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

What the buyer is asking for

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.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 5%qualityCorporate & Social responsibility, and Added Value
• 5%qualityService Management
• 40%pricePrice
• 20%qualityInternet Filtering
• 20%qualityFirewall Hardware and Licensing
• 10%qualityEndpoint and Server Anti-Virus and Managed Security Operations Centre (SOC)

How contested is this?

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published27 days ago

   26 Aug 2026, 12:33 BST
2. Clarification questions byyesterday

   21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 6 days

   28 Sept 2026, 10:00 BST
4. Award decision expected byin 87 days

   17 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice26 Aug 2026, 12:33 BST081247-2026

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender