Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime

What Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime does

The Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) is a statutory functional body of the Greater London Authority, established in 2011 under the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011. MOPAC's mandate is to set the strategic direction for policing in London, hold the Metropolitan Police Service (the UK's largest police force) to account, ensure value for money in police procurement, and fund crime reduction initiatives. The Mayor of London, supported by the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime, exercises oversight responsibility, with Rebecca Lawrence serving as Chief Executive. MOPAC is not a commercial entity; it is publicly funded through the GLA budget and policing precept, and it operates as the sole statutory oversight body for London's police force.

MOPAC's core operational function centres on contract governance and strategic modernisation of police technology. Its most significant recent action is the November 2025 award of a 7+1+1 year digital transformation contract to DXC Technology, covering BPO services and replacement ERP and resource management systems for the Met, built on Oracle Fusion SaaS with AI capabilities under the 'New Met for London' strategy. MOPAC also actively exercises procurement gatekeeping — it blocked an earlier Met contract with Palantir valued at up to £50 million on value-for-money and procurement-compliance grounds, then re-tendered the work.

MOPAC serves a single primary internal customer (the Metropolitan Police Service) within a wider London government and law enforcement vertical. Its distribution is entirely direct-government: it operates through official London government channels, including london.gov.uk, mayoral press releases, the Talk London community engagement platform, and the Mayor of London's social media accounts. MOPAC has no external shareholders, no commercial product portfolio, and no proprietary technology assets of its own; the technology systems it oversees belong to the Met rather than to MOPAC as a product entity.

Name

Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime

Legal name

Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime

Website

https://london.gov.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

MOPAC is a statutory body of the Greater London Authority that sets policing strategy for London and oversees the Metropolitan Police Service, exercising procurement gatekeeping and contract authority over major technology and service deals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Safety Governance

NAICS

Police Protection (92212), Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (9221), Police Protection (922120)

akta.pro primary industry

Police Services (Patrol, Response & Community Policing) (BPAIAGAA)

Keywords

• Police oversight governance
• Law enforcement accountability
• Crime reduction strategy
• Police contract procurement
• Public safety policy

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MOPAC is a statutory oversight body of the Greater London Authority that sets the strategic direction for policing in London, holds the Metropolitan Police Service to account, approves and manages major policing contracts (including digital transformation procurement), funds crime reduction services, and publishes crime data and statistics. It exercises procurement authority — for example, blocking a £50 million contract due to lack of value for money — and drives modernization of police technology infrastructure.

Product overview

The Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) is a governance and oversight body, not a technology product company. It does not offer a unified product platform or software modules. Rather, MOPAC exercises oversight of the Metropolitan Police Service, approves contracts (such as the DXC Technology digital transformation programme), sets policing priorities, funds crime reduction services, and publishes crime data and statistics. The technology systems referenced in source material (Oracle Fusion SaaS under the DXC contract) belong to the Metropolitan Police Service, not to MOPAC as a product entity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• DXC TechnologycoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 10 November 2025DXC Technology was selected as the primary contractor following a competitive tender process to deliver BPO services and replacement ERP and resource management systems for the Metropolitan Police Service. The 7+1+1 year contract aims to modernize the Met's technology infrastructure, enable real-time data usage, streamline processes, reduce costs, and support frontline policing operations under the 'New Met for London' strategy. DXC will leverage Oracle Fusion SaaS with AI capabilities.
• Metropolitan Police ServicecoreOthersMOPAC serves as the oversight body for the Metropolitan Police Service, holding the force accountable and managing major contracts on its behalf. MOPAC has authority over Met procurement and recently blocked a £50 million contract due to failure to demonstrate value for money and breach of procurement rules.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex: Direct statutory peer to MOPAC as another UK Police and Crime Commissioner office, exercising democratic oversight of an English police force with comparable authority over budgets, procurement, and strategic planning. Highly comparable to MOPAC in mandate, geography (regional UK police area), and oversight function.
• West Midlands Office for Policing and Crime: Statutory Police and Crime Commissioner body for the West Midlands, structurally identical to MOPAC with oversight of a large UK police force, budget authority, and strategic direction-setting powers. Directly comparable as an English PCC office with similar scale and responsibilities.
• Greater Manchester Combined Authority - Police and Crime: Police and Crime Commissioner body overseeing Greater Manchester Police, another large metropolitan UK police force. Comparable in size, urban geography, and oversight mandate; useful reference for how PCCs manage contracts and modernization programs for major forces.

Others

• Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC): UK-wide body for police complaints and conduct investigations. Adjacent to MOPAC's police accountability mandate; together they form the framework of police oversight in England and Wales, making IOPC a relevant ecosystem peer for understanding accountability standards.
• National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC): UK-wide coordination body for police chiefs; relevant ecosystem peer given MOPAC's involvement in counter-terrorism policing structures and broader UK policing policy. Includes MOPAC-relevant participants in cross-force technology and oversight initiatives.
• Metropolitan Police Service: The entity MOPAC oversees; though not a competitive peer, it is the principal operational subject of MOPAC's mandate and a direct counterpart in contracts (including the DXC digital transformation). Relevant for understanding MOPAC's scope and the forces to which MOPAC's contracting authority applies.

Regional players

• Mayor of London's Office for Policing, Crime and Criminal Justice (NYCLA-adjacent: NYC Office of the Criminal Justice Coordinator): NYC's criminal justice coordinator operates at city level with strategic oversight of policing, comparable to MOPAC's role. Although based in the US and serving a different legal system, it provides a like-for-like municipal crime policy oversight peer for international benchmarking on police accountability and technology modernization.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/mayoroflondon
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/MayorsOfficeLondon
• Facebookfacebook.com/MayorofLondon/?ref=nf

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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