategy Trust channels: focused on building our online presence and reputation as an employer of choice to attract top talent and other schools and trusts (growth). Further information can be found attached within the portal.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d822
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072410-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

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

CPV Codes

48100000 - Industry specific software package

48500000 - Communication and multimedia software package

72410000 - Provider services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Dec 2026 - 30 Dec 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LIFT SCHOOLS
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
W12 7TF
Postcode Area
West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Hammersmith and Fulham
Electoral Ward
White City
Westminster Constituency
Hammersmith and Chiswick

Further Information

Notice Documents

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