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Forensic vehicle identification and comparison services

The Mayor's Office for Policing And Crime

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Planning

06 Oct 2026 at 07:41

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime, for the Metropolitan Police Service, is exploring specialist digital forensic vehicle identification and comparison services. The work is to provide expert identification and comparison of vehicles for forensic investigations. It is a niche service rather than a general vehicle maintenance requirement; the listed classifications also refer to forensic equipment and precision-equipment maintenance. Delivery is in the United Kingdom. The buyer’s early market engagement is intended to establish which suppliers may be capable of meeting the requirement and to understand the supplier landscape. This is a planned procurement, not an invitation to tender: the engagement is to inform the buyer’s approach before it takes the requirement to market.

The process is at planning stage and the buyer is conducting early market engagement; no tender invitation has been issued. Suppliers are expected to use the Metropolitan Police Service’s Coupa e-sourcing portal, event 2914, to register interest and find requirement information. The engagement is expected to end at noon GMT on 13 November 2026. The buyer’s indicative date for the next notice is 2 February 2027. The estimated requirement value is £45,000 excluding VAT (£54,000 including VAT). The planned contract period is 1 May 2027 to 30 April 2028, with an option to extend to 30 April 2029. It is a single-lot service, and the buyer has indicated that small and medium-sized enterprises are suitable. No procurement procedure or evaluation basis is set out yet.

This requirement is best suited to specialist forensic providers with the expertise and methods to identify vehicles and compare them for investigative purposes. The buyer is specifically testing whether suppliers in this narrow market can deliver expert vehicle identification and comparison services, so relevant forensic experience and the ability to produce defensible comparative findings are likely to be central to a future competition. The stated suitability for small and medium-sized enterprises makes the requirement potentially accessible to specialist SMEs, rather than only large multidisciplinary contractors. Suppliers offering general vehicle repair alone may not match the core need; the listed precision-equipment maintenance classification does not change the described focus on forensic services. Interested firms can use the planned engagement to explain their capability and help the buyer understand the available market before the tender is developed.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Forensic vehicle identification and comparison services

Notice Description

This early market engagement notice seeks to understand the landscape of potential vendors in a highly specialised/niche forensic investigation market: Digital Forensic Vehicle Identification and Comparison Services. The MPS is interested in understanding whether any vendors may be capable of fulfilling an expert vehicle identification and comparison services. For more information about the requirement and how to register an interest, potential suppliers should register on the MPS e-sourcing portal at: https://supplier.coupahost.com/quotes/public_events?customer=metpolice The opportunity is available under event #2914. The requirement value is a high level estimate.

Planning Information

The early engagement process ends at noon (GMT) on Friday 13 November 2026. For more information about the requirement, visit the Authority's e-tendering platform (Coupa) - https://supplier.coupahost.com/quotes/public_events?customer=metpolice - Coupa event number: #2914.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078134
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094029-2026
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
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

33950000 - Clinical forensics equipment and supplies

50400000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£45,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Oct 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
2 Feb 20274 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 May 2027 - 1 May 2028 1-2 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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 0LL
Postcode Area
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
Borough & Bankside
Westminster Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark

Further Information

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