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MOPAC Card Services
Metropolitan Police Service · Police and fire
In brief
Metropolitan Police Service has announced plans to buy financial services work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The notice does not state a value.
The contract runs for 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 1 February 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 31 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
The current MOPAC Card Services contract expires in January 2027 and as such MOPAC intends to engage the financial market, before agreeing a replacement long-term contract as required.
The commercial strategy, including the prospective route-to-market, is currently being developed, however any subsequent procurement is expected to commence in August 2026.
Please note all information provided within this notice is indicative only and subject to change between now and the commencement of any procurement.
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 031536-2026
About the buyer
Metropolitan Police ServiceLast 12 months
Procurements
240Awards
53Similar open tenders
All open financial services tenders- £1.3bnframework ceiling
- £10.7mestimated
- £65kestimated
- £11.2mestimated
- £130mframework ceiling
From notice 031536-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 7 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.