The fund doesn't take a holiday. While school buildings across Somerset, Devon, Bristol, and Bath fall quiet, Price Neutrality carries straight through the summer — and our teams are working all the way through August.
No application forms. No deadline. If you're in education in the South West, you're already pre-approved.
Price Neutrality is a simple promise: for every £million Academy ICT receives in orders from anywhere in the UK, the same amount or more is channelled back to schools, trusts, federations, and colleges across the South West. You never need to be a customer to benefit.
Staff CPD arranged over the summer and ready for the autumn term — at zero cost to your school, trust, federation, or college.
Zero cost to youPost-purchase cashback: when hardware is bought, money comes back. Academy ICT staff handle the whole process, and rebates of up to £290,000 per year are available across the region.
We handle the claimFree technology, ready to ship — because when any school places an order with us, the value extends across the entire region.
Paid forwardConfig, deployment, installation, and support from Technical Services teams that include audio visual engineers with over 20,000 installs, ex-school network managers, and dedicated networking and Wi-Fi teams.
Done while it's quietIf you are a school, trust, federation, or college in Somerset, Devon, Bristol, or Bath, you qualify. If your trust has a lead school in the region, you qualify too.
Use our published contact details to discuss Price Neutrality, funded programmes, device strategy, or a discovery call.
No application forms — just fast, effective introductions. If you are in education, you are already pre-approved.
Some people want to discuss their future ICT at this stage. We can do that too — aligning the fund to your roadmap.
Once you've benefited, tell another school. There is enough for every single school and college in the region.
Price Neutrality is not a promotion or a time-limited offer. It is a rolling programme of reinvestment into the South West, with a clear goal of reaching full price neutrality across the region by 2030.
Part of the model is that the establishments already using the fund act as assurance to the next school. If you'd like a local reference before starting a conversation, just ask — that is precisely what they are there for.
Price Neutrality is backed by vendor partners including HP, Lenovo, and Newline.
Academy ICT is proud to be the official player sponsor of Sophie Luff, Captain of Somerset County Cricket Club Women — backing women's professional cricket in the South West throughout the 2026 Women's T20 World Cup year.
Tell us what digital or tech improvements you need to make, ask your initial questions, or request a local reference. A quiet school in August is rather a good place for this conversation.
Not ready to talk yet? Follow the Paid Forward newsletter on LinkedIn for funded opportunities across the South West — or join our WhatsApp Channel and hear about them first, straight to your pocket.
Managing Director, Academy ICT