Supplier directory · 21 companies
Connectivity suppliers for colleges and universities
Companies that say they supply further and higher education with internet connectivity, campus networks and Wi-Fi, cyber security or student accommodation broadband. Each entry is a short note in our own words with its sources. Listings are free.
10 of 21 suppliers match your filters. Region filters include suppliers that say they cover the whole UK. Framework names are as the company gives them; the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) is now the Government Commercial Agency.
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BT Business (education)
FEHEServes: Colleges & sixth forms (FE), Universities (HE)
BT's business and public sector arm sells BTnet dedicated leased lines, Wi-Fi 6 wireless LANs, firewalls, filtering, monitoring and DDoS protection, and cloud voice to schools, colleges and trusts through a dedicated education team. BT also delivers Wales's PSBA network.
- Internet & leased lines
- Campus network & Wi-Fi
- Cyber security
- Web filtering & monitoring
- Phones & voice
- Covers
- UK-wide
- Based
- London
Sources: BT Business Direct: education · BTnet for education · Checked 25 October 2026
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Daisy Communications
FEHEServes: Colleges & sixth forms (FE), Universities (HE)
UK business telecoms provider with an education page covering connectivity, hosted voice, security and content filtering; it says it supplies over 250 UK schools, universities and colleges and offers help with Wi-Fi after Connect the Classroom funding.
- Internet & leased lines
- Campus network & Wi-Fi
- Web filtering & monitoring
- Phones & voice
- Covers
- UK-wide
- Based
- Reading
Sources: Daisy telecom solutions for education · Daisy Connect the Classroom article · Checked 25 October 2026
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Excel Communications
FEServes: Colleges & sixth forms (FE)
Birkenhead-based telecoms and IT provider with an education page offering schools and colleges broadband, Wi-Fi, VoIP and managed communications.
- Internet & leased lines
- Campus network & Wi-Fi
- Phones & voice
- Covers
- Not stated (offices in Merseyside, North Wales and London)
- Based
- Birkenhead
Sources: Excel Communications education page · Checked 25 October 2026
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Glide
HEServes: Universities (HE)
Birmingham-based fibre and Wi-Fi provider that describes itself as the UK's largest student ISP, serving PBSA operators and universities over its own metropolitan fibre networks; it also runs a schools and MATs offer covering connectivity, voice, managed networks and filtering via Smoothwall and Fortinet. It says it supports Connect the Classroom-eligible schools.
- Internet & leased lines
- Campus network & Wi-Fi
- Cyber security
- Web filtering & monitoring
- Student accommodation broadband
- Phones & voice
- Covers
- UK-wide
- Based
- Birmingham
Sources: Glide Education (schools) page · Glide student accommodation page · Glide contact page · Checked 25 October 2026
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NYnet Ltd
FEServes: Colleges & sixth forms (FE)
NYnet is a public-sector-owned full-fibre network company overseen by North Yorkshire Council, which says it has connected more than 200 schools and offers them connectivity, firewall and filtering, telephony and cyber security training. The council has proposed a new company to focus on education and public-sector contracts.
- Internet & leased lines
- Cyber security
- Web filtering & monitoring
- Phones & voice
- Covers
- North Yorkshire and northern England
- Based
- Harrogate
Sources: NYnet - Schools and Colleges · North Yorkshire Council news (Dec 2025) · NYES Info - nynet Ltd listing · Checked 25 October 2026
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RM Education
FEServes: Colleges & sixth forms (FE)
Long-established education technology company (RM plc) selling school broadband, digital telephony, school networking and its RM SafetyNet web filter to schools, trusts and FE colleges, alongside IT support and devices.
- Internet & leased lines
- Campus network & Wi-Fi
- Web filtering & monitoring
- Phones & voice
- Covers
- UK-wide
- Based
- Abingdon, Oxfordshire
- Frameworks
- Company says Everything ICT
- Company says CCS RM6098 Technology Products and Associated Services, Lot 6 Education Technology
- Company says CCS RM6095 Gigabit Capable Connectivity
- Company says YPO Network Connectivity & Telecommunication Solutions (Lots 1, 3, 6)
- Company says enFrame ICT Framework (incl. Lot 5 Networking, Lot 11 Wide Area Network)
- Company says Crescent Purchasing Consortium: outsourced ICT services
Sources: RM: connectivity · RM SafetyNet · RM: frameworks · Checked 25 October 2026
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Stream Networks
FEServes: Colleges & sixth forms (FE)
Newbury-based business ISP with an education sector page offering schools, colleges and MATs leased lines, broadband, managed Wi-Fi and cyber security, with Smoothwall filtering through a partnership.
- Internet & leased lines
- Campus network & Wi-Fi
- Cyber security
- Web filtering & monitoring
- Phones & voice
- Covers
- UK-wide
- Based
- Newbury
- Frameworks
- Company says Everything ICT (DfE-approved)
Sources: Stream Networks education page · Stream Networks Everything ICT announcement · Checked 25 October 2026
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Switchshop
FEHEServes: Colleges & sixth forms (FE), Universities (HE)
Hertfordshire-based network integrator with education and higher-education sector pages covering MAT-wide LAN/WAN and wireless, high-density classroom and campus Wi-Fi (including eduroam), firewalling and KCSIE-aligned filtering.
- Campus network & Wi-Fi
- Cyber security
- Web filtering & monitoring
- Phones & voice
- Covers
- UK-wide
- Based
- St Albans
- Frameworks
- Company says Everything ICT (DfE-approved)
Sources: Switchshop education page · Switchshop higher education page · Switchshop Everything ICT page · Checked 25 October 2026
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Virtue Technologies
FEServes: Colleges & sixth forms (FE)
Skelmersdale-based education IT provider serving primary and secondary schools, MATs and FE colleges since 2006, offering internet services, private WAN for groups of schools, Sophos firewall/web filtering and wireless.
- Internet & leased lines
- Campus network & Wi-Fi
- Cyber security
- Web filtering & monitoring
- Phones & voice
- Covers
- UK-wide
- Based
- Skelmersdale
- Frameworks
- Company says Everything ICT (DfE-approved)
- Company says CPC 2021/2526 ICT Networking and Storage Solutions
- Company says CCS RM6095 DPS Gigabit Capable Connectivity
- Company says CCS RM6103 Education Technology (listed as ending)
Sources: Virtue internet services page · Virtue procurement frameworks page · Checked 25 October 2026
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Wavenet (education, incl. former Atomwide and AdEPT Education)
FEHEServes: Colleges & sixth forms (FE), Universities (HE)
Solihull-based managed IT, connectivity and cyber provider with a large education division (atomwide.com and AdEPT now redirect to Wavenet) offering network infrastructure, connectivity, Connect the Classroom Wi-Fi, filtering and monitoring, cyber security and IT support. It says it is trusted by over 4,000 schools and trusts, and has HE/FE pages.
- Internet & leased lines
- Campus network & Wi-Fi
- Cyber security
- Web filtering & monitoring
- Phones & voice
- Covers
- UK-wide
- Based
- Solihull
- Frameworks
- Company says CCS RM6116 Network Services 3 (Lots 1a, 2a, 3a, 3b, 4a-4d)
- Company says CCS RM6190 Technology Services 4
- Company says CCS RM6098 Technology Products and Associated Services 2
- Company says CCS RM3764.3 Cyber Security Services 3
- Company says YPO 1229 Network Connectivity and Telecommunication Solutions 2
- Company says NOE CPC NOE.0552 Total Technology Solutions
- Company says Crescent Purchasing Consortium
- Company says Everything ICT
Sources: Wavenet: education · Wavenet: frameworks · Wavenet: HE and FE IT services · Checked 25 October 2026
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