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Palantir: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he received advice about the continued viability of the contract with Palantir for the NHS Federated Data Platform.

answeredHelen MorganDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
20 Feb 2026
Target answer date
24 Feb 2026
Answer
29 Apr 2026 · 68 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he received advice about the continued viability of the contract with Palantir for the NHS Federated Data Platform.

  2. 24 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 29 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    The National Health Service ran an independent procurement exercise to secure a Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) via a rigorous, competitive process in line with Government procurement legislation. The selection was made by multiple assessors against cle...

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