Buyer profile · Police and fire

Metropolitan Police Service tenders and contracts

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Official name on notices: Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime

Tenders published
34
About one every 11 days
Contracts awarded
64
To 63 different suppliers
Value awarded
£149m
41 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£150k
Median value awarded
Open now
7
4 contracts end in 90 days

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

  1. Online Harms Digital Youth Work Pilot Programme

    LondonArchitecture and engineering, Social and domiciliary care

    Open14 days leftLow competition3 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £650kestimated
  2. £4.79mestimated
  3. 2026 Tender - The Supply of Feed, Forage, Hay and Stable Requisites for MPS Stables

    UK-wideFood and drink supplies

    Open19 days leftLow competition3 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £1.77mestimated
  4. £4.5mestimated
  5. Provision of Hospital Based Domestic Abuse Advocacy (HBDAA) Services

    LondonSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Open23 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs

    £1.26mestimated
  6. London's VRU Boys, Young Men and Future Fathers Support Services

    LondonEducation services, Social and domiciliary care

    Open29 days leftLow competition3 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £1.82mestimated
  7. London’s Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) MyEnds 3.0 Programme

    London

    Open42 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEsDynamic purchasing

    £11.2mestimated

Coming up

Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.

  1. Language Translation Services

    LondonTranslation and interpreting

    UpcomingNewLow competition

    £7.75mestimated
  2. Network Services Contract

    LondonSecurity, IT services and software

    UpcomingLow competition

    £350mestimated
  3. £2.9mestimated
  4. £11.5mestimated
  5. MOPAC: VAWG -Support for victims of tech enabled VAWG

    LondonSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingLow competition

    £8mestimated
  6. Economic Independence for Victims and Survivors of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)

    LondonSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingLow competition

    £3.68mestimated
  7. Unified Operational Analytics

    North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestIT services and software

    UpcomingLow competition

    Value not stated
  8. Further Market Engagement Event for Next Generation Occupational Health Services at the Metropolitan Police Service

    UK-wideHealthcare services, Social and domiciliary care

    UpcomingLow competitionSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  9. Managed Service Providers

    LondonManagement consultancy, Research and development

    UpcomingLow competition

    £24mestimated
  10. MOPAC: Research Services: Public Attitude Survey, User Satisfaction Survey & Telephone & Digital Investigation Unit

    LondonIT services and software, Marketing and communications

    UpcomingLow competition

    £7.5mestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 11 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. Withheld under PCR 2015 Reg. 50(6) on public interest/safety groundsSME£32.4m
    1 contract
  2. 1 contract
  3. 1 contract
  4. 2 contracts
  5. 1 contract
  6. 2 contracts
  7. 2 contracts
  8. Wipers Youth CICSMENot stated
    2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)52%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)4%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)13%
  • Direct award (no competition)31%
Based on 91 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Metropolitan Police Service has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
31 days
Longer than 50% of police and fire services
Based on 26 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
52%
Higher than 75% of police and fire services
Based on 91 procurements
Won by small firms
64%
Higher than 68% of police and fire services
Based on 67 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
2
Fewer than 75% of police and fire services
Based on 36 awards
Split into lots
18%
Lower than 60% of police and fire services
Based on 34 advertised tenders
Direct awards
31%
Lower than 56% of police and fire services
Based on 91 procurements
Cancelled
3%
Higher than 57% of police and fire services
Based on 34 tenders

Compared with other police and fire services

Time to bid, 29 police and fire services
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days0
20–25 days0
25–30 days11
30–35 days15
35–40 days3
40–45 days0
45–50 days0
50–55 days0
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 21 police and fire services
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–2 bids2
2–4 bids6
4–6 bids6
6–8 bids3
8–10 bids3
10–12 bids0
12–14 bids0
14–16 bids1
16–18 bids0
18–20 bids0
20+ bids0
Advertised openly, 58 police and fire services
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%13
10–20%11
20–30%7
30–40%4
40–50%3
50–60%7
60–70%3
70–80%3
80–90%3
90–100%4
Won by small firms, 54 police and fire services
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%1
10–20%1
20–30%4
30–40%6
40–50%4
50–60%15
60–70%12
70–80%7
80–90%3
90–100%1

Each column is a group of police and fire services with similar figures. The coloured column holds Metropolitan Police Service.See the full scoreboard

Contracts ending in the next 90 days

Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
Metropolitan Police Service's Progress Review - Consultancy SupportSuzanne Jacob Consulting£90k30 Sept 2026
Vehicle Glass and Windscreen ReplacementCary UK Ltd£100k21 Oct 2026
London Race Action Plan (LRAP) Next Phase SupportMahogany Inclusion Partners Limited£117k13 Nov 2026
EV TransitionDynamon Ltd—1 Dec 2026

14 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

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