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MPS Command and Control 'Run' Service Support
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 £100,000,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 10 years, starting 1 January 2028.
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
Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), Opportunity for Command-and-Control Live Operations Run Support Services.
Command and Control is a hybrid Cloud solution, where On Premise elements are deployed across 2 x MPS-owned data centres and where Cloud hosting is UK Azure. Key Solution are provided by Frequentis (lifeX), Hexagon (OnCall, OnCall Planning and Response, OnCall Mobile Responder) and Microsoft (PowerBI).
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 012200-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 012206-2026
About the buyer
Metropolitan Police ServiceLast 12 months
Procurements
269Awards
63Suppliers 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- £7.2mframework ceiling
- £250kestimated
- £41kestimated
- £9.17mestimated
- £3mestimated
From notice 012200-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 11 February 2026, last updated 11 February 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.