Scope
Description
1. Purpose of this Notice
This Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) Notice is issued in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 to inform the market of an upcoming procurement and to invite early engagement via Teams meeting.
The authority is preparing to launch a procurement for a national cyber threat detection and reporting platform under a Competitive Flexible Procedure.
This service will replace and enhance the existing Police Cyber Alarm system.
This notice serves to:
• Signal the intent to launch a formal procurement in Q2 2025.
• Invite suppliers to participate in early engagement activities.
• Gather insights to help finalise the tender documents.
2. Summary of Requirement
The future platform will:
• Collect and enrich inbound external network security device metadata from UK member organisations.
• Support threat detection, alerting and pattern recognition.
• Provide scalable and secure cloud-based processing, storage and querying capabilities.
• Offer dashboards, reporting tools, and scheduled vulnerability scanning.
• Integrate with law enforcement and threat intelligence services
3. Supplier Engagement Activities
Engagement Period: 31 March 2025 - 21 April 2025
Supplier Engagement Day: Tuesday 1pm 15 April 2025 (Online)
Activities will include:
• Presentation of the draft high-level requirements and delivery timeline.
• Q&A session with the project team.
• Opportunities for suppliers to submit feedback and suggestions.
To register for the session, please email Jonathan.green2@cityoflondon.police.uk by 12 April 2025.
4. Indicative Procurement Timeline
Milestone Target Date
PME Period 31 Mar - 21 Apr 2025
Supplier Engagement Day 15 Apr 2025
Selection Questionnaire (SQ) Published 30 Apr 2025
SQ Submission Deadline 23 May 2025
Shortlisting and Notifications Early June 2025
Invitation to Tender (ITT) Issued 6 June 2025
ITT Clarifications & Demos June-July 2025
Evaluation & Moderation July-Aug 2025
Contract Award September 2025
Go-Live November 2025
5. Next Steps
Following the engagement period:
• Supplier feedback will be reviewed and may inform the final SQ and ITT documentation.
• A Selection Questionnaire will be published by end of April 2025, followed by an Invitation to Tender in June 2025.
6. Important Notes
• This PME is not part of the formal selection process.
• Participation is voluntary and will not affect future procurement decisions.
• All materials and outputs from the engagement will be shared fairly with all prospective bidders.
• The authority encourages suppliers to share views to help shape the procurement in a way that is accessible, proportionate, and inclusive.
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2026
- Possible extension to 31 August 2028
- 3 years
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Engagement
Engagement deadline
15 April 2025
Engagement process description
This Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) Notice is issued in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 to inform the market of an upcoming procurement and to invite early engagement via Teams meeting.
The authority is preparing to launch a procurement for a national cyber threat detection and reporting platform under a Competitive Flexible Procedure.
This service will replace and enhance the existing Police Cyber Alarm system.
This notice serves to:
• Signal the intent to launch a formal procurement in Q2 2025.
• Invite suppliers to participate in early engagement activities.
• Gather insights to help finalise the tender documents.
Supplier Engagement Activities
Engagement Period: 31 March 2025 - 21 April 2025
Supplier Engagement Day: Tuesday 1pm 15 April 2025 (Online)
Activities will include:
• Presentation of the draft high-level requirements and delivery timeline.
• Q&A session with the project team.
• Opportunities for suppliers to submit feedback and suggestions.
To register for the session, please email Jonathan.green2@cityoflondon.police.uk by 12 April 2025.
Participation
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Contracting authority
The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYQD-1693-MYXR
PO Box 270
City of London
EC2P 2EJ
United Kingdom
Region: UKI43 - Haringey and Islington
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government
Other organisation
These organisations are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the contracting authorities.
META PROCUREMENT LTD
Summary of their role in this procurement: Procurement Lead
- Companies House: 13864148
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHTC-9381-MRCG
The Rock Cottage Peveril Drive
Nottingham
NG7 1DE
United Kingdom
Email: contact@metaprocurement.org
Website: http://www.metaprocurement.org
Region: UKF14 - Nottingham
Contact organisation
Contact The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London for any enquiries.