Palantir’s road to the Federated Data Platform contract: a timeline
Digital Health November 21, 2023
NHSE’s procurement for the Federated Data Platform and award of a £330m contract is story that has stretched over more than three years, to the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, during which time Palantir has become the government’s preferred data partner.
The story began in March 2020 at the start of the pandemic, when Palantir initially offered its services for £1 to NHS policymakers during the pandemic, providing its Foundry data analytics software to help plan and respond to the Covid-19 pandemic, in areas such as PPE and vaccines.
In July 2020, Palantir then won a new contract estimated at £1 million, which was further extended to a £23 million, two-year deal in December 2020.
In 2021,...