Event Round Up: Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) - Market Engagement on Precise Police Initiatives

techUK hosted a market engagement webinar with the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to present their Precise Policing programme. The session brought together suppliers and technology partners to explore planned innovation pilots aimed at supporting front-line and operational officers through smarter use of data, digital workflows, and modern technologies. 

For more details, please watch the recording of the session below:

Adam Boyse, Director of Technology and Business Engagement provided an overview of the programme’s purpose, scope and alignment with the MPS digital and data strategy, emphasising quality data, efficiency and resilience. Adam presented the approach the MPS team is going to adopt, with phase two initiative including situational awareness, digital evidence, data intelligence and workflow improvements. You can find more details in the presentation slides here. 

Peter Thurley, Head of Commercial, Technology, Innovation & Solution Delivery, explained the procurement process, detailing the dynamic market procedure to create a marketplace of competent suppliers, followed by competitive flexible procedures to deliver requirements efficiently. For more information on timelines, you can find more details in the slides here.