Government Departments: Procurement
Commons · Question 117975 · Tabled 4 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2026 to Question 111950 on Palantir: Contracts, what data his Department collects on the cumulative cost to the public purse of suppliers not classified as strategic that have c
Answer
Answered by Chris Ward, 18 Mar 2026
Strategic suppliers are selected based on the scale, scope and criticality of the services they provide, and are overseen centrally to observe their performance in the delivery of public services. Palantir is not a strategic supplier to government and the...