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LightSpeed Central Console

Northumberland County Council

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17 Aug 2026 at 12:53

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Northumberland County Council procured the Lightspeed Central Console for iPads used in schools across Northumberland. The requirement is a software and information-systems service that centrally manages enrolled school devices. It enables the council or schools to deploy applications and apply safeguarding settings from one management console. The commercial model is a licence fee for each device enrolled in the system. Delivery is for schools across Northumberland, with the council acting as the public-sector buyer. This is therefore relevant to suppliers of mobile-device-management platforms, education technology, safeguarding controls and associated device-management licensing, particularly those able to support a centrally administered estate of school-owned or school-used iPads.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Northumberland County Council used a below-threshold direct award without competition. The contract was signed on 2 April 2026, starts on 1 May 2026 and ends on 31 August 2029. Its gross value is £74,250 including any applicable taxes. Lightspeed Systems (Europe) Limited was awarded the contract for the single lot. The award covers software package and information-systems provision for the Lightspeed Central Console. The published outcome shows one active supplier and an active contract. The arrangement is therefore an awarded, multi-year licence and device-management contract rather than an opportunity currently being competed.

This procurement indicates demand from Northumberland County Council for centrally managed iPads in schools, combining mobile-device-management software, application deployment and safeguarding configuration. A credible future competitor would need a proven platform capable of administering an education device estate from a central console, enrolling and tracking devices, deploying apps reliably and applying safeguarding settings at scale. Suppliers should also be able to support per-device licensing and provide dependable service over a multi-year public-sector arrangement. Experience with schools, councils or comparable education environments would help demonstrate understanding of safeguarding and operational requirements. The awarded supplier is recorded as an SME, showing that this scale of council technology requirement can suit a focused specialist as well as a large systems provider.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

LightSpeed Central Console

Notice Description

IPads in use in schools across Northumberland are managed centrally to allow the deployment of apps and safeguarding settings from a central console. Lightspeed mdm is that central console, we pay a licence fee for every device enrolled in the system.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e598
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078104-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£74,250 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Apr 20264 months ago
Contract Period
1 May 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 3-4 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
Northumberland County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MORPETH
Postcode
NE61 2EF
Postcode Area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC42 Northumberland
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Northumberland
Electoral Ward
Morpeth Kirkhill
Westminster Constituency
North Northumberland

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

LIGHTSPEED SYSTEMS (EUROPE) LIMITED

Further Information

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