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April 23, 2026 at 3:31 AM
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🚨 NHS England has published an updated version of the Federated Data Platform contract awarded to Palantir, with additional text / fewer redactions www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/0f8a6... #NHSdata #patientdata #opencontracts

Recent Good Law Project post goodlawproject.org/update/nhs-t...
March 21, 2024 at 6:52 PM
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UK Government press release: a new public procurement regime is now in force www.gov.uk/government/n...

Find a Tender www.find-tender.service.gov.uk

Bulk data (XML) www.data.gov.uk/search?q=%22... (not signposted from the platform, afaics)

#publicprocurement #opengov #opencontracts #opendata
To deliver on this, a Central Digital Platform is now in operation which will streamline processes and cut red tape, allowing suppliers to register their details and see all bidding opportunities in one place. This will encourage more suppliers to bid for government work, increasing competition and in turn supporting economic growth. Citizens can also scrutinise public procurement data published on this platform, as part of the Act’s rules for greater transparency.
February 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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NHS England will publish a new version of the Federated Data Platform contract awarded to Palantir, with "fewer redactions" goodlawproject.org/update/nhs-t... post with legal letter #NHSdata #dataprotection #opencontracts

Previously published www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/2e8c6...
In a legal letter, the NHS has told us it is now planning to publish a new version within "two weeks". This new version will contain details of the clause which lays out how Palantir will protect personal data. And the NHS has also confirmed that it will release a version of its contract with the biotech company, IQVIA, to provide "Privacy Enhanced Technology" for Palantir's data platform. We're delighted that we've be able to shed some light on these shady deals. But it's not yet clear just how much of these contracts will be revealed. And the NHS warns that their commitment to publish within two weeks "should not be taken as a firm timeline".
March 5, 2024 at 3:56 PM
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The UK Cabinet Office has refused to disclose the licence to use GDS Transport, the font used on GOVUK and related domains www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/lice...

Context designnotes.blog.gov.uk/2015/03/11/c...

How is this different from any other government contract?

#FOI #opencontracts #govtech
The user licence for GDS Transport font has been granted by a company registered in England and Wales. Information is being withheld because it is exempt under section 43(2) of the Freedom of Information Act. Section 43(2) protects information which would, or would be likely to, prejudice the commercial interests of any person (including the public authority holding it). Disclosure would be likely to harm the company's business reputation or the confidence that customers have in us and weaken the company's position in a competitive environment by revealing sensitive information or information that is potentially useful in a negotiating position.
October 14, 2024 at 2:07 PM
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Not sure why John Glen MP is asking such a silly question – Contracts Finder has only been in beta since 2015 questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques... + www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk

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UK House of Commons written question UIN 2869 for Cabinet Office, tabled on 30 August 2024 and answered on 9 September 2024: Question John Glen, Conservative, Salisbury Commons To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to move the Contracts Finder webpage on gov.uk out of beta status. Answer Georgia Gould, Labour, Queen's Park and Maida Vale Commons The long term future of Contracts Finder is currently under review in anticipation of the launch of the Central Digital Platform, to support the Procurement Act 2023.
September 9, 2024 at 4:01 PM
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NHS data chief was 'guest of honour' at #Palantir lobbyist's dinner www.ft.com/content/d685... (£)

FDP contract award www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/0f8a6...

#NHSdata #patientdata #lobbying #FOI #opencontracts
Peter Frankental, Amnesty International UK's business and human rights director, said it was "shocking to see such attempts to wine and dine" Tang. He added that the revelation coming from an FOI request "underscores the fact that there needs to be proper transparency over how these contracts are awarded". NHS England's decision to hand Palantir the contract for the Federated Data Platform was controversial. Some NHS staff and medical trade unions had raised concerns about its suitability and privacy campaigners had voiced concerns about the technology company accessing patient data.
July 11, 2024 at 6:23 PM
tom-doerr.bsky.social
https://github.com/Open-Source-Legal/OpenContracts
February 13, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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https://github.com/Open-Source-Legal/OpenContracts/
December 5, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Guidance for reconciling publication requirements of Procurement Act 2023 and Local Government Transparency Code 2015 www.gov.uk/government/p... (England)

Contracts Finder www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk
Find a Tender www.find-tender.service.gov.uk

#localgov #opencontracts #publicprocurement
Part 6 of the Procurement Act 2023 (the Act) replaces the requirements set out in Part 4 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 to publish below threshold opportunities and awards on Contracts Finder, with a requirement to publish on the Central Digital Platform (Find a Tender). The threshold of £30,000 including VAT for local authorities has been retained under the Act. The Local Government Transparency Code 2015 (the Code) also requires local authorities to publish similar, but not identical, information about their procurement activities for all procurements over a lower threshold of £5,000. Local authorities may choose to publish new invitations to tender and contracts covered by the Code (i.e. those over £5,000 but less than £30,000) on the Central Digital Platform. Local authorities are not required to adopt this approach, but it is recommended in order to streamline publication of tender and contract data.
January 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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An open source contract analyzer from a big law firm.
Latham’s Scrudato Creates OpenContracts – Open-Source Doc AI Tool
John Scrudato, the recently hired Director of Artificial Intelligence and Innovation at Latham & Watkins, has been busy in his spare time and created OpenContracts, a free to use, open-source A…
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July 5, 2024 at 1:33 PM
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