Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bd9-7b38-72d1-a0f9-45adaf15126c/mde-deployment awarded GB direct award procedure # MDE Deployment [Plymouth City Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/plymouth-city-council) Estimated value Not stated Published 24 Mar 2026 Deadline Rolling deadline ## About this tender PCC require improved tooling and support to strengthen their cyber defences. PCC invested in the E5 licensing suite of tools in order to increase their effectiveness in this area which included Microsoft's XDR solution.E5 includes Microsoft Defender for Endpoint which includes all endpoint devices, however Servers fall under the Defender for Servers product. This is the delivery phase of the project. This is a key part of the project lifecycle, and sets the foundation for successful delivery through the following activities: Complete a technical design for the whole of Microsoft XDR. To include - Microsoft Defender for Endpoint - Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps - Microsoft Defender for office 365 For the delivery of Microsoft for Endpoint specifically: - ARC onboard all servers - Review the current MDE configured options vs those in SCCM - Convert GPO to SCCM Configuration Items (AV, ASR, EDR) - Package Defender and Enrol/Onboard servers and client devices - Implement new onboarding process - Remove Cynet - Team training and documentation for support and acceptance into operations - Operational readiness and support processes Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-06729c-2026-03-24T12:19:29Z [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-06729c-2026-03-24T12:19:29Z) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Plymouth City Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/plymouth-city-council) ## More tenders like this [Invitation to Tender Window Cleaning Services - Wirral · Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust · 33 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1539a-cf1d-702b-9ffd-93cfa91d3c7c/invitation-to-tender-window-cleaning-services-wirral) [Boiler chemical and Softener Services · Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust · 29 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1539a-d092-736b-88d2-6bdc251cddb6/boiler-chemical-and-softener-services) [Supply of Timberwolf fixed track woodchipper TW 280 FTR and for Williams trailer TT3017 · Natural England · 19 days left · 6 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1539a-d25f-7042-8204-c91978cd4253/supply-of-timberwolf-fixed-track-woodchipper-tw-280-ftr-and-for-williams-trailer) [Home Transition Bed Service - Winter Pressures · North Tyneside Borough Council · 4 days left · 23 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15107-78f4-739e-9d89-50d65f165d99/home-transition-bed-service-winter-pressures) [RRE-01284 - For the provision of a Digitally Enabled Children & Young People's Mental Health Service (South Staffordshire) · Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a150b5-126d-71a0-9217-fa9167c1e352/rre-01284-for-the-provision-of-a-digitally-enabled-children-young-peoples-m) [Gardening and Landscaping Contract · Wickersley Parish Council · 33 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14ee2-22ea-7053-bd7d-4e4c0fa22e9d/gardening-and-landscaping-contract)