Metropolitan Police Service · Awarded contract
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Disposal of Surplus and Crime-Related Property via Public Auction for Metropolitan Police Service

Awarded 30 Sep 2017

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Awarded30 Sep 2017
Value£2,500,000.00
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryPublic Services & Welfare
Ended 5y 1mo ago4y term
Awarded 30 Sept 2017Expired 29 Sept 2021

The Metropolitan Police Service awarded a contract to John Pye Auctions and Wilsons Auctions Ltd for the disposal of various items of property and surplus assets through public auction, divided into four lots: jewellery, fine art, antiques and memorabilia (excluding POCA); lost property and MOPAC/MPS surplus assets; crime-related property (excluding POCA); and crime-related property with valuations under POCA.

The contract value is £2,500,000, with estimated auction sales revenues from MPS property alone projected between £2-£2.5 million over four years.

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