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Network Services Contract

Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime

Two stages

Estimated value
£350,000,000
Excluding VAT
Where
London
Buyer in London
Trade
IT, software and digital
Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
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Worked out by Evendraft from the notice’s own data, on 2 Nov 2026. The official notice is the one to rely on.

Time to bid
41 full UK working days before the deadline to apply to take part, Mon 4 Jan 2027 (England and Wales bank holidays left out). Questions to the buyer close on Fri 11 Dec 2026, 28 working days from now.
Time allowed
The buyer allowed 63 days from publication to the closing day: longer than the median for open IT and digital tenders (31 days).
Value
£350m is among the largest tenth of the 133 open IT and digital tenders that state a value (median £1.16m).
This buyer
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About this tender

The summary is the start of the buyer’s own description, word for word. The full description and the documents are on the official notice.

The contract will cover the delivery, operation, management and ongoing development of the MPS's enterprise network estate.

Official notice
Find a Tender, notice 103788-2026
Buyer
Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime
Buyer’s region
London
Where the work is
London
Listed on Evendraft under
London
Published
2 Nov 2026
Requests to take part by
4 Jan 2027, 17:00 UK time
Questions by
11 Dec 2026, 17:00 UK time
Estimated value
£350,000,000 (excluding VAT)
Trade
IT, software and digital
CPV codes
  • 32000000 Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
  • 48200000 Networking, Internet and intranet software package
  • 48510000 Communication software package
  • 72710000 Local area network services
  • 72720000 Wide area network services
  • 79710000 Security services
Procedure
Competitive flexible procedureTwo stages: apply to take part first; shortlisted suppliers are invited to tender.
Framework
Not stated on the notice
Lots
Not divided into lots
Suitable for small businesses The buyer’s answer
Not stated on the notice
Suitable for charities and social enterprises The buyer’s answer
Not stated on the notice
Good for small firms Evendraft’s filter
No (not marked suitable for small businesses by the buyer; estimated value over £1m)Good for small firms means the buyer marked it suitable for small businesses, the estimated value is £1m or less (or not stated), it is open to new suppliers, and it is not a framework with more than 20 places. Tenders where the buyer didn't say are left out.
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