Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime
PTMT -7816 - YCQG
169 Union Street
London
SE10LL
UK
E-mail: commercialmailbox@met.police.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.met.police.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Public order and safety
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Transcription, Stenography and Recording Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79551000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of typing services for the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
441 864.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79551000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of typing services for the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The initial term of the contract expires on 19 March 2027, with the option to extend for up to two further periods of 12 months each.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Provision of typing services for the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS).
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20/03/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Appen UK Ltd
06647360
169 Union Street
Slough
SE1 0LL
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 441 864.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/09/2026