Growth through expansion Diverse Academies Trust operates a growing network of 16 academies across primary, secondary, and special education, with recent plans to open Horizons Academy in Mansfield and new primary sites. This presents opportunities for blended procurement across multiple campuses, from ICT infrastructure to safeguarding and online safety programs.

Digital safety emphasis The partnership with National Online Safety signals a strong commitment to student and staff online safety. This creates demand for scalable e-safety training, monitoring tools, parent engagement platforms, and policy-compliant content management across the trust’s network.

Technology modernization Current tech stack includes Cloudflare, Microsoft 365, Apple iCloud Mail, WP Engine and PHP-based solutions. Opportunities exist for unified collaboration suites, cybersecurity enhancements, device management, cloud-first learning experiences, and strategic vendor consolidation.

Leadership onboarding Frequent principal appointments across new and existing academies (Thoresby Vale, Horizons Academy) indicate ongoing change management and transition support needs. This is a channel to offer executive advisory, change management services, leadership training, and onboarding accelerators.

Budget-aware procurement With revenue under $1M and a sizable network, there is a strong emphasis on value-driven purchasing, efficiency gains, and cost-effective edtech and infrastructure solutions. Target introductions for scalable, low-total-cost-of-ownership products in IT, safety, and facilities management are aligned with fiscal priorities.