The writer, a former government lawyer, is an FT contributing editor
In November 2022 Palantir was awarded a three-year contract by the Ministry of Defence worth £75.2mn. The tender was not advertised and there was no competition.
At the end of that initial contract, in December 2025, the US data intelligence company was awarded a follow-on three-year contract by the MoD worth £240.6mn — more than three times the value of the initial contract. This was a direct award, again without competition.
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