Award

Datalynx testbed Services

  • Home Office

UK5: Transparency notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-006860

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-060f11 (view related notices)

Published 26 January 2026, 6:32pm



Scope

Description

We are developing new capabilities to ingest data from policing to support enhanced analytics for Police Reform and Policy Development. Various capabilities are available and to support the best value for money decision, we would like to test the likely best options with data held by Datalynx in their proprietary system. Therefore a contract is required with Datalynx for them to support the testing using the data that is held on their system.


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £625,000 excluding VAT
  • £750,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Earliest date the contract will be signed

6 February 2026

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 6 February 2026 to 30 September 2026
  • 7 months, 23 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Direct award justification

  • Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights
  • Single supplier - technical reasons

The supplier is currently delivering on another project, collecting and using the data which will be central to this proposed project.

The project rests on being granted access to the data and underlying system owned solely by Datalynx. On that basis, no alternative is available


Supplier

Datalynx Ltd

  • Companies House: 04399948

station road

Kings Langley

WD4 8LZ

United Kingdom

Region: UKH23 - Hertfordshire

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1


Contracting authority

Home Office

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWGC-6513-PQLZ

2 Marsham Street

London

SW1P 4DF

United Kingdom

Region: UKI32 - Westminster

Organisation type: Public authority - central government