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Cabinet Office (UK)

UK government department that awarded Palantir border contracts
Tracked because UK government department that awarded Palantir border contracts · 12 documented connections
Facts on record2
Connections mapped12
Sources cited7
✦ Thin coverage gap +41 connected to 12 entities · only 2 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
Evidence: 1P 1I
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Stated vs Revealed
No documented contradictions on file.
PATTERN institution → [contractor] → company → [contractor] → gov... 223× PATTERN person → [donor] → company → [contractor] → government ag... 200× PATTERN person → [employment] → company → [contractor] → governme... 190× PATTERN company → [competitor] → company → [contractor] → governm... 136× PATTERN company → [investor] → company → [contractor] → governmen... 93×
Connection Map
Key Connections
← John Manzoni person
Employment/Leadership
John Manzoni served as Chief Executive of the UK Civil Service and Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Office.
← UK National Cyber Security Centre institution
policy_coordination
NCSC coordinates with the Cabinet Office on national cybersecurity policy and crisis response frameworks.
← Sir John Sawers person
government_contact
Sir John Sawers arranged a meeting between Palantir CEO Alex Karp and Cabinet Office permanent secretary John Manzoni
→ Border Flow Service instrument
contractor
Cabinet Office awarded £27 million Border Flow Service contract to Palantir in August 2020 for post-Brexit border monitoring
→ Palantir Technologies company
contractor
£27 million Border Flow Service contract for Brexit preparations
Facts (2)
Data Freshness
Stale Last update: 184d ago · Avg age: 485d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (1)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
✓ verified Primary Source Cabinet Office awarded Palantir a £27 million Border Flow Service contract in August 2020 for post-Brexit border monitoring
All Connections (12)
→ Palantir Technologies company
contractor confirmed
£27 million Border Flow Service contract for Brexit preparations
→ UK Home Office institution
government department inferential since 2020
Both are UK government departments that would coordinate on border and immigration matters, particularly relevant to the Border Flow Service contract
→ UK Ministry of Defence institution
government department inferential since 2020
Both are UK government departments that would coordinate on national security and defense matters
→ Border Flow Service instrument
contractor primary since 2020
Cabinet Office awarded £27 million Border Flow Service contract to Palantir in August 2020 for post-Brexit border monitoring
← National Back Office (NBO) government agency
administrative_relationship inferential since 2024
As a national back office function, NBO would likely operate under or coordinate with the Cabinet Office for cross-government administrative services
← National Security Secretariat government agency
affiliation inferential since 2021
National Security Secretariat operates as part of or within the UK Cabinet Office structure
← Investment Security Unit government agency
part_of inferential since 2023
The Investment Security Unit is noted under the UK Cabinet Office in the documented facts, specifically listed adjacent to 'Cabinet Office (UK)' and 'National Security Secretariat' in the known entities list, indicating it operates within or alongside the UK Cabinet Office.
← Border Flow Toolkit instrument
part_of inferential since 2025
Border Flow Toolkit is likely a system or initiative under the UK Cabinet Office's digital transformation program, based on contextual adjacency in the entity list.
← John Manzoni person
Employment/Leadership primary since 2014
John Manzoni served as Chief Executive of the UK Civil Service and Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Office.
← Sir John Sawers person
government_contact primary since 2019
Sir John Sawers arranged a meeting between Palantir CEO Alex Karp and Cabinet Office permanent secretary John Manzoni
policy_coordination primary since 2016
NCSC coordinates with the Cabinet Office on national cybersecurity policy and crisis response frameworks.
UK coordinating body inferential since 2010
The UK Cabinet Office coordinates cross-government implementation of the UK-US Mutual Defence Agreement through the National Security Secretariat.
Sources (7)
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Cabinet Office (UK) — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Cabinet Office (UK) — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Cabinet Office (UK) — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Cabinet Office (UK) — Corporate registrations (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Cabinet Office (UK) — USASpending contracts (no results) contract Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Cabinet Office (UK) — SEC filings (no results) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2020-08-01 ↗ openDemocracy investigation and Cabinet Office procurement records web_search Processed 📜 Receipt