Forensic Phonetics (voice comparison and expert transcription) services
Mayor's Office for Policing and CrimeEstimated Value
Up to £80,000
Deadline
Not specified
Published
3 November 2026
Type
Not specified
At a glance
- Estimated value
- £80,000
- Published
- 3 November 2026
- Location
- London
- Likely incumbent
- Open University(the) (estimated from past awards)
- Published on
- Find a Tender
Overview
This early market engagement notice seeks to understand the landscape of potential vendors in a highly specialised/niche forensic investigation market: Digital Forensic Phonetics (voice comparison and expert transcription) services. The MPS is interested in understanding which vendors in the marketplace may be capable or interested in fulfilling these services, prior to deciding upon any new procurement approach.
For more information about the requirement and how to register an interest, potential suppliers should register on the MPS e-sourcing portal at: https://supplier.coupahost.com/quotes/public_events?custo... The opportunity is available under event #2978. The requirement value is a high level estimate at this stage in the project.
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Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE)
- 2
FROSBURYS LIMITED
£97,175
total awarded
- 3
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES UK, LTD.
£2m
total awarded
- 4
Softcat plc
- 5
RECONOME TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
£0
total awarded
OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Mayor's Office for Policing and CrimeKey Dates
Published
3 November 2026
Submission deadline
Not specified
Notice type
planning
Source
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