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Datalynx testbed Services

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26 Feb 2026 at 08:37

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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04 Feb 2026 at 14:21

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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26 Jan 2026 at 18:32

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Home Office has completed a direct award procurement process titled "Datalynx Testbed Services" in the field of data services, specifically to support enhanced analytics for Police Reform and Policy Development. This contract was necessitated by the requirement for data and system access that Datalynx exclusively holds, which highlights the procurement's rationale concerning intellectual property rights. The testbed services are crucial for assessing data ingestion capabilities from policing systems, enabling informed decisions to achieve best value for money. Located in London, the contract runs from 16 February 2026 to 7 October 2026, with a gross value of £780,000. This procurement has successfully reached the award stage with Datalynx as the supplier.

This tender offers a significant opportunity for large-scale IT service providers specialising in data services and analytics. By participating in similar procurement processes, such businesses could leverage unique capabilities or proprietary systems that can be essential in fulfilling government contracts. While small and medium-sized enterprises may not have been the focus for this direct award, those with distinct niche offerings or exclusive access rights can find lucrative chances to contribute to central government objectives like policy development and reform initiatives.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Datalynx testbed Services

Notice 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.

Procurement Information

Datalynx are the only wupplier who holds the data required for the demonstrations

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-060f11
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017134-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72300000 - Data services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£650,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
£650,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Feb 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Jan 20262 months ago
Contract Period
16 Feb 2026 - 7 Oct 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HOME OFFICE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DF
Post Town
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

DATALYNX

Further Information

Notice Documents

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