Palantir wins £9M UK contract to manage firearms, explosives, and poisons licensing system
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Lindsay Clark
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Summary
Palantir, the US data analytics company backed by the CIA, has won a £9 million contract to replace the UK's National Firearms Licensing Management System (NFLMS). The system, used by 43 police forces in England and Wales, will manage licensing for firearms, explosives, explosive precursors, and poisons. The contract marks a significant expansion of Palantir's role in UK government operations, with the company also reportedly in line for a decade-long deal alongside Accenture and NEC.
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· 4 pulledPalantir 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 fir
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