---
title: "Managed Service Providers"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e5d5"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "The Mayor's Office for Policing And Crime"
published: "2026-08-17"
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# Managed Service Providers

Buyer: The Mayor's Office for Policing And Crime  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e5d5

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## Summary

The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime is the contracting authority, with the Metropolitan Police Service conducting the procurement on its behalf. It intends to establish a framework of managed service providers covering professional services and academic and research services. Providers will be expected to manage their own supplier frameworks and support the buyer throughout the procurement cycle. This includes designing requirements, running mini-competitions, placing orders, managing invoicing and producing management information. The services are classified as business and management consultancy and research and development consultancy. Delivery will take place across the United Kingdom, making this relevant to suppliers able to operate nationally or support UK-wide public sector requirements.

This procurement is at the planning stage and is not yet an invitation to tender. The buyer is seeking market information through a Request for Information, with a possible market engagement event before selecting the route to market. The buyer expects this engagement to be completed by 7 September 2026 and expects a subsequent notice on 5 October 2026. The planned framework is expected to run from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2029, with renewal or extension provisions allowing activity until 31 December 2031. Its estimated value is £24 million excluding VAT, or £28.8 million including VAT. One planned lot covers the full scope.

This will suit established managed service providers that can combine professional services and academic or research consultancy with strong framework-management capability. Relevant suppliers should be able to maintain and coordinate their own networks of subcontractors or specialist providers, translate public sector needs into clear requirements, and run compliant mini-competitions. Operational capacity for ordering, invoicing and management information will be important, alongside the ability to support multiple buyer requirements and coordinate delivery across the United Kingdom. Organisations with experience of public sector procurement, supplier relationship management, consultancy commissioning and research services should use the market engagement stage to demonstrate their capacity, delivery model and ability to provide end-to-end support.

## Notice

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. Managed Service Providers to provide a framework of suppliers in the categories of Professional Services and Academic & Research Services. The suppliers will be expected to manage their own framework of suppliers and provide the Buyer with support for the tendering process, including requirements design, running mini-competitions, ordering/invoicing and management information.

### Planning Information

We are requesting information on market capacity and capability to meet our requirements via a Request for Information which may be followed up with a market engagement event before deciding on the appropriate route to market.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078213-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £24,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | The Mayor's Office for Policing And Crime |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 0LL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark |
| Local authority | Southwark |
| Electoral ward | Borough & Bankside |
| Westminster constituency | Bermondsey and Old Southwark |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

## Release History

- 17 Aug 2026 at 15:28 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078213-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078213-2026
  17th August 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://supplier.coupahost.com/quotes/public_events?customer=metpolice
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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