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For schools, academy trusts, colleges and nurseries

Laptops to staff rooms, on your budget.

Classroom tech, staff room appliances and school kitchens under one roof. One account and one quote for a school or a whole trust.

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A classroom with an open laptop on every desk
No minimumspend
Need it today? Collect from our two trade counters Order online for click and collect, or order at the counter in Huddersfield. Free parking and expert advice at both.
HuddersfieldTrident Business Park, HD2 1UAUnder 3 miles from J25 of the M62. Take home today from a huge range.Mon–Thu 8:30am–7pm, Fri 9am–5:30pm
East MidlandsArundel Avenue, Castle Donington, DE74 2HL10 minutes from J24A of the M1. Click and collect.Mon–Fri 9am–5:30pm
Changed your mind?Return or swap what you don’t needRaise it from your account and we usually come back the same working day. Arrived damaged? Refuse it and we send a replacement.
Trade prices
8% average saving for our business customers, and up to 14% on what schools buy
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Open a free trade accountNo minimum spend. Your trade price shows on every product when you sign in.
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Online offers come off your trade price tooBasket offers apply on top, so the saving stacks.
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Buying a lot? Ask for a priceSend the list and your account manager prices the whole order.
Big order or need advice? Call the business team 03300 412 743 Monday to Friday 9am–6pm, Saturday 9am–2pm

What business customers saved on what schools buy

Phones and tablets 14%
Commercial catering 8%
Appliances 8%
Laptops 5%
Desktops and servers 5%
TVs and monitors 4%

What business customers with an account manager saved against our standard online price, April to October 2026, across 28,000 orders placed online and by phone. Your saving depends on what you buy and how much.

What we supply for schools

Tech for the classroom, appliances for the staff room, kit for the kitchen.

Pupils working on laptops while their teacher looks on

Classroom tech

Laptops, tablets and charging trolleys, new or expertly refurbished.

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Built for big orders

2,000+schools, academies and colleges placed orders
137,000laptops, incl. 26,000 refurbished
47,000monitors
175education orders over ÂŁ5,000

Sales orders across the Buy It Direct group, 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2026.

Our picks for schools

What we would put in a school

The feature worth paying for in each category, and the model we would choose. Sign in to see your trade price.

HP Fortis G1m 11.6" ChromebookPupilsHP Fortis G1m 11.6" Chromebook HP ProBook 4 Education, Windows 11 Pro EducationStaffHP ProBook 4 Education, Windows 11 Pro Education Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 8 Copilot+ PCLeadership and ITLenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 8 Copilot+ PC LapCabby Vertical Compact 16 Charging TrolleyStorage and chargingLapCabby Vertical Compact 16 Charging Trolley electriQ 27" IPS 144Hz USB-C MonitorStaff deskselectriQ 27" IPS 144Hz USB-C Monitor
Look for Education build, current platform Windows 11 Pro Education, 16GB Copilot+ PC, Windows 11 Pro 16 devices up to 17" USB-C
Why we pick it From HP’s Fortis education range, built for classrooms and managed in Google Admin. Check the update date before you buy a class set. Ready for Intune and Autopilot, with the memory to last a full refresh cycle in a teacher’s hands. A business-grade ThinkPad for the people who run the school. Charges and locks away a class set, and wheels between rooms. One cable carries picture and power from the laptop, so a shared staff desk is plug in and go.
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Buying for schools: what is worth knowing

Check the Chromebook’s update date

Every Chromebook has an Auto Update Expiration date tied to its platform, not the day you buy it. Google now gives ten years from platform release, so an older platform bought new has fewer years left.

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Ready on first boot

We can register laptops for Windows Autopilot or Apple DEP, image and asset-tag them before they leave the warehouse, and enrol them in Intune or Samsung Knox. IT unboxes, not builds.

Education services →
Lenovo ConnectEd: up to ÂŁ150 back

Schools buying qualifying Lenovo devices can claim up to ÂŁ150 back per device through Lenovo ConnectEd, and the cashback still applies if you lease.

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Old devices fund the next ones

Our ITAD service collects 10 or more devices, wipes them with certified data destruction, pays you within 45 days and issues a certificate for your data-protection records.

How ITAD works →
For schools, academies and trusts

More than 2,000 schools, academies and colleges ordered from us last year.

Education tech is handled by the business and education team at our sister site Laptops Direct, part of the Buy It Direct group.

1:1 devices, funded by parents

With Edutech, parents pay over 36 monthly Direct Debits through a school portal. Every device has three years’ mechanical warranty and three years’ accidental damage cover with no excess, and Edutech runs the contributions and the operating lease.

Edutech 1:1 programme →
Leasing from ÂŁ1,000

Subscription, finance lease or Flex-Pay with CF Corporate, in conjunction with Microsoft. Pay monthly, quarterly or annually, built around your refresh cycle. Lenovo ConnectEd cashback still applies.

Business leasing →
Deployed, tagged, delivered by term

Autopilot and Apple DEP registration, imaging, asset tagging, Intune and Samsung Knox enrolment, and delivery to every school in the trust around your term dates.

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ITAD: collect, wipe, pay

We collect 10 or more devices from anywhere on the UK mainland, erase them with White Canyon certified data destruction, repair, refurbish or recycle them, and pay within 45 days with a certificate.

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PartnersHPLenovoSamsungDellMicrosoftAppleGoogle
AccreditationsISO 9001:2015Cyber Essentials CertifiedMicrosoft WinabilityMicrosoft Shape the FutureMicrosoft Turn It OnLenovo ConnectEd

What our customers say

Our school clients tell us your team is helpful and professional.

Supplier fitting out school kitchens

The model the school recommended, delivered quickly and securely.

Parent buying for school

As a charity, it was easy to find laptops in our price range with the specs we needed. Excellent value.

Charity

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Need more help?

Buying in bulk, or want advice on a spec?

Order online as usual. If you want a price on a large order or help choosing, call the trade team or request a quote and we will come back to you.

Call the business team 03300 412 743 Monday to Friday 9am–6pm, Saturday 9am–2pm
Prefer it in writing? Request a quoteQuotes are for trade account customers. Opening an account is free.
2Add the products you need to a quote from their product pages, with the quantities.
3Send the quote from your quote basket. The trade team comes back to you with a price.
Go to my quote basketNot signed in? You will be asked to sign in first.

Questions schools ask

Is there a minimum spend?

No. Open a free trade account and buy one item or a full fit-out.

How do I see my trade price?

Sign in. Your trade price replaces the public price on every product.

Do you sell refurbished laptops?

Yes. Expertly refurbished laptops sit alongside new ones, so the budget goes further.

Can a trust buy for several schools?

Yes. Your account manager can price every school together and deliver to each one.

Can I pay on account?

Yes. A credit account is available, subject to status.

Do you install what you deliver?

We install appliances when we deliver them. On bulk orders we can set up the whole order; tell us what you need and we will price it.

No refurbished options available.

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