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Scoping for a Future Operational Software Solution

Buyer: Metropolitan Police Service →

BuyerMetropolitan Police Service
Statusplanning
DeadlineNot published
Value£0
Published31 Jul 2025

What is being bought

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.

Delivery location

UK, GB

Categories

Surveillance and security systems and devices 35120000Software package and information systems 48000000Operating system enhancement software development services 72212213Database and operating software development services 72212600System and support services 72250000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanning
Contract periodFrom 30 Sept 2027 to 30 Sept 2030

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Surveillance and security systems and devices, Software package and information systems, Operating system enhancement software development services, Database and operating software development services, System and support servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 35. The category anchor is Surveillance and security systems and devices (35120000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 351,2644 median · 38.4 average (385 of 1,264 with a bid count)4 average (419 of 1,264 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer10Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UK4724 median · 84.9 average (142 of 472 with a bid count)6.4 average (164 of 472 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones1
MilestoneTypeDueStatus
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: https://supplier.coupahost.com/quotes/public_events?customer=metpoliceengagement13 Sept 2025scheduled

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-056a93
Latest release ID044913-2025
Latest release timestampThu Jul 31 2025 15:33:58 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanning
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categorygoods
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£0
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
31 Jul 2025planningUpdate044913-2025
31 Jul 2025planning044903-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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