Whitehall Lobs £40M at 'Critical' Phase of Police DB Reboot

Whitehall lobs £40M at 'critical' phase of police DB reboot

: Officials say there's no time to switch suppliers if they want the PNC off life support before March 2026

Home Office plans direct award of £40m deal to support ‘critical’ phase of new police data system

Incumbent provider supporting creation of new nationwide people database is to be retained on a deal lasting almost a year, as the project delivery deadline of March 2026 draws near The Home Office has revealed plans to directly award a near-£40m contract, with the aim of ensuring successful delivery of the “critical” phase of the creation of a new nationwide police database. The department is in the process of replacing the 50-year-old Police N…