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title: "Web Filtering and Monitoring"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07906a"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "The David Ross Education Trust"
published: "2026-10-27"
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# Web Filtering and Monitoring

Buyer: The David Ross Education Trust  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07906a

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## Summary

The David Ross Education Trust plans to procure web filtering and monitoring services for staff and student devices, covering use both on and off site across a multi-academy trust. The service is expected to support centralised safeguarding, alerts and reporting, alongside role-based administration and access controls, and to meet current Department for Education filtering and monitoring expectations. The Trust is seeking market insight into available solutions, supplier capabilities, emerging technologies and alternative ways of structuring the service, including combined or separate filtering and monitoring provision. Delivery is for the Trust’s operations in the United Kingdom; engagement sessions are planned at its offices in Loughborough.

This is at the planning stage: the Trust is undertaking voluntary preliminary market engagement, not inviting tenders. Suppliers wishing to take part are expected to register their interest by 6 November 2026; selected suppliers are expected to receive invitations and session times by 11 November. Engagement sessions are planned for 18 November 2026, with 45 minutes allocated to each supplier. The Trust expects a formal tender to begin in early 2027. It will use feedback to refine its requirements, contract structure and procurement strategy, including whether to buy combined or separate services. The planned contract period runs from 1 July 2027 to 1 July 2030, with a possible extension to 1 July 2032. The procurement is flagged as above the relevant threshold; no estimated monetary value is stated.

The engagement is relevant to suppliers of web filtering, online monitoring or combined safeguarding technology, including providers experienced in services for schools and multi-academy trusts. Suppliers should be prepared to explain how their solutions cover staff and student devices on and off site, and support central oversight, alerts, reporting, role-based controls and Department for Education expectations. The Trust is also interested in implementation requirements, support models, safeguarding practice, user experience, contract management and value for money. Providers with knowledge of emerging technologies and alternative service or contract models can contribute, particularly by comparing the operational advantages, disadvantages and risks of a combined service against separate filtering and monitoring contracts. Participation is voluntary and does not affect eligibility for the future tender. The Trust welcomes relevant experience and practical market insight rather than detailed sales presentations or product demonstrations.

## Notice

David Ross Education Trust (DRET) is undertaking preliminary market engagement in advance of a planned procurement for Web Filtering and Monitoring Services, expected to be tendered in early 2027. The purpose of this engagement is to better understand the current market, available solutions, procurement options, and supplier capabilities in order to inform the development of the Trust's future procurement strategy and specification. The Trust is particularly interested in solutions capable of supporting: Staff and student devices. On-site and off-site filtering and monitoring. Multi-academy trust environments. Centralised safeguarding, alerting and reporting functions. Role-based administration and access controls. Compliance with current Department for Education filtering and monitoring expectations. The Trust welcomes feedback on alternative approaches, emerging technologies and market developments that may support these objectives or provide additional value. This notice is issued solely to inform the market and seek supplier feedback. It is not a call for competition and no procurement documents are available at this stage.

### Planning Information

Suppliers interested in participating in this Preliminary Market Engagement exercise should register their interest via email to Procurement@Dret.co.uk by 6 November 2026. Expressions of interest should include the organisation name, primary contact details, a brief overview of the relevant web filtering and/or monitoring solution, confirmation of whether the organisation provides a combined filtering and monitoring solution, a filtering-only solution, a monitoring-only solution, or both, together with a summary of relevant experience within the education sector, including schools and multi-academy trusts where applicable.
Expressions of interest will be reviewed by the Trust and selected suppliers will be invited to attend an engagement session. Invitations and allocated time slots will be issued by 11 November 2026.
Engagement sessions will take place on 18 November 2026 at the David Ross Education Trust offices in Loughborough. Each supplier will be allocated a 45-minute session.
The purpose of these sessions is not to receive detailed sales presentations or product demonstrations. Rather, the Trust wishes to engage with the market to gain insight into current solutions and approaches available within the education sector and to better understand the key considerations, best practice, emerging technologies, implementation requirements, support models and safeguarding considerations associated with web filtering and monitoring services.
A key objective of the engagement is to inform the future procurement strategy and determine whether the Trust's requirements would be best met through a single supplier providing both filtering and monitoring services, separate contracts for filtering and monitoring services, or an alternative approach proposed by the market. Suppliers are therefore encouraged to share their views on the advantages, disadvantages, risks and operational considerations associated with each approach, including any implications for safeguarding, reporting, user experience, contract management and value for money.
Feedback gathered through this engagement process will be used to refine the Trust's requirements, determine the most appropriate contract structure and inform the development of the specification and procurement approach for a formal tender, which is currently anticipated to commence in early 2027.
Participation in this market engagement exercise is entirely voluntary and is not a prerequisite for participation in any future procurement process. Suppliers who choose not to participate will not be disadvantaged in any subsequent tender opportunity.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101292-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 11 Jan 2027 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Jul 2027 - 1 Jul 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | The David Ross Education Trust |
| Locality | LOUGHBOROUGH |
| Postcode area | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE11 4SQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |
| Local authority | Charnwood |
| Electoral ward | Loughborough Ashby |
| Westminster constituency | Loughborough |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48700000 - Software package utilities
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 27 Oct 2026 at 08:32 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101292-2026
- 26 Oct 2026 at 15:30 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101146-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101292-2026
  27th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101146-2026
  26th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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