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ProtectUK Platform Modernisation: Progressive Web Application (PWA)

Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime · Tender notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

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 Participate has been issued by MOPAC who are seeking to award a Contract for the provision and maintenance of a Progressive Web Application for ProtectUK, a website and digital learning platform that provides advice, guidance and information on protective security for venues and public spaces across the United Kingdom. ProtectUK is a national counter terrorism and protective security platform delivered by Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP). It provides authoritative guidance, learning, threat awareness, preparedness support to those responsible for venues and public spaces, businesses, and organisations in the private and public sector. The platform enables users to strengthen their protective security and operational resilience, prepare for and respond to terrorist incidents, access online learning and best-practice guidance, and maintain awareness of the current UK terrorism threat level. This invitation to tender presents a strategic opportunity to shift from a period of technical stabilisation to one focused on enhanced user experience, innovative content design, and improved technical resilience, working closely with the National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO) and key counter terrorism specialists.  Over the next four years, development of the ProtectUK platform will focus on:   - Increasing overall user engagement and site traffic.    - Diversifying content to reflect legislative developments and new target audiences.   - Improving technical infrastructure to support performance, integrations, scalability, security and future digital capabilities.   - Strengthening ProtectUK/NaCTSO branding and national visibility.   - Enhancing analytics and insights to measure the impact of ProtectUK on user learning and protective security knowledge.  - Ensure WCAG, GDPR compliance requirements are met.  Bidders must be UK based - all services and support under this Agreement must be supplied from a permanent place of business located within the UK. Personnel must hold BPSS and developers with system access must hold NPPV3/SC vetting. This must already be in place or be in place by contract award.

Classification

  • CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Lots

  • Lot 1£650k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
Event 2664
Status
active
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Expression Of Interest Deadline
8 May 2026, 17:00
Has Recurrence
Yes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
The Authority will run a Competitive Flexible Procedure comprising of multiple stages. The procedure will follow the steps below. The Authority reserves the right to amend the procedure, timelines, requirements, or documentation at any stage, where necessary and proportionate. The stages are as follows. 1. Invitation to participate - Procurement Specific Questionnaire 2. Invitation to submit a tender 3. Presentation and Pricing Evaluation 10 suppliers will be invited to stage 2 and then the 3 highest bidders from stage 2 will be invited to stage 3. If for any reason 10 compliant bids are not received, all bidders that pass stage 1 will be invited. Likewise, with stage 3 if 3 bidders do not pass stage 2 all bidders that pass will be invited to stage 3. Under Section 31 the Authority reserves the right to issue updated versions all documents to Suppliers as and when the need arises, in order to reflect the corresponding stage of the Competitive Flexible Procedure, together with any changes to the Procurement or any other new information. The Authority reserves the right to refine Award Criteria at subsequent stages of the Procurement, under Section 24 of the Act.

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Enquiry period

Ends
30 Apr 2026, 17:00

Expected award period

Ends
17 Jul 2026, 23:59

Recurrence

Dates

Entry 1
Starts
1 Jan 2029, 23:59

Amendments

Entry 1
Description
Updated submission webpage
Id
033492-2026

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes

Value

Including VAT
780,000
Amount
650,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Weighting Description
The Authority reserves the right to refine Award Criteria at subsequent stages of the Procurement, under Section 24 of the Act. The anticipated 3 stage criteria are listed below:

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Stage 1
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Stage 2 - Criteria 1
Description
This will include technical, commercial and social value - 70%
Criterion 3
Type
price
Name
Stage 2 - Criteria 2
Description
30%
Criterion 4
Type
price
Name
Stage 3 - Criteria 1
Description
50%
Criterion 5
Type
quality
Name
Stage 3 - Criteria 2
Description
Presentation - 50%

Second Stage

Maximum Candidates
10

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
technical
Description
Included within PSQ
Criterion 2
Description
All pass/fail questions have to be passed alongside scoring within the top 10 highest in the scored technical condition of participation questions (3c).
For Reduction
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
31 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Jul 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Jul 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Optional extension year available.

Options

Description
Option for future development and hosting as required during contract term

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72000000
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
future
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Access Details
Additional documents to be provided via coupa at stage 2 and 3
Entry 3
Id
033492-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
13 Apr 2026, 18:44
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime
Id
GB-PPON-PTMT-7816-YCQG

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PTMT-7816-YCQG

Address

Street Address
169 Union Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 0LL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI44

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI44 · SE1 0LL · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 002160-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 033490-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 033492-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·