Palantir wins £9M contract to run UK firearms licensing: CIA-backed biz to hold gun, bomb, and poison records
Pips Accenture and NEC to bag decade-long deal for cops across England, Wales, and beyond
Palantir has secured a £9 million ($12 million) government contract to provide software for managing firearms licensing across the UK.
The US spy-tech biz will also handle Home Office licensing for explosives, explosive precursors, and poisons. The contract covers a replacement for the National Firearms Licensing Management System (NFLMS), which has been in use since the mid-2000s.
According to a recently published procurement notice, the new system will help 43 Police Forces in England and Wales record how they grant, renew, and revoke firearms licenses. The contract — set to last up to ten years, including possible extensions — could also support Police Scotland and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) if required.
Three companies made the final bid stage, though Accenture and NEC Software lost out. An earlier tender notice valued the...
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