LIFT Schools Ubiquiti Hardware Award | Transparent Communications

Tender information last checkedLast checked 13 Oct 2026, 15:23.

Opportunity overview

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

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Transparent Communications Ltd

Matched by exact name

Published award value: £540k
Awarded: 12 Oct 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-PPON PCND-6247-HYWT
Location: Cosham, UKJ31, PO6 3DL, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: T332
Status: complete
Procurement Method: open
Procurement Method Details: Open procedure

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: LIFT SCHOOLS
Id: GB-COH-06625091

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 06625091

Address

Street Address: 1 Edcity Walk
Locality: London
Postal Code: W12 7TF
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKI33

Contact

Email: procurement@liftschools.org

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Organisation 2

Name: Transparent Communications Ltd
Id: GB-PPON-PCND-6247-HYWT

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PCND-6247-HYWT

Address

Street Address: 4 Northern Buildings Northern Road
Locality: Cosham
Postal Code: PO6 3DL
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKJ31

Contact

Email: kaya@transparent-uk.com

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: large
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Status: pending
Date: 13 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category: goods
Above Threshold: Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent: 13 Oct 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 30230000
Description: Computer-related equipment

Entry 2

Scheme: CPV
Id: 32400000
Description: Networks

Entry 3

Scheme: CPV
Id: 32500000
Description: Telecommunications equipment and supplies

Value

Including VAT: 540,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PCND-6247-HYWT
Name: Transparent Communications Ltd

Standstill Period

Ends: 22 Oct 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts: 31 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 31 Jul 2027, 23:59

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 096575-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096575-2026 ↗
Published: 13 Oct 2026, 14:07
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 31 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Recorded locations

Buyer location · London · UKI33 · W12 7TF · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS

076878-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender · 12 Aug 2026, 15:13
096575-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 13 Oct 2026, 14:07

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

LIFT SCHOOLS has announced a pending award to TRANSPARENT COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED for Ubiquiti hardware supporting infrastructure upgrades across 22 named schools in the 2026–27 academic year.

Published outcome signals

Procurement statusComplete tender; pending awardEvidence: The tender and lot are marked "complete", while award 1 is marked "pending".
Award notice published13 October 2026Evidence: Award notice 096575-2026 is dated 2026-10-13T14:07:39+01:00.
Standstill end22 October 2026, 23:59:59 BSTEvidence: Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-22T23:59:59+01:00.

97% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed3 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 096575-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e2d8
First published: 12 Aug 2026
Last checked: 13 Oct 2026, 15:23
Notice versions reviewed: 2

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 13 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

LIFT SCHOOLS has announced a pending award to TRANSPARENT COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED for Ubiquiti hardware supporting infrastructure upgrades across 22 named schools in the 2026–27 academic year.

Published outcome

The open procedure produced one pending award, valued at £540,000 gross, for lot 1. The notice schedules signature for 31 October 2026; it does not evidence a signed or active contract.

Market significance

This is an above-threshold goods procurement for standardised network, computer-related and telecommunications equipment across a multi-school estate.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

TRANSPARENT COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · 540000 GBP · Pending award

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Award 1 names Transparent Communications Ltd as supplier; supplier verification provides the legal name TRANSPARENT COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED. The £540,000 gross value is recorded for the single award.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Procurement status

99% confidence

Complete tender; pending award

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The tender and lot are marked "complete", while award 1 is marked "pending".

Award notice published

99% confidence

13 October 2026

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Award notice 096575-2026 is dated 2026-10-13T14:07:39+01:00.

Standstill end

99% confidence

22 October 2026, 23:59:59 BST

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Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-22T23:59:59+01:00.

Planned signature

98% confidence

31 October 2026

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The futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled for 2026-10-31T23:59:59+00:00.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value

99% confidence

£540,000 gross

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Award 1 value.amountGross is 540000 GBP.

Value allocation

92% confidence

Award-level value allocated to lot 1

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There is one award, related only to lot 1; no separate lot value is published.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender notice published

99% confidence

12 August 2026

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Release history records tender notice 076878-2026 on 2026-08-12.

Submission deadline

99% confidence

7 September 2026, 12:00 BST

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Process submission_deadline is 2026-09-07T12:00:00+01:00.

Award decision date

99% confidence

13 October 2026

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Award 1 date is 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.

Planned contract period

98% confidence

31 October 2026 to 31 July 2027

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Award 1 contractPeriod records these start and end dates.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Ubiquiti equipment for school infrastructure upgrades

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The description states that Ubiquiti equipment is required as part of a rolling programme to deliver the same infrastructure across schools.

Named school coverage

99% confidence

22 Lift Schools

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The description lists 22 schools, from Lift Barton Hill through Lift Winton.

Product alternatives

99% confidence

Alternatives will not be considered

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The procurement description explicitly states: "Alternatives will not be considered."

Classifications

99% confidence

Computer-related equipment; networks; telecommunications equipment and supplies

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Award item classifications are CPV 30230000, 32400000 and 32500000.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Open procedure

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The tender records procurementMethodDetails as "Open procedure".

Above-threshold status

99% confidence

Above threshold

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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.

Bid and evaluation information

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Contract form/status

99% confidence

Not evidenced as signed; award remains pending

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Award 1 has status "pending" and a scheduled future signature milestone.

Planned duration

97% confidence

Approximately 9 months

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The published planned period runs from 31 October 2026 to 31 July 2027.

Renewal or extension terms

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Standardisation requirement

98% confidence

The buyer specifies Ubiquiti equipment and excludes alternatives, indicating a brand-specific infrastructure standardisation requirement.

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The description requires Ubiquiti equipment to deliver the same infrastructure across schools and states that alternatives will not be considered.

Delivery footprint

99% confidence

The requirement spans a phased programme across 22 named schools during the 2026–27 academic year.

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The description identifies a phased programme and lists 22 schools.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

97%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-06e2d8
Analysed: 13 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

LIFT SCHOOLS

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The buyer party is named LIFT SCHOOLS.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Sub-central government public authority

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Buyer classification is "publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment".

Buyer location

99% confidence

London, United Kingdom

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Buyer address lists London, W12 7TF, United Kingdom.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier identity

99% confidence

TRANSPARENT COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED (company number 04508284)

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Supplier verification records verified company name TRANSPARENT COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED and company number 04508284, matched by exact name.

Source trading style

99% confidence

Transparent Communications Ltd

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The award party is named "Transparent Communications Ltd".

Supplier scale

99% confidence

Large

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The supplier party details record scale as "large".

Supplier location

99% confidence

Cosham, United Kingdom

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The supplier party address lists Cosham, PO6 3DL, United Kingdom.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated re-procurement timing

83% confidence

After the planned end date of 31 July 2027

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This is an estimate based solely on the explicit planned contract end date; no renewal or extension terms are published.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Award status caution

99% confidence

The published record is a pending award, not evidence of a concluded or active contract.

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Award status is "pending"; signature is listed as a future scheduled milestone.

Unpublished commercial detail

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation results, award rationale, pricing breakdown, individual lot value, and renewal or extension terms.

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These fields are absent from the supplied record.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title or description.

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The supplied lot record has null title and description.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The award is pending, with signature scheduled rather than evidenced as completed; it must not be treated as a signed or active contract.
Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation results, award rationale, pricing breakdown, individual lot value, and renewal or extension terms.
Lot 1 has no published title or description.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who received the LIFT Schools Ubiquiti hardware award?

The pending award names TRANSPARENT COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED, verified under company number 04508284.

What is the value of the award?

The single pending award is valued at £540,000 gross.

Has the contract been signed?

Not according to the supplied notice. The award is pending and signature is scheduled for 31 October 2026.

What does the procurement cover?

Ubiquiti equipment for a phased infrastructure-upgrade programme across 22 named schools in the 2026–27 academic year.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Supply of Ubiquity Hardware

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Transparent Communications Ltd

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Lots and requirements

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Value

Suppliers

Standstill Period

Contract period

Related lots

Documents

Milestones

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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