1. Consolidación de contratos masivos en sectores estratégicos.
Palantir ha logrado asegurar acuerdos multimillonarios con instituciones clave del Reino Unido, abarcando desde el sistema de salud hasta la defensa nacional.
- The uk government has award palantir massive contracts in recent years, including 330m for a nhs contract in 2023, and 240m for a military contract last month.
- Revealed palantir deals with uk government amount to at least 670m including 15m contract with nuclear weapons agency.
- Palantir already has 24 contracts with key uk public institutions, the nhs, the ministry of defence, the police forces, the dluhc, and coventry city council.
2. El fenómeno de las puertas giratorias y adjudicaciones directas.
Se ha documentado una tendencia de contratación de ex-funcionarios de defensa por parte de Palantir, coincidiendo con la obtención de contratos sin licitación competitiva.
- Palantir hired four ministry of defence officials last year. Then it won its biggest ever contract with the department.
- The ministry of defence has confirmed that its agreement with palantir for defence data analytics was awarded through a direct award process, citing a lack of viable alternatives.
- Senior defence officials are moving into palantir roles as the company secures ever-deeper footholds across government.
3. Infiltración en la gobernanza local y servicios policiales.
La implementación de herramientas de inteligencia artificial en ayuntamientos y fuerzas policiales ha generado alarmas sobre la vigilancia y la privacidad de los ciudadanos.
- June 2025, coventry council signed a 500k,5 contract with palantir, the us surveillance and military ai giant. This embedded palantir into the daily operations of local governance.
- Met police using ai tools supplied by palantir to flag officer misconduct exclusive police federation condemns deployment of us firms tech to analyse behaviour as automated suspicion.
- Palantir holds contracts with almost a dozen uk police forcesbut the nature of this work remains shrouded in secrecy.
4. Dilemas éticos y vínculos con conflictos internacionales.
La relación de Palantir con fuerzas militares extranjeras y agencias de inmigración en Estados Unidos motiva protestas y revisiones de contratos por parte de sindicatos y trabajadores públicos.
- Warning us spy tech company palantir has 24 contracts with key uk public institutions... Palantir has provided ai tools to the israel defense forces during the gaza genocide.
- Palantir powers us immigrationcustoms ice deportations, e. Powell.
- Coventry council to review palantir contract after protests about idf link. Unions and workers oppose 500,00-a-year deal with firm that also provides technology to israeli military.
5. Soberanía de datos y dependencia tecnológica.
El debate sobre la dependencia del Reino Unido de la tecnología estadounidense se intensifica ante la integración de Palantir en sistemas críticos de decisión operativa.
- Palantir lands biggest ever uk defense deal. The 240 million contract with the ministry of defence has renewed a debate about britains dependence on american technology.
- The mod insists that all data analysed using software from the controversial company palantir remains under uk control, but concerns remain about potential foreign access.
- Palantir is wiring itself deep into the infrastructure of the british state... Yet, scrutiny of spy tech vultures palantir is shrinking!