Palantir says it is challenging the decision by London Mayor Sadiq Khan to block a planned £50 million contract with the Metropolitan Police for AI software used in criminal investigations. Multiple outlets report that Khan intervenes in late May, prompting a dispute between the mayor’s office and the Met over the procurement and oversight of the deal. The mayor’s office says the procurement process did not demonstrate value for money and failed to follow required procedures. Separately, coverage also says concerns were raised about whether Palantir would align with London’s stated “values,” and about how the contract was handled through procurement. Palantir is seeking legal action in response to the decision, with reporting indicating the company will sue or otherwise challenge Khan’s intervention. The planned system is described as software intended to automate or support intelligence analysis as part of police criminal investigations. The reporting focuses on the basis for blocking the contract—procurement compliance and value-for-money concerns—rather than on the software’s performance.
Palantir to sue Sadiq Khan after London blocks £50m Met Police AI software deal
Palantir says it is challenging the decision by London Mayor Sadiq Khan to block a planned £50 million contract with the Metropolitan Police for AI software used in criminal investigations. Multiple o...
- Palantir plans legal action after Mayor Sadiq Khan blocks a proposed Met Police contract worth about £50 million.
- The contract would supply AI software intended to support or automate aspects of intelligence analysis for criminal investigations.
- Khan’s office says the procurement process did not demonstrate value for money and did not follow required procedures.
- The block follows an intervention by Khan in late May, leading to a dispute involving the Metropolitan Police and the mayor’s office.
- Some reporting also cites concerns about whether the deal reflected London’s stated “values” and procurement handling.
Sadiq Khan's office says the procurement process failed to demonstrate value for money and did not follow required procedures
2 months agoPalantir has begun the process of suing London mayor Sadiq Khan for blocking a £50m deal to supply AI criminal investigations software to the Metropolitan Police. The US tech firm has also provided services to such illustrious clients as Israel’s genocidal military and Trump’s racist border regime. As if that wasn’t enough reason to drop […] By Alex/Rose Cocker
2 months agoUS spy-tech company to challenge London mayor’s intervention after he raised concerns over breach of procurement rulesPalantir intends to sue the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, after he blocked a contract between the US spy-tech firm and the Metropolitan police.The Met had planned to use Palantir’s software to automate intelligence analysis in criminal investigations, until Khan intervened in late May, sparking a row between the UK’s largest police force and the mayor’s office. Continue reading...
2 months agoThe deal was blocked over concerns the company did not share London’s ‘values’ and about the procurement process
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