Forensic IT Device Support (from 2027)
Metropolitan Police Service · Police and fire
In brief
Metropolitan Police Service has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The estimated value is £2,800,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 44 months, starting 29 January 2027.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Usually low: a median of 2 bids per contract for this buyer (from 36 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 049116-2026
Last time this was bought
CRIMINT - Support and Maintenance
- Won by
- SAS Software Ltd
- Awarded
- 7 April 2026
- Value
- £1,619,348
Matched on Metropolitan Police Service, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.
About the buyer
Procurements
269Awards
64Suppliers it has used most for IT and software
- Softcat plc2 contracts
- Atos1 contract
- BMT Limited1 contract
- Bip Consulting UK Limited1 contract
- Box.com (UK) Ltd1 contract
Similar open tenders
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From notice 049116-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 26 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.