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Datalynx testbed Services

Buyer: Home Office →

BuyerHome Office
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published26 Feb 2026

What is being bought

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.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleDatalynx are the only wupplier who holds the data required for the demonstrations
Rationale classificationssingleSuppliersTechnicalReasons
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Contracts

Datalynx testbed Services

Statusactive
Value£650,000

Documents & submission route

  • Not published

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-060f11
Latest release ID017134-2026
Latest release timestampThu Feb 26 2026 08:37:38 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methoddirect
Procurement method detailsDirect award
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source1
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
26 Feb 2026award, contract017134-2026
4 Feb 2026award, contract010041-2026
26 Jan 2026award, contract006860-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (3 releases)
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