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Forensic Net
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 £47,000,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 5 years, up to 10 years with extensions, starting 1 October 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
A single, scalable digital forensics platform supporting evidence ingest, examination, AI‑enabled analysis, case management, reporting and court submission, with high‑performance compute and specialist environments.
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
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 037043-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 078848-2026
About the buyer
Metropolitan Police ServiceLast 12 months
Procurements
271Awards
65Suppliers 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
All open IT and software tenders- £135kestimated
- £82kestimated
- £143kestimated
- £29.9mestimated
- £7.2mframework ceiling
From notice 037043-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 23 April 2026, last updated 19 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.