Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b92-b70e-73ed-a2bf-b96fbe70d086/command-and-control-system-refinement-delivery-and-maintenance-services [Skip to main content](#main-content) awardedGBdirect award procedure # Command and Control System - Refinement, Delivery and Maintenance Services [Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime](https://tendernation.io/buyers/mayors-office-for-policing-and-crime) Pays 75% within 30 daysEstimated value Not stated Published 12 Oct 2026 Deadline Rolling deadline ## About this tender This Transparency Notice relates to the award of an Interim Contract for the provision of services for the completion of implementation, interim operational run (maintenance services) and exit/transition of the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime/Metropolitan Police (the Contracting Authority) integrated Command and Control system (the System) which constitutes critical national infrastructure underpinning the emergency response and operational dispatch capability of the largest police force in the United Kingdom. This direct award of an Interim Contract is justifiable under Schedule 5, paragraphs 13 and 14 of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23) (the Interim Contract), on grounds of extreme and unavoidable urgency. Under the Interim Contract, following acceptance into service, maintenance services will be provided by Frequentis and Octave (the Sub-contractors/-contracts). These Sub-contracts are for maintenance of software components which are subject to exclusive rights and locked-in rates to ensure value for money. The Sub-Contracts have a term of ten years after exit from the Interim Contract (targeted for 9-months post go live of final production release 'Drop 3'). The Interim Contract will provide for these Sub-contracts to be novated to the Contracting Authority or the Successor Managed Service Provider (the SMSP) on expiry of the Interim Contract. ### Value (excluding VAT) - £297m Total Contract Value Consisting of: - £165m Interim Contract (duration approx. 3.5 years) ### Sub-contracts - £30m Frequentis 10-year maintenance agreement - £102m Octave 10-year maintenance agreement Read full description Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice 096067-2026 [View official notice ](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096067-2026) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free ](/register) [Buyer profileMayor's Office for Policing and Crime: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/mayors-office-for-policing-and-crime) ## More tenders like this [Included Outside Publication Faith in Nature Natural England 17 days left 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14a29-a2ce-7073-851a-05dd5c86a64c/included-outside-publication-faith-in-nature)[Grounds maintenance Cottenham Parish Council 30 days left 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a149bb-c1bb-71de-9d4c-6f106e58cd55/grounds-maintenance)[RRE-01284 - For the provision of a Digitally Enabled Children & Young People’s Mental Health Service (South Staffordshire) Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust 17 days left 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a146ba-bdbb-723e-91d9-73c07d7467ba/rre-01284-for-the-provision-of-a-digitally-enabled-children-young-peoples-m)[Vacuum Pump Tritium Testing UK Atomic Energy Authority 30 days left 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1464c-dd0c-72ed-b7bd-bac1e52155ab/vacuum-pump-tritium-testing)[Cutenhoe Hill Primary School & Nursery \_ Luton Cutenhoe Hill Primary School & Nursery 48 days left 4 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1464c-ddaa-7241-8e2f-11a93eea790b/cutenhoe-hill-primary-school-nursery-luton)[Children & Young People's Homecare & Sitting Service (Short Breaks Specialist) Lot 1; and Children and Young People's Outreach Support Service (Short Breaks Specialist) Lot 2 The Borough Council of Calderdale 12 days left 29 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14872-4a25-72ad-a37f-1a3be4bb5b48/children-young-peoples-homecare-sitting-service-short-breaks-specialist-l)