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Contract Awarded for HOLMES Application to Unisys

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Published March 9th, 2026
Detected March 10th, 2026
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Summary

The Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime has awarded a contract to Unisys for the HOLMES Investigation application for an initial term of 36 months, with an option to extend for 12 months. The total value of the contract, excluding VAT, is £2,042,826.

What changed

This notice announces the award of a contract by the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime to Unisys for the HOLMES Investigation application. The contract, valued at £2,042,826 (excluding VAT), covers user charges and IT services. The initial term is 36 months, with an option for a further 12-month extension. The procurement was conducted via G-Cloud 14, with pricing negotiated by Police Scotland on behalf of all UK Police Forces.

This is a contract award notice and does not impose new regulatory obligations on regulated entities. It pertains to government IT procurement and service provision. Compliance officers should note the details of the contract for awareness regarding technology used by law enforcement agencies.

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Contract

Holmes Investigation application

  • Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-021093

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0665be

Published 9 March 2026, 6:41pm

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Contents

one. Contracting authority Press escape key to exit two. Object four. Procedure five. Award of contract six. Complementary information

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one.1) Name and addresses

Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime

New Scotland Yard, Victoria Embankment

London

SW1A2JL

Contact

Lee Kitchen

Email

Lee.G.Kitchen@met.police.uk

Telephone

+44 2071611578-781578

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI32 - Westminster

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.met.police.co.uk

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

General public services

Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Holmes Investigation application

Reference number

11400580344

two.1.2) Main CPV code

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

HOLMES Application User charges, pricing negotiated by Police Scotland on behalf of all UK Police Forces. Awarding to Unisys via G-Cloud 14. Contract awarded for initial term of 36 months with an option to extend for up to a further 12 month term.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £2,042,826

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

Software package and information systems

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC - North East (England)
  • UKD - North West (England)
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
  • UKF - East Midlands (England)
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)
  • UKH - East of England
  • UKI - London
  • UKJ - South East (England)
  • UKK - South West (England)
Main site or place of performance

Metropolitan Police - London

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

HOLMES Application User charges

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

12 month extension option.

Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations Explanation:

The award relates to a call-off contract awarded via G-Cloud 14, pricing has been negotiated for all UK police forces by Police Scotland.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

26 September 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Unisys Ltd

Milton Keynes

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Companies House

Unisys Ltd

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £2,042,826

Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime

London

Country

United Kingdom

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Classification

Agency
Various UK Agencies
Published
March 9th, 2026
Instrument
Notice
Legal weight
Non-binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor

Who this affects

Applies to
Government agencies
Geographic scope
UK-wide

Taxonomy

Primary area
Government Contracting
Operational domain
Procurement
Topics
IT Services Law Enforcement Technology

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