SkimSkim home

Public sector tenders

In deliveryUnited KingdomGoods£500,000Add to pipeline

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

Awarded to Planet IT

Nova Trust(buyer)

Published
Published 26 August 2026
Deadline
Closed 28 September 2026
See all 3 awarded contractsHow Skim finds tendersView original notice ↗

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

Nova Education Trust is seeking a single strategic partner to provide a fully integrated IT Security and internet filtering platform across its 19 school sites serving approximately 12,000 students. The scope includes firewall infrastructure, internet filtering, endpoint and server protection, and managed threat detection and response services covering over 5,000 endpoint devices and 140 servers. The estimated value is £500,000 with submissions due by 28 September 2026.

Contracting authority

Find the key decision makers

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

Reveal decision makers

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Goods
Estimated value
£500,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
SME suitable
Yes
Published
26 August 2026
Questions by
21 September 2026
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
IT software packageData security software package

Award outcome

Awarded value
£399,040
Award date
6 November 2026
Contract period
17 December 2026 → 16 December 2029
Contract length
3 years
Could run to
16 December 2030
Against estimate
20% below
Bids received
7
Winner
  • Planet IT

This contract ends on 16 December 2029, or 16 December 2030 if every extension is used.

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

About the winner

Planet IT

Based in
Abingdon
Public contracts won
4
Across UK and EU notices

No other contract from Nova Trust under this supplier name in Skim's records.

See every contract Planet IT holds and when each one ends

Competition and scoring

Bids received

7

1 from SMEs

Open and restricted tenders in Software package and information systems drew a median of 3 bids over the last 24 months; 39% received only one.

How bids were scored

Price 40% · Quality 60%

  • Corporate & Social responsibility, and Added Value5%
  • Service Management5%
  • Price40%
  • Internet Filtering20%
  • Firewall Hardware and Licensing20%
  • Endpoint and Server Anti-Virus and Managed Security Operations Centre (SOC)10%

Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.

Market context

Typical award in Software package and information systems

£102,000

Median of 11,509 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 3.9× the median.

Nova Trust in the last 12 months

2

contracts awarded, worth £1,873,707 in total

See their procurement profile →

Recent awards in Software package and information systems

The latest contracts other buyers awarded under the same classification.

Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Contract

    6 November 2026

  2. Contract Notice

    26 August 2026

More from Nova Trust

Other contracts from the same contracting authority. 3 awarded contracts on their hub.

See all their tenders →
AwardedUnited KingdomServices£1,474,667

CA18386 - Nova Education Trust Tender for the Provision of Inclusion Centres and Behaviour Services

Won by THINK FOR THE FUTURE LTD.

Awarded 12 November 2026

In deliveryUnited KingdomServices£1,474,667

Nova Education Trust Tender for the Provision of Inclusion Centres and Behaviour Services

Won by THINK FOR THE FUTURE LTD.

Awarded 22 October 2026

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.

Start for FreeSee more tenders

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.

See more tenders