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Burnham Government Reviews Palantir’s £330 Million NHS Data Platform Contract Ahead of 2027 Break Clause

September 22, 2026 at 06:34 EDT

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Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s government is approaching a decision point over the NHS’s £330 million Federated Data Platform contract with Palantir, after ministers said the supplier deal will be reviewed and the outcome announced in due course. The decision has become an early test of how far the new government will push public-sector data sovereignty while also courting AI investment and managing ties with Washington.

Sept. 22, 2026 · NHS data contract

Burnham’s Palantir Test

The U.K. government is reviewing whether to keep or end Palantir’s NHS Federated Data Platform deal as a 2027 break point approaches.

£330m

Contract value

7 years

Maximum term

139

Trusts live or in delivery

2027

Break-clause decision point

ICB adoption, drawn to scale

One block represents one integrated care board.

35 ICBsUsing FDP

1 ICBHoldout

Case for keeping it

Officials and Palantir point to extra operations, fewer discharge delays and faster diagnosis workflows.

Case for ending it

Critics cite trust, patient-data access, U.S. supplier dependence and the risk of vendor lock-in.

The decision is bigger than software

Continuity could preserve a national rollout already embedded in NHS workflows. A break would require a credible replacement that avoids disrupting clinical operations.

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