Secure Disposal of Criminal Evidence Digital Media

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) seeks suppliers to help develop a service for securely disposing of criminal exhibit digital media, including mobile phones, hard drives, and USB storage devices. This pre-procurement activity aims to assess supplier capability and capacity to meet operational, security, and compliance requirements for handling sensitive evidential material. The MPS needs to establish a structured, scalable, and repeatable service model to manage the disposal of 2.9 million criminal exhibits currently in storage. The service must include secure collection, transportation, and destruction of digital storage media with guaranteed data irretrievability and preservation of evidential integrity throughout the process. Suppliers should be prepared to demonstrate expertise in evidence handling, data security protocols, regulatory compliance, and the ability to process large volumes of sensitive materials.