Skip to content
SkimSkim home
In deliveryUnited KingdomServices£235,000Add to pipeline

Provision of IT Security Solutions (2025)

Awarded to BYTES SOFTWARE SERVICES LIMITED, GRANT THORNTON UK ADVISORY & TAX LLP

National Museum of the Royal Navy(buyer)

Published
Published 22 July 2025
Deadline
Closed 18 August 2025

Tender documents

Skim pulls every file the buyer attaches to this process and extracts the requirements from it.

Documents as they publish

Specification, evaluation criteria, pricing schedules and every requirement — extracted, searchable and mapped to your response.

View tender files

Overview

The National Museum of the Royal Navy procured IT security solutions to enhance its cyber security infrastructure and threat response capabilities across three lots. The contract, valued at £210,417, was awarded to BYTES SOFTWARE SERVICES LIMITED and GRANT THORNTON UK ADVISORY & TAX LLP on 2 December 2025 and is now in delivery.

Contracting authority

Find the key decision makers

The people who scope, score and sign this contract — names, roles and how to reach them.

Lots (3)

  • Lot 1- Managed Detect and Response (MDR)

    The NMRN is seeking a Managed Detect and Response (MDR) service to monitor activity across its IT estate and detect potential cyber threats. Full details in the ITT

    £177,000Won by GRANT THORNTON UK ADVISORY & TAX LLP
  • Email Security Solution

    The NMRN uses Microsoft 365 Exchange for email services and the solution will need to be able to support this. The email security solution should also integrate with other security solutions, such as EDR, NDR and identity security solutions to enhance visibility of threats and help inform detection and response. Current contract is due to end in October 2025.

    £38,000Won by BYTES SOFTWARE SERVICES LIMITED
  • Lot 3- Microsoft 365 Identity Security Solution

    The NMRN uses Microsoft 365 services throughout the business. This includes, Exchange, Azure/Entra, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive, Dynamics 365, Power Platform and Power BI. Entra Single Sign On is also configured on a number of 3rd party services. The identity security solution to be implemented should support these services to help monitor and protect accounts against malicious activity and compromise. Full details are in the ITT. Current contract concludes in October 2025.

    £20,000Won by GRANT THORNTON UK ADVISORY & TAX LLP

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£235,000
Procedure
Open
SME suitable
Yes
Published
22 July 2025
Questions by
8 August 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Software package utilitiesIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Award outcome

Awarded value
£210,417
Award date
2 December 2025
Contract period
29 September 2025 → 29 September 2028
Winners
  • BYTES SOFTWARE SERVICES LIMITED
  • GRANT THORNTON UK ADVISORY & TAX LLP

Contract ending soon? Skim tracks incumbents and flags recompetes early. Start for Free to set up alerts.

Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Contract

    12 December 2025

  2. Tender Update

    8 August 2025

  3. Tender Update

    6 August 2025

  4. Tender Update

    31 July 2025

  5. Tender Update

    31 July 2025

  6. Tender Update

    28 July 2025

  7. Tender Update

    22 July 2025

  8. Tender Update

    22 July 2025

  9. Contract Notice

    22 July 2025

Get the full picture

AI analysis, bid scoring, and expert strategy for this tender

Skim analyses every tender against your company profile and tells you whether to bid, how to win, and who you are up against.

How to win this tender

Skim reads the notice and every document attached to it, scores the fit against your company profile for a clear bid or no-bid call, then drafts each answer from your own evidence and past bids. You review, refine and submit — on time, with every requirement covered.

See exactly how Skim’s agents do this →

Comparing platforms? Skim is set against the alternatives for pre-tender intelligence, tender management software and bid management software.

Find tenders like this before your competitors do.

Skim scans every portal daily and scores each tender against your profile. Start for free and see the tenders you are missing.