---
title: "LightSpeed Central Console"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e598"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Northumberland County Council"
published: "2026-08-17"
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# LightSpeed Central Console

Buyer: Northumberland County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e598

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078104-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Apr 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 May 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £74,250 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Northumberland County Council |
| Locality | MORPETH |
| Postcode area | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE61 2EF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC42 Northumberland |
| Local authority | Northumberland |
| Electoral ward | Morpeth Kirkhill |
| Westminster constituency | North Northumberland |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LIGHTSPEED SYSTEMS (EUROPE) LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 17 Aug 2026 at 12:53 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078104-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078104-2026
  17th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.lightspeedsystems.com
- http://www.northumberland.gov.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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