---
title: "Datalynx testbed Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-060f11"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "HOME OFFICE"
published: "2026-02-26"
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# Datalynx testbed Services

Buyer: HOME OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-060f11

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017134-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Feb 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Jan 2026 |
| Contract period | 16 Feb 2026 - 7 Oct 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £650,000 |
| Contracts value | £650,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HOME OFFICE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DATALYNX |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72300000 - Data services

## Release History

- 26 Feb 2026 at 08:37 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017134-2026
- 4 Feb 2026 at 14:21 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010041-2026
- 26 Jan 2026 at 18:32 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006860-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017134-2026
  26th February 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010041-2026
  4th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006860-2026
  26th January 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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