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Published 26 Jan 2026, 18:32 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Datalynx testbed Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Home Office (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£650,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 26 Jan 2026no call for competition
Awarded to DATALYNX LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement 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.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
72300000 Data services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
26 Jan 2026, 18:32 GMT
Last source update
26 Feb 2026, 08:37 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-017134
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060f11 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

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

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

13 Feb 2026 → 26 Feb 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends255 days ago
    13 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  2. Notice published243 days ago
    26 Feb 2026, 08:37 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Jan 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    26 Jan 2026, 18:32 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    4 Feb 2026, 14:21 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    16 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    26 Feb 2026, 08:37 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £650,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
DATALYNX LIMITED16 Feb 2026 – 7 Oct 2026£650,00026 Jan 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Datalynx testbed Services · DATALYNX LIMITED

    Signed
    16 Feb 2026
    Value
    £650,000
    Period
    16 Feb 2026 – 7 Oct 2026
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: n/a

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Home Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PWGC-6513-PQLZ 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • DatalynxAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04399948 2 Claridge Court, Lower Kings Road, Berkhamsted, East of England, HP4 2AFContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender