Planning

Value Added Reseller

THE MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR POLICING AND CRIME

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Planning

22 May 2025 at 12:07

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process is being initiated by The Mayor's Office for Policing And Crime, based in London, United Kingdom. The project is titled "Value Added Reseller" and falls under the services industry category. It involves the provision of hardware, software, cloud, and associated services. Currently in the planning stage, this procurement process aims to finalise a scheme by issuing a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice. Key deadlines include a market engagement milestone due on 31st July 2025 and a notice scheduled for 15th August 2025. The primary location is the UKI region, with a substantial gross budget of £180 million. The procurement processes will utilise engagement through the Coupa portal under event reference 2140.

This procurement opportunity presents significant growth potential for businesses capable of delivering IT services, consultancy, hardware, and software solutions. Enterprises specialising in the supply of office and computing machinery, information systems, or cloud hosting stand to benefit. The engagement also encourages participation from businesses proficient in IT services—including support and software development—given the breadth of required deliverables and maintenance support. With the contract planned to commence in May 2026, organisations in technology innovation and large-scale IT infrastructure sectors are well-suited to compete, fostering expansive market opportunities and long-term business growth.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Value Added Reseller

Notice Description

The provision of value added reseller services - likely services to be included provide hardware, software, cloud and associated services. The scope of the procurement will include, but not be limited to, the following items: -- Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) Software,Hardware, support maintenance and associated consultancy, -- software, software licence, support maintenance and associated consultancy, -- configuration, installation, support and associated consultancy, -- catalogue of IT consumables, -- cloud hosting and services. This Pre market Engagement Notice (PME) is issued solely for the purpose of alerting the market to a pending procurement exercise and does not constitute any commitment to undertake any public procurement exercise in the future. The MPS is not liable for any costs, fees or expenses incurred by any party participating in this market engagement exercise. MPS cannot guarantee it will incorporate all or any feedback. This Preliminary Market Engagement Notice is not a commitment to undertake any procurement. The contracting authority is under no obligation to: Undertake a formal procurement; Include any specific supplier in the upcoming procurement process; Award any contract as a result of this PME; Enter into any contractual agreement with any supplier resulting from this PME. This PME is purely for informational purposes and to help develop the procurement strategy.

Planning Information

Using the Procurement Portal The address for responses to this Event is via Coupa - Event Ref 2140 Please note that it is advisable to allow sufficient time to complete and upload the documents to the Procurement Portal. The Authority is under no obligation to consider partial or late submissions.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-051d8a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024773-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

48 - Software package and information systems

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

30000000 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

30200000 - Computer equipment and supplies

32000000 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

48000000 - Software package and information systems

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£150,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 May 20259 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
15 Aug 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 May 2026 - 30 May 2028 2-3 years
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'S OFFICE FOR POLICING AND CRIME
Contact Name
Laura Hurst
Contact Email
laura.hurst2@met.police.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 2AA
Post Town
South East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
Southwark
Electoral Ward
London Bridge & West Bermondsey
Westminster Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark

Further Information

Notice Documents

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