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Palantir adds three UK police forces to its beat with £10.1M deal
Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire police have awarded Palantir a five-year contract worth £10.1 million for data integration and analytics. The deal, running until October 2031, expands the company’s work with UK policing after London Mayor Sadiq Khan blocked a separate Met Police contract, amid concerns about procurement and reliance on a major supplier.
The forces say the platform will securely combine and analyse information from multiple policing systems. The announcement coincided with disclosure that former Met commissioner Cressida Dick has advised Palantir on public services since September 2025; she says she has not lobbied for the company. MPs have warned that growing reliance on suppliers such as Palantir could create vendor lock-in and weaken the public sector’s ability to choose alternatives.
In short
- Three forces agreed a £10.1 million Palantir contract.
- The deal runs for five years, until October 2031.
- MPs have warned about dependence on major suppliers.