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Published 31 Jul 2025, 16:21 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Scoping for a Future Operational Software Solution

Official notice

Authority: The Mayor's Office for Policing And Crime (Central government)

GoodsAbove threshold
Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35)Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UKLondon (UKI)
Planned pipeline value£0pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Jan 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Sept 2030 · starts 30 Sept 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Metropolitan Police are undergoing early-stage scoping for a future operational software solution. Any suppliers who are interested to engage with a Request for Information should follow the COUPA Sourcing Event link below.

To complete the Request for Information suppliers and their staff shall be expected to complete the relevant Non-Disclosure Agreement and confirm a minimum SC/DV level of security clearance.

The Authority reserves the right to close this Preliminary Market Notices at any time and terminate the procurement.

Context:

The team is a national unit and a single point of contact for all biometric intelligence within Specialist Operations. The current system is used to collect, collate, analyse and store biometric intelligence.

Our RFI is looking to contribute to the early-stage scoping of a new biometric intelligence system hosted on-premises. It must be able to be accredited to the correct security classification and allow large datasets from other existing systems to be ingested. A large data set from the existing system will need to be migrated across to the new system.

CPV: Database and operating software development services · Operating system enhancement software development services · Software package and information systems · Surveillance and security systems and devices · System and support services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 3 yrs
Contract period: 30 Sept 2027 – 30 Sept 2030 (3 yrs)
Delivery: UK, London
35120000 Surveillance and security systems and devices48000000 Software package and information systems72212213 Operating system enhancement software development services72212600 Database and operating software development services72250000 System and support services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
31 Jul 2025, 16:21 BST
Last source update
31 Jul 2025, 16:33 BST
Authority reference
2260
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-044913
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Database and operating software development servicesOperating system enhancement software development servicesSoftware package and information systemsSurveillance and security systems and devicesSystem and support services
Delivery area
UKLondon (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056a93 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

31 Jul 2025 → 30 Sept 2027 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    31 Jul 2025, 16:21 BST
  2. Market engagement
    13 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST

    Suppliers interested in responding to a Request for Information should complete the NDA in the attached COUPA Sourcing Event.

    Once suppliers have completed the NDA and provided confirmation of their Security Clearance levels, they will be invited to complete the Request for Information in a second COUPA Sourcing Event. Instructions to follow to those who require it.

    Estimated RFI release to be August 15th 2025.

    The down selection of suppliers at this time is based only on security restrictions and will not impact any future procurements. If the Authority continue forward with this procurement exercise the market will be notified, and suppliers will have the opportunity to then again complete the relevant security requirements.

    Similarly, the market intelligence gathered at the Request for Information stage will not be used to evaluate any suppliers, it will be used to enable the Authority to make educated decisions around our early solution development.

    Any supplier questions should be channelled through the COUPA Sourcing Event chat function and await response from MPS Commercial.

    The authority reserves the right to adjust the RFI timescales if required. Suppliers will be able to join the RFI at any time, however they will not be given an individual extension.

    Please see the opportunity listed here: supplier.coupahost.com/quotes/public_events ↗

  3. Tender notice expected299 days ago
    1 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Today
    28 Oct 2026
  5. Contract startsin 336 days
    30 Sept 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Jul 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    31 Jul 2025, 16:21 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    31 Jul 2025, 16:33 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Mayor's Office for Policing And Crime

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PHDV-6374-MVWD 2nd The Queen's Walk, London, London, SE12AAContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure