back to article Met Police issues £350m tender for future IT procurement framework

London's Metropolitan Police is set to copy the UK government's cockup-ridden digital services framework by developing its own, according to a contract published, for some reason, on the Welsh government website. The framework "is designed to enhance the MPS' current Solution Delivery supply chain," says the contract notice, …

  1. tfewster

    Obligatory

    https://xkcd.com/927/

  2. Toltec

    Is it just me?

    The 'framework' sounds more like a preferred supplier list to me.

    1. Richard 26

      Re: Is it just me?

      That is more or less what a framework is in procurement speak. Except that the supplier will commit to sell at 25% off list or whatever, and various other terms up front. Google "framework agreement".

      1. 's water music
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        Re: Is it just me?

        Except that the supplier will commit to sell at 25% off list or whatever

        1. raise prices by 25%

        2. sign framework agreement

        3. ?

        4. profit!

  3. Pen-y-gors

    £350 million?

    Sounds quite a lot a for a couple of laptops and a printer, but par for the course I suppose.

    1. 's water music

      Re: £350 million?

      a for a couple of laptops and a printer, £5000

      not falling down the stairs or going on fire, priceless (=£349,995,00)

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