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Web Filtering and Monitoring

The David Ross Education Trust · Education

In brief

The David Ross Education Trust has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 1 July 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

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Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for IT and software contracts across the UK (from 1331 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

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.

How to bid

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  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 101146-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 101292-2026

About the buyer

The David Ross Education TrustLast 12 months

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8

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5

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From notice 101146-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 26 October 2026, last updated 27 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 27 October 2026.