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Unified Operational Analytics

Metropolitan Police Service

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01 Sep 2026 at 11:36

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Metropolitan Police Service is planning Unified Operational Analytics, an enterprise data and analytics service for policing. The requirement is intended to bring analytical tools into core operational workflows rather than provide separate, siloed point solutions. It may include rapid integration of diverse and legacy systems; connections to structured and unstructured data; real-time operational insight; advanced analytics; full data provenance; AI-supported summarisation; and faster delivery of tools and insights to frontline and operational teams. The service is expected to support complex work, decision-making, productivity and a range of policing-specific use cases. Delivery is planned across England, including London and the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, South East and South West. This is a services procurement covering software and IT services.

This procurement is at the planning stage and is not yet an invitation to tender. The Metropolitan Police Service expects to use market engagement to shape its procurement strategy, followed by a UK4 Request to Participate tender notice. A market engagement session is planned for 1 October 2026, from 10:00 to 12:00, with requests to attend due by 23 September 2026. Interested participants may then be asked to complete a Market Sounding Questionnaire during October 2026. The procurement strategy is expected to run through early 2027, with a further notice indicated for 29 January 2027. One planned lot has a contract period from 1 July 2027 to 30 June 2029, with a possible extension to 30 June 2032. The buyer may use multiple parallel procurements.

The procurement is likely to suit technology providers, systems integrators, data specialists and consortia or subcontractors able to deliver UK-sovereign data and analytics services. Relevant suppliers should be able to integrate multiple complex, diverse and legacy systems; connect structured and unstructured data sources; deploy data, AI and analytics capabilities at scale; and improve operational workflows, decision support and productivity. The Metropolitan Police Service is particularly interested in suppliers with credible experience in policing or adjacent industries, an evidential delivery model, and the ability to work collaboratively with its business teams to deliver outcomes at pace. Experience supporting UK policing operational outcomes will be relevant. Attendance at the planned engagement session requires an organisation to sign the buyer’s standard, unamended NDA; one physical attendee is allowed, with additional virtual attendance.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Unified Operational Analytics

Notice Description

The contracting Authority ('Authority') in relation to this notice is the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC), on behalf of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS). The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) are seeking to engage with potential suppliers on a significant and strategic procurement covering the delivery of operational analytics to support a broad range of policing-specific use cases. The programme will be known as Unified Operational Analytics (UOA). UOA aims to source an enterprise solution to embed market leading analytical tools and capabilities directly into core operational workflows, rather than point-solutions targeting separate and siloed functions that result in slow change cycles. The solution will need to deliver real time operational insight, advanced analytics, and faster decision making at the point where they have the greatest impact on policing outcomes. Ultimately, providing speed to efficiencies. Technically, the MPS foresee an analytics solution which enables fast back-end integrations, the transformation of data insight by bringing together existing, unlinked data, and improved workflows. The ambition is to enable faster delivery, reduce technical overhead, and ensure analysts can focus on interpreting insights and supporting operational decisions. The following may be considered: * Rapid integration of multiple, diverse, and legacy systems to deliver deeper insight on existing data. * Full data provenance across all processes and outputs. * AI driven efficiency gains through summarisation across operational and analytical workflows. * Streamlined, faster delivery of tools and insights to frontline and operational teams. The MPS are looking at a broad range of technical approaches to providing this business capability and will be interested in any efficient and effective solutions which meet the functional and implementation requirements of the MPS and are within budget constraints. The purpose of the market engagement is to inform a procurement strategy that will be running through early 2027 to award to suppliers who can demonstrate credibility in similar services, either within policing or adjacent industries. This event is the first step in a market engagement process that will request formal detailed inputs from participants to support the development of the procurement strategy. The event is being facilitated by TechUK, and to register for this event please go to; https://www.techuk.org/what-we-deliver/events/metropolitan-police-service-unified-operational-analytics-uoa-preliminary-market-engagement-event-1.html Attendance at the event will require signature of a standard NDA between the MPS and your organisation by Wednesday 23 September at the very latest, which will be facilitated directly between MPS Commercial teams and yourself. Due to the nature of the content of this procurement, signature of this standard NDA (i.e. no amendments) is a prerequisite for your company's attendance at this event. Please note that by registering to attend this session you consent to your name, email address and organisation being shared with the MPS for the sole purpose of administering and delivering this event. Please also note, there will be a limit of one physical attendee per organisation at the event in London, but more attendees can attend virtually. Indicative Scope We are seeking suppliers who have experience in providing the following types of services: * UK Sovereign data and analytics services, within policing or adjacent industries. * Data, AI & Analytics capabilities and services that support complex work and high volumes of data to drive business process efficiency, decision support and improved productivity * Data connections to a wide range of structured and unstructured data sources to deploy Data, AI & Analytics capabilities * An evidential model which can deliver at pace - working collaboratively with the MPS business to deliver the outcomes required * A solution which can deliver to the various operational outcomes required by UK policing This is an indicative, not an exhaustive, list of services that we may seek to procure as part of this procurement process. We may also elect to procure this through multiple (parallel) procurement activities. Purpose of the event The event will provide potential suppliers with: * An overview of the MPS' business context and efficiency drivers for this procurement * Example use cases against which the services will need to perform * The timeline and objectives * An opportunity to provide feedback, ask questions and discuss market insights to support the MPS approach. Following the event, suppliers who express an interest may also be invited to participate in a more detailed Market Sounding Questionnaire (MSQ) written exercise to formalise capabilities and potential solutions / approaches. This process will take place through October 2026.

Planning Information

The Engagement for this opportunity is split into three stages: • Attendance at a Market Engagement (ME) session from 10:00am- 12:00pm on 1st October 2026. This will be an in-person and broadcast session on Teams by the Authority to elaborate the scope of provision with the opportunity for interested parties to ask questions. • Completion of a response to the Market Sounding Questionnaire (MSQ) to assist the Authority in evolving its thinking and approach. • The procurement itself, which is subject to a UK4 Request to Participate (Tender Notice) To register your interest please register via TechUK under https://www.techuk.org/what-we-deliver/events/metropolitan-police-service-unified-operational-analytics-uoa-preliminary-market-engagement-event-1.html listing the full name of your organisation; whether your interest is likely to be as a primary Bidder, consortia member or subcontractor; and attendees' details (including name, role, contact telephone number and email address). This will enable TechUK and the Authority to invite you to the ME event. The deadline for requests to be invited to the market engagement session is 17:00:00 (GMT) on 23 September 2026. The Market Engagement (ME) session will be from 10:00am - 12:00pm on 1st October 2026. A Microsoft Teams link will be sent to the attendees. The event will cover the following agenda items: • Welcome from Chief Digital and Innovation Officer (CDIO) • Current business operations and potential use cases • Overview of the scope of services required • Commercial Approach • Timeline • Potential Bidder Q&A • Close Please note that the ME session will be recorded on Teams and will be included in any subsequent Data Room created following the issue of the UK4 Request to Participate (Tender Notice). Suppliers can access this event via https://www.techuk.org/what-we-deliver/events/metropolitan-police-service-unified-operational-analytics-uoa-preliminary-market-engagement-event-1.html

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ef57
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082559-2026
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

48 - Software package and information systems

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

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

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

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Sep 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
29 Jan 20275 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jul 2027 - 30 Jun 2029 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
Metropolitan Police Service
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2JL
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

Notice Documents

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