News Summary

• Mayor's office says force only engaged with one supplier before deputy refused to approve deal worth up to £50M.
• The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has published 30 tender notices covering more than £300 million of future technology requirements.
• London's deputy mayor for policing and crime blocked its purchase of software from Palantir.
• The MPS disputed the decision, saying: "We need to modernize and use the very best technology available.
• We must be able to innovate at a faster rate than hostile states and organized criminals"