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Written question asked by Martin Wrigley (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 4 March 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 March 2026. It was answered by Chris Ward (Labour) on Wednesday, 18 March 2026 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Palantir: Crown Representatives

Question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to assign Palantir Technologies a Crown Representative.

Answer

Strategic suppliers are selected based on the scale, scope and criticality of the services they provide, and are overseen centrally to observe their performance in the delivery of public services. Palantir is not a strategic supplier to government and there are no plans to classify the company as a strategic supplier at this time.

The two largest UK public sector contracts with Palantir are the NHS Federated Data Platform contract (FDP) and the MOD Palantir Enterprise Agreement (EA). These contracts were initially awarded by the previous government.

Further information on Crown Representatives and the strategic suppliers they work with is published on gov.uk. This list is under regular review and suppliers are added or removed as part of larger supplier segmentation exercises.

Details of central government contracts above £12,000 for procurements commenced before 24 February 2025 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts procured under the Procurement Act 2023, which came into force on 24 February 2025, are published on the Central Digital Platform Find a Tender service.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
117972
Session
2024-26
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Contracts Crown representatives Palantir
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk