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Situational Awareness - Indoor Tracking of Assets
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 notice does not state a value.
The contract runs for 5 years, starting 1 June 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
This procurement is being conducted by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on behalf of the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) who are the Contracting Authority as defined in Section 2 of the Procurement Act 2023.
The purpose of this RFI is to conduct initial market engagement in relation to a potential procurement for an indoor tracking solution that works across multiple building types and integrates real time location data into the existing situational awareness platform.
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 036341-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 044106-2026
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
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From notice 036341-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 21 April 2026, last updated 13 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.