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Written question asked by Mike Wood (Conservative) on Friday, 3 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 7 July 2026. It was answered by Chris Ward (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 July 2026 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Metropolitan Police: Palantir

Question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will instruct the Cabinet Office Procurement Review Unit to review the decision of the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime not to approve the Metropolitan Police's contract with Palantir.

Answer

The Procurement Review Unit (PRU) was disbanded on the 1st of April 2026, with the Debarment Review Service (DRS) transferred to the new Government Commercial Agency (GCA). DRS are responsible for conducting investigations into suppliers for potential addition to a centralised debarment list.

The remaining services under the PRU were retained in the Cabinet Office, the Procurement Compliance Service (PCS) and the Public Procurement Review Service (PPRS). PCS and PPRS are responsible for overseeing contracting authorities compliance with the Procurement Act 2023.

Individual contracting authorities, including local government and policing bodies, remain responsible for making detailed assessments of their own commercial requirements and managing their respective contract awards. Neither PCS nor DRS have a mandate to intervene in or review individual commercial decisions or contract awards made by independent authorities. PPRS may review individual contract awards where a complaint is raised by a supplier or supplier’s representative, provided those complaints fall within PPRS’s scope and remit.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
15722
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Contracts Metropolitan Police Palantir
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk