Planning

POLICE CYBERALARM

THE MAYOR AND COMMONALTY AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF LONDON

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Planning

31 Mar 2025 at 15:25

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London are preparing to launch a procurement for the Police Cyber Alarm, a national cyber threat detection and reporting platform under a Competitive Flexible Procedure. This procurement, currently in the planning stage, invites early engagement from suppliers between 31 March 2025 and 21 April 2025, including an online Supplier Engagement Day on 15 April 2025. The platform aims to enhance the existing Police Cyber Alarm system, promising improved threat detection, alerting, scalability, and integration with law enforcement services. Key dates include the Selection Questionnaire publication on 30 April 2025 and the contract award expected by September 2025. The procurement falls under the industry category of Software package and information systems, primarily targeting goods, with the potential contract period extending from 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2026, and could be renewed up to 31 August 2028.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses specialising in cybersecurity solutions, cloud-based technologies, and software development. It is particularly well-suited for SMEs due to the emphasis on inclusive and proportionate procurement processes. Engaging in this preliminary market engagement (PME) allows suppliers to influence the final tender documents through feedback, ensuring that their capabilities and innovations are considered. Companies participating in this PME will have the chance to showcase their expertise, explore collaboration possibilities and secure a substantial role in the development of a pivotal national cyber threat detection system, thereby promoting significant business growth.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

POLICE CYBERALARM

Notice Description

1. Purpose of this Notice This Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) Notice is issued in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 to inform the market of an upcoming procurement and to invite early engagement via Teams meeting. The authority is preparing to launch a procurement for a national cyber threat detection and reporting platform under a Competitive Flexible Procedure. This service will replace and enhance the existing Police Cyber Alarm system. This notice serves to: * Signal the intent to launch a formal procurement in Q2 2025. * Invite suppliers to participate in early engagement activities. * Gather insights to help finalise the tender documents. 2. Summary of Requirement The future platform will: * Collect and enrich inbound external network security device metadata from UK member organisations. * Support threat detection, alerting and pattern recognition. * Provide scalable and secure cloud-based processing, storage and querying capabilities. * Offer dashboards, reporting tools, and scheduled vulnerability scanning. * Integrate with law enforcement and threat intelligence services 3. Supplier Engagement Activities Engagement Period: 31 March 2025 - 21 April 2025 Supplier Engagement Day: Tuesday 1pm 15 April 2025 (Online) Activities will include: * Presentation of the draft high-level requirements and delivery timeline. * Q&A session with the project team. * Opportunities for suppliers to submit feedback and suggestions. To register for the session, please email Jonathan.green2@cityoflondon.police.uk by 12 April 2025. 4. Indicative Procurement Timeline Milestone Target Date PME Period 31 Mar - 21 Apr 2025 Supplier Engagement Day 15 Apr 2025 Selection Questionnaire (SQ) Published 30 Apr 2025 SQ Submission Deadline 23 May 2025 Shortlisting and Notifications Early June 2025 Invitation to Tender (ITT) Issued 6 June 2025 ITT Clarifications & Demos June-July 2025 Evaluation & Moderation July-Aug 2025 Contract Award September 2025 Go-Live November 2025 5. Next Steps Following the engagement period: * Supplier feedback will be reviewed and may inform the final SQ and ITT documentation. * A Selection Questionnaire will be published by end of April 2025, followed by an Invitation to Tender in June 2025. 6. Important Notes * This PME is not part of the formal selection process. * Participation is voluntary and will not affect future procurement decisions. * All materials and outputs from the engagement will be shared fairly with all prospective bidders. * The authority encourages suppliers to share views to help shape the procurement in a way that is accessible, proportionate, and inclusive.

Planning Information

This Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) Notice is issued in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 to inform the market of an upcoming procurement and to invite early engagement via Teams meeting. The authority is preparing to launch a procurement for a national cyber threat detection and reporting platform under a Competitive Flexible Procedure. This service will replace and enhance the existing Police Cyber Alarm system. This notice serves to: • Signal the intent to launch a formal procurement in Q2 2025. • Invite suppliers to participate in early engagement activities. • Gather insights to help finalise the tender documents. Supplier Engagement Activities Engagement Period: 31 March 2025 - 21 April 2025 Supplier Engagement Day: Tuesday 1pm 15 April 2025 (Online) Activities will include: • Presentation of the draft high-level requirements and delivery timeline. • Q&A session with the project team. • Opportunities for suppliers to submit feedback and suggestions. To register for the session, please email Jonathan.green2@cityoflondon.police.uk by 12 April 2025.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fadc
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012088-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Mar 202510 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
15 Apr 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Aug 2025 - 31 Aug 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE MAYOR AND COMMONALTY AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF LONDON
Additional Buyers

META PROCUREMENT LTD

Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
contact@metaprocurement.org, ronnie.adams@cityoflondon.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
CITY OF LONDON
Postcode
EC2P 2EJ
Post Town
Central London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF14 Nottingham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Nottingham
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Nottingham East

Further Information

Notice Documents

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