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Opportunity overview
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is seeking to engage the market to inform the development of a solution for the secure disposal of IT criminal exhibit digital media, including but not limited to mobile phones, hard drives, and USB storage devices. This pre-procurement activity is intended to assess supplier capability and capacity to deliver a service that meets the operational, security, and compliance requirements associated with handling sensitive evidential material.
There is a need to establish a structured, scalable, and repeatable service model to support ongoing disposal activity of IT criminal exhibits. The anticipated requirement will include, but is not limited to the secure collection, transportation, and destruction of digital storage media, with a strong emphasis on data irretrievability and evidential integrity.
Classification
CPV30200000 — Computer equipment and supplies
CPV72500000 — Computer-related services
CPV90510000 — Refuse disposal and treatment
Lots
Lot 1Value not stated
Documents and notices
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Published notice details
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Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1A 2JL · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKC · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKD · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKE · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKF · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKG · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKH · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKI · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKJ · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKK · United Kingdom
Notice and amendment history
2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
2 VERSIONS
1
068820-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
2
094064-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Early-stage market engagement by the Metropolitan Police Service for a secure, scalable and repeatable service to collect, transport and destroy IT criminal-exhibit digital media, such as phones, hard drives and USB devices. The intended service must protect sensitive evidential material, make data irretrievable and preserve evidential integrity. This is not an open bidding opportunity.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for secure IT asset disposition, certified-data-destruction, secure logistics and evidential-chain-of-custody providers. Supplier selection requirements and the eventual procurement route are unknown.
Key points identified
Service capability and capacityAbility to deliver a service meeting operational, security and compliance requirements for sensitive evidential material.Evidence: The notice states that the engagement will assess supplier capability and capacity to deliver the service.
Secure collectionSecure collection of IT criminal-exhibit digital media.Evidence: The anticipated requirement includes “secure collection”.
Secure transportationSecure transportation of digital storage media.Evidence: The anticipated requirement includes “transportation”.
95% approved-analysis confidence10 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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Early-stage market engagement by the Metropolitan Police Service for a secure, scalable and repeatable service to collect, transport and destroy IT criminal-exhibit digital media, such as phones, hard drives and USB devices. The intended service must protect sensitive evidential material, make data irretrievable and preserve evidential integrity. This is not an open bidding opportunity.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for secure IT asset disposition, certified-data-destruction, secure logistics and evidential-chain-of-custody providers. Supplier selection requirements and the eventual procurement route are unknown.
Key deliverables
Secure collection of digital storage media
Secure transportation of sensitive evidential material
Destruction of IT criminal-exhibit media
Data irretrievability
Preservation of evidential integrity
Scalable, repeatable ongoing disposal service
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
10 criteria identified
Service capability and capacity
95% confidence
Ability to deliver a service meeting operational, security and compliance requirements for sensitive evidential material.
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The notice states that the engagement will assess supplier capability and capacity to deliver the service.
Secure collection
95% confidence
Secure collection of IT criminal-exhibit digital media.
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The anticipated requirement includes “secure collection”.
Secure transportation
95% confidence
Secure transportation of digital storage media.
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The anticipated requirement includes “transportation”.
Secure destruction
96% confidence
Destruction of digital storage media, including mobile phones, hard drives and USB storage devices.
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The notice describes secure disposal and an anticipated requirement for “destruction of digital storage media”.
Data irretrievability
98% confidence
The service must strongly ensure data cannot be recovered following disposal.
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The notice specifies “a strong emphasis on data irretrievability”.
Evidential integrity
98% confidence
The service must preserve evidential integrity.
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The notice specifies “a strong emphasis on ... evidential integrity”.
Service model
96% confidence
Structured, scalable and repeatable model supporting ongoing disposal activity.
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The buyer states a need to establish a “structured, scalable, and repeatable service model”.
Supplier eligibility criteria
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No eligibility, financial standing, insurance, size or location criteria are stated in the supplied notice data.
SME suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
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The opportunity data does not state whether it is suitable for SMEs.
VCSE suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
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The opportunity data does not state whether it is suitable for VCSEs.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Contract value
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No minimum or maximum value is supplied.
Contract term
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No contract start or end date is supplied.
Pricing and payment model
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No pricing, charging or payment terms are stated.
Delivery
Delivery geography
93% confidence
Delivery locations are listed across UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ and UKK regions of the United Kingdom.
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The supplied locations identify these regions as “Delivery location”.
Delivery timetable
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No delivery, mobilisation, contract start or end dates are supplied.
Material scope
97% confidence
IT criminal-exhibit digital media, including mobile phones, hard drives and USB storage devices.
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The description explicitly names these media types.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Procurement status
99% confidence
Upcoming; early-stage planned procurement.
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The process stage is “planning” and display status is “upcoming”.
Engagement type
99% confidence
Preliminary market engagement.
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The notice type and document title are “Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender”.
Bidding availability
98% confidence
Not stated as open; this notice is market engagement rather than an invitation to tender.
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The buyer says it is seeking to engage the market to inform development of a solution.
Procurement method
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No procurement method or route is supplied.
Submission deadline
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No submission deadline is supplied.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Early-stage scope risk
98% confidence
The requirement is being developed through market engagement; final scope may change.
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The buyer is engaging the market to inform development of a solution and describes the requirement as anticipated.
Security and evidence-handling risk
98% confidence
Suppliers will need to manage sensitive evidential material while maintaining data irretrievability and evidential integrity.
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The notice emphasises sensitive evidential material, data irretrievability and evidential integrity.
Commercial and timetable uncertainty
99% confidence
Contract value, term, procurement route, submission requirements and timetable are unknown at this planned stage.
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These fields are not provided in the supplied opportunity data.
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