Notice Information
Notice Title
Protect and Prepare Capability (Role Player)
Notice Description
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. This Invitation to Tender has been issued by MOPAC who are seeking to award a Contract to provide role-players and associated services in support of the National Counter Terrorism Security Office's Protect and Prepare Capability Testing project. The requirement is for an organisation to supply role-players, catering, transportation, accommodation, filming and general logistics to support live trials set to take place in September and October 2026.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The Contract Term shall be for a period of one (1) year from the Contract Commencement with a unilateral option of the Authority to extend for a further period of two (2) years with a break clause between these extension periods. The total Contract Term shall be for three (3) years' operating as a 1+1+1 Term.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06af3e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054334-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
98 - Other community, social and personal services
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- CPV Codes
32300000 - Television and radio receivers, and sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus
55100000 - Hotel services
55300000 - Restaurant and food-serving services
55400000 - Beverage-serving services
55500000 - Canteen and catering services
63500000 - Travel agency, tour operator and tourist assistance services
73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
92300000 - Entertainment services
98390000 - Other services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,608,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,608,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Jun 20262 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 30 Jun 20263 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 20 Aug 2026 - 21 Aug 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR POLICING AND CRIME
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SE1 0LL
- 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
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Southwark
- Electoral Ward
- Borough & Bankside
- Westminster Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054334-2026
9th June 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053569-2026
5th June 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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