Scope
Description
United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD), intends to award a follow on enterprise agreement to Palantir Technologies UK Limited (Palantir) for continued licencing and support to data analytics capabilities supporting critical strategic, tactical and live operational decision making across classifications across defence and interoperable with NATO and other allied nations Palantir systems.
Contract 1. MOD Palantir Enterprise Agreement
Supplier
Contract value
- £240,600,000 excluding VAT
- £240,600,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
30 December 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
- 3 years
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Special regime
Defence and security
Direct award justification
Single supplier - technical reasons
It is considered that the contract can be awarded directly in accordance Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 together with paragraph 6 (absence of competition for technical reasons) and paragraph 7 (existing services where a change of supplier would result in disproportionate technical difficulties) of Schedule 5.
This is because MoD's data analytics capabilities use Palantir data analytics architecture that only Palantir is able licence, and which only Palantir has the design familiarity and technical expertise to fully support. Changing supplier for this requirement would involve rebuild of the underlying data analytics architecture needing support; reaccreditation of the new solutions at the required security levels; and retraining of MoD personnel; at significant cost (including to the current of level capability and interoperability with NATO and allied partners), diversion of resource, and disruption to in-train military operations and planning.
Supplier
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES UK, LTD.
- Companies House: 07042994
Birchin Court 5th Floor, 19-25 Birchin Lane
London
EC3V 9DU
United Kingdom
Email: media@palantir.com
Region: UKI31 - Camden and City of London
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. MOD Palantir Enterprise Agreement
Contracting authority
Ministry of Defence
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ
Ministry of Defence, Whitehall
London
SW1A 2HB
United Kingdom
Email: joe.lloyd167@mod.gov.uk
Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
Region: UKI32 - Westminster
Organisation type: Public authority - central government