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Nova Education Trust Tender for the provision of IT Security and Internet Filtering Platform

Nova Trust

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26 Aug 2026 at 12:33

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Nova Trust, an education organisation based in Nottingham, is procuring a single strategic partner to provide a fully integrated IT security and internet filtering platform across its schools. The requirement covers internet filtering, firewall infrastructure and licensing, endpoint and server anti-virus protection, and managed threat detection and response through a security operations centre. The services will support a mixed estate of primary, secondary and post-16 settings across 19 school sites in the United Kingdom. The environment includes approximately 12,000 students, 5,000 endpoint devices and more than 140 servers. This is primarily an IT security software and platform requirement, including associated security management and protection services.

The procurement has reached tender: Nova Trust invited offers through an open procedure. It comprises one lot, with electronic submissions permitted in English. Enquiries were due by 21 September 2026 at 12:00, and tenders were due by 28 September 2026 at 10:00. The estimated value is £500,000 gross. The intended contract period is 17 December 2026 to 16 December 2029, with one possible 12-month extension to 16 December 2030. Award decisions were scheduled by 17 December 2026. Evaluation is based on price at 40%, internet filtering at 20%, firewall hardware and licensing at 20%, endpoint and server anti-virus plus managed security operations centre at 10%, service management at 5%, and corporate and social responsibility and added value at 5%.

This opportunity suits an IT security provider able to act as a single strategic partner across a distributed education estate. Strong capabilities in secure internet filtering, firewall hardware and licensing, endpoint and server anti-virus, threat detection and response, and managed security operations are central to the requirement. Suppliers should be able to manage protection and service delivery consistently across multiple school sites and support a substantial population of users, devices and servers. Experience of integrating these security functions into one platform, maintaining operational service management, and demonstrating corporate and social responsibility and added value will be important. The procurement is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so it may suit an established specialist or a capable collaborative delivery team.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Nova Education Trust Tender for the provision of IT Security and Internet Filtering Platform

Notice Description

Nova Education Trust is seeking to appoint a single strategic partner to provide a fully integrated IT Security and internet filtering platform across the Trust. The Trust operates a diverse educational environment comprising primary, secondary and post-16 settings, supporting approximately 12,000 students, 5,000 endpoint devices, over 140 servers and 19 school sites. The current security environment includes firewall infrastructure, internet filtering, endpoint and server protection, and managed threat detection and response services.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Extensions allowed: Yes (1 x 12 months)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ec64
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081247-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48517000 - IT software package

48732000 - Data security software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£500,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£500,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Aug 2026Today
Submission Deadline
28 Sep 20262 months to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
17 Dec 2026 - 16 Dec 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Nova Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NOTTINGHAM
Postcode
NG7 2TU
Postcode Area
Nottingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF14 Nottingham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Nottingham
Electoral Ward
Lenton & Wollaton East
Westminster Constituency
Nottingham South

Further Information

Notice Documents

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