Official UK procurement notice
Network Services Contract · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe contract will cover the delivery, operation, management and ongoing development of the MPS's enterprise network estate. The successful supplier will provide end-to-end management of the Authority's network fabric enabling secure communication between users, systems, sites and partner organisations, together with the associated security and service management activities required to integrate with the MPS's wider IT ecosystem. The successful supplier will also be responsible for operational management of the Authority's connectivity suppliers which are procured under separate third-party contracts direct between the connectivity providers and the Authority.
- How the procedure runs: The Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC), acting for the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), intends to procure a new contract for the provision of Network Services to support policing across London. The Authority will conduct the procurement in accordance with the following five-stage process: • Stage 1 Procurement Specific Questionnaire ("PSQ"): during this stage, suppliers will be invited to submit the Response Documents as described in the PSQ. Submissions will be evaluated in accordance with the PSQ, the exclusion grounds and the Conditions of Participation, as described in the Request to Participate. Only suppliers who satisfy and pass the minimum conditions will be shortlisted and invited to tender, whilst the Authority will carry out a down-selection of Applicants, in accordance with the instructions in the Request to Participate documentation. • Stage 2 (Invitation to Tender): Successful suppliers at Stage 1 will be invited to the Invitation to Tender ("ITT") stage. Bidders will be required to submit tenders in response to the information requirements in the ITT, addressing the award criteria summarised in this Tender Notice and further detailed in ITT documentation. The detailed procedure for Stage 2, including the procurement timetable, assessment process/award criteria and specification, will be set out in the ITT. The Authority reserves the right to award a contract based on the tenders submitted in response to Stage 2 without negotiation or proceeding to Stages 3 or 4. • Stage 3 (Clarification and Negotiation Stage): the Authority will conduct a clarification and negotiation stage with Bidders through a series of meetings to feedback on where ITT submissions has failed or cause significant concern, seek clarity on their submission with supporting statements and to improve the basis of the offering. • Stage 4 (Invitation to Submit a Best & Final Offer): following completion of Stage 3, Bidders will be provided with an opportunity to update their submission in line with the Invitation to Submit a Best & Final Offer ("BAFO") issued by the Authority. • Stage 5 (Award Stage): following receipt of Best & Final Offers, the Authority will evaluate all final bids in accordance with the BAFO documentation and undertake internal governance to approve the award of the contract. Following identification of the preferred Supplier, the Authority will issue Assessment Summaries and publish the Contract Award Notice, commencing the mandatory standstill period before entering into the contract with the preferred Bidder. The Authority may refine the award criteria set out below at any stage of the procurement process in accordance with Section 24 of the Procurement Act 2023.
CPV: Communication software package · Local area network services · Networking, Internet and intranet software package · Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment · Security services · Wide area network services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£350,000,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical (45%-65%): 50%
- Price (25% - 45%): 40%
- Social Value (10%): 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical (45%-65%): Detailed breakdown of these evaluation weightings will be provided in the Invitation to Tender and Best and Final Offer documentation.
- Price (25% - 45%): Detailed breakdown of these evaluation weightings will be provided in the Invitation to Tender and Best and Final Offer documentation.
- Social Value (10%): Detailed breakdown of these evaluation weightings will be provided in the Invitation to Tender and Best and Final Offer documentation.
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £139,846,744 (twice the annual value).
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime buys Security services (CPV 7971), and who usually turns up
Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Security services (CPV 7971) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered. The market figure counts awards delivered in Greater London.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 101 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid30% / 0%
2–337% / 40%
4–626% / 20%
7+7% / 40%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate5% / 50%
Within ±2%89% / 17%
Above estimate5% / 33%
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 4851Published estimate£350m
This lot is listed as CPV 4851. The table above uses the notice category.
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid19%
2–339%
4–637%
7+5%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 30 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£348m–£350m
Estimate£350m
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| £33m29 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 12 live · £6.9m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=19 | |
| £24m43 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 17 live · £15m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=10 | |
| £508m11 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 4 live · £224m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
GRANT THORNTONLarge | £26m8 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 2 live · £845k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 |
Efficio LtdLarge | £9.6m13 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 4 live · £7.7m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 10% above n=1 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Requests to participate open
- 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
- 17 Sept 2026, 16:52 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Nov 2026, 14:32 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 2 Aug 2027
- Authority reference
Coupa Event: 2962- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-103788- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0774d7Find a Tender
- How it runs
The Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC), acting for the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), intends to procure a new contract for the provision of Network Services to support policing across London.
The Authority will conduct the procurement in accordance with the following five-stage process:
- Stage 1 Procurement Specific Questionnaire ("PSQ"): during this stage, suppliers will be invited to submit the Response Documents as described in the PSQ. Submissions will be evaluated in accordance with the PSQ, the exclusion grounds and the Conditions of Participation, as described in the Request to Participate. Only suppliers who satisfy and pass the minimum conditions will be shortlisted and invited to tender, whilst the Authority will carry out a down-selection of Applicants, in accordance with the instructions in the Request to Participate documentation.
- Stage 2 (Invitation to Tender): Successful suppliers at Stage 1 will be invited to the Invitation to Tender ("ITT") stage. Bidders will be required to submit tenders in response to the information requirements in the ITT, addressing the award criteria summarised in this Tender Notice and further detailed in ITT documentation. The detailed procedure for Stage 2, including the procurement timetable, assessment process/award criteria and specification, will be set out in the ITT. The Authority reserves the right to award a contract based on the tenders submitted in response to Stage 2 without negotiation or proceeding to Stages 3 or 4.
- Stage 3 (Clarification and Negotiation Stage): the Authority will conduct a clarification and negotiation stage with Bidders through a series of meetings to feedback on where ITT submissions has failed or cause significant concern, seek clarity on their submission with supporting statements and to improve the basis of the offering.
- Stage 4 (Invitation to Submit a Best & Final Offer): following completion of Stage 3, Bidders will be provided with an opportunity to update their submission in line with the Invitation to Submit a Best & Final Offer ("BAFO") issued by the Authority.
- Stage 5 (Award Stage): following receipt of Best & Final Offers, the Authority will evaluate all final bids in accordance with the BAFO documentation and undertake internal governance to approve the award of the contract. Following identification of the preferred Supplier, the Authority will issue Assessment Summaries and publish the Contract Award Notice, commencing the mandatory standstill period before entering into the contract with the preferred Bidder.
The Authority may refine the award criteria set out below at any stage of the procurement process in accordance with Section 24 of the Procurement Act 2023.
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via portal- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 4 Jan 2027, 17:00 GMT
- Tender submission deadline
- 4 Jan 2027, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Dec 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
In order to access the PSQ, please follow the link to the Authority's Coupa Portal and select the following event: "PSQ Network Services Contract" and follow instructions from there.
supplier.coupahost.com/quotes/public_events ↗
Coupa Event #2962
Timeline
17 Sept 2026 → 28 Feb 2028 · 8 dates- Planning notice published47 days ago17 Sept 2026, 16:52 BST
- Market engagement19 days ago14 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
The Authority invites the market to respond to a set of high-level statements of requirement. The Networks procurement is the first step in a deliberate disaggregation of our current infrastructure managed service into separate Networks and Core Infrastructure contracts, with Networks procured first. We are seeking a run-and-maintain model cored around SASE, and aligned to our Networks Modernisation Programme.
Interested parties are invited to:
•Complete the Market Sounding Questionnaire (MSQ) issued on Coupa further to this notice.
•Attend a Market Engagement Event (ME Event) at 15:30 to 17:00 GMT on 29th September 2026. This will be a broadcast session on Teams by the Authority to elaborate the scope of provision with the opportunity for interested parties to ask questions.
•Apply to the procurement itself, which is subject to a UK4 Request to Participate (Tender Notice)
•To register your interest in the ME Event, please respond to this notice on Coupa Instant Messages Function, listing the full name of your organisation and attendees' details (including name, role, contact telephone number and email address). This will enable the Authority to give you access to the ME Event.
•The deadline for requests to be invited to the ME Event is 17:00 GMT on 23rd September 2026.
•The ME Event will be on 29th September 2026. A Microsoft Teams link will be sent to the attendees.
•Please note that the ME Event will be recorded on Teams and will be included in the Data Room following the issue of the UK4 Request to Participate (Tender Notice)
•Potential suppliers may submit Clarification Questions to the Authority regarding the Market Sounding Questionnaire from the date of this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice, via the Coupa Instant Messages Function. This Clarification Question window will close on 17:00 GMT on 1st October 2026.
•The Authority will aim to share consolidated clarification question and answer feedback with suppliers by 17:00 GMT on 6th October 2026.
•Completed MSQ responses by potential suppliers must be received no later than 17:00 GMT on the 14th October 2026.
Suppliers can access this event via Coupa Event: 2906
This will allow Suppliers to access and complete the NDA in order to gain access to the private Coupa event.
- Tender notice published26h ago2 Nov 2026, 14:32 GMT
- Today3 Nov 2026
- Clarification questions byin 37 days11 Dec 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 61 days4 Jan 2027, 17:00 GMT
- Next notice expectedin 90 days1 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 272 days2 Aug 2027, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts28 Feb 2028
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Sept 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published17 Sept 2026, 16:52 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published2 Nov 2026, 14:32 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active2 Nov 2026, 14:32 GMT
- Procurement method changed2 Nov 2026, 14:32 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications In order to access the PSQ, please follow the link above to the Authority's Coupa Portal and select the following event: "PSQ Network Services Contract" and follow instructions from there.
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender