--- title: "Nova Education Trust Tender for the provision of IT Security and Internet Filtering Platform" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ec64" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06ec64" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06ec64.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06ec64.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "Nova Trust" published: "2026-08-26" --- # Nova Education Trust Tender for the provision of IT Security and Internet Filtering Platform Buyer: Nova Trust Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ec64 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06ec64) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06ec64.json) ## Summary 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. ## Notice 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) ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081247-2026 | | 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 | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 26 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 28 Sep 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 17 Dec 2026 - 16 Dec 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £500,000 | | Lots value | £500,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Nova Trust | | Locality | NOTTINGHAM | | Postcode area | Nottingham | | Postcode | NG7 2TU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | | ITL 3 | TLF14 Nottingham | | Local authority | Nottingham | | Electoral ward | Lenton & Wollaton East | | Westminster constituency | Nottingham South | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems ### Codes - 48517000 - IT software package - 48732000 - Data security software package ## Release History - 26 Aug 2026 at 12:33 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081247-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081247-2026 26th August 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://suppliers.multiquote.com - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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