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# Metropolitan Police Service · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/metropolitan-police-service-GB-FTS-128130). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Metropolitan Police Service is a Police & fire based in Greater London. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 117 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Metropolitan Police Service
- **Classification:** Police & fire
- **Delivery Region:** Greater London
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-128130` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 117
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £65m (median award: £1.9m) across 11 of 11 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/metropolitan-police-service-GB-FTS-128130

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 3 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 21 (75%), Framework: 7 (25%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Limited / restricted: 16 (57%), Route not published: 7 (25%), Open: 3 (11%), Selective: 2 (7%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 11 notices, last 24 months (39% of this period)
2. **[Security, fire-fighting, police](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/security-fire-fighting-police-and-defence-equipment-35000000) (CPV 35):** 4 notices, last 24 months (14% of this period)
3. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 4 notices, last 24 months (14% of this period)
4. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 3 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
5. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 3 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[CCL Forensics Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ccl-forensics-ltd-coh-05314495):** 3 procedures (5 awards)
2. **[Viking Arms Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/viking-arms-limited-coh-00865793):** 2 procedures (3 awards)
3. **[Softcat Plc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/softcat-plc-coh-02174990):** 2 procedures
4. **[GMK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/gmk-limited-coh-08420479):** 2 procedures (4 awards)
5. **[Footprint Investigations LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/footprint-investigations-llp-coh-oc358938):** 2 procedures (4 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Enterprise Rent-A-Car UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/enterprise-rent-a-car-uk-limited-coh-02946689):** £25m · [Vehicle Hire](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/vehicle-hire-ocds-h6vhtk-05e049)
2. **[Softcat Plc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/softcat-plc-coh-02174990):** £13m · [Cloud Software E-Discovery](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cloud-software-e-discovery-ocds-h6vhtk-06c148)
3. **[BOX.COM (UK) LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/box-com-uk-ltd-coh-08097316):** £11m · [Digital Asset Management Solution](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/digital-asset-management-solution-ocds-h6vhtk-06d647)
4. **[Industrial Security Doors Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/industrial-security-doors-ltd-coh-03036021):** £6.0m · [Maintenance of Roller Shutters, Automated Doors, (bi-fold, sliding, swing) and Aircraft Hangar Doors](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/maintenance-of-roller-shutters-automated-doors-bi-fold-sliding-swing-and-aircraft-hangar-d-ocds-h6vhtk-04b5f5)
5. **[Airmax Remote Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/airmax-remote-limited-coh-04591575):** £5.9m · [Provision of Vehicle Telematics](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-vehicle-telematics-ocds-h6vhtk-06c3f0)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 5
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 5
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Metropolitan Police Service intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/metropolitan-police-service-GB-FTS-128130#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/metropolitan-police-service-GB-FTS-128130
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt