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BlueLight Commercial awards Deloitte up to £30m PoliceAI lead partner deal

It is the buyer's seventh-largest award since 2021 in GovMarket records.

In brief

  • Deal worth up to £30m over three years for PoliceAI lead partner
  • Seventh-largest BlueLight Commercial award since 2021 in GovMarket records
  • Year-one committed value is £11.4 million for core resources

BlueLight Commercial has awarded Deloitte a contract worth up to £30 million over three years to act as lead delivery partner for PoliceAI on behalf of the College of Policing, according to a notice published on 14 October.

The committed value for year one is £11.4 million for core resources. Additional work will be commissioned through statements of work.

It is the seventh-largest contract BlueLight Commercial has awarded since 2021 in GovMarket records.

Deloitte has 949 public sector contracts worth £2.69 billion in GovMarket records since 2017. The Home Office is its top buyer at £808.6 million, and its largest other 2026 award is £200 million from the Home Office.

Deloitte has one other contract with BlueLight Commercial worth £1.0 million since 2026 in GovMarket records.

The award is a call-off from Lot 1 of the ICT Strategic Partner framework set by the Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner after a further competition, the notice said. The contract runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029, with an option to extend by 12 months.

Key facts

Value£30.0m
BuyerBluelight Commercial Limited
SupplierDeloitte LLP
Term3 years, 1 Oct 2026 to 30 Sep 2029
CategoryIT & Software
RegionUnited Kingdom
Published14 Oct 2026
Bluelight Commercial Limited, value awarded by year

* 2026 so far

Bluelight Commercial Limited, value awarded by year
YearValueContracts
2021£60.3m6
2022£800.7m5
2023£18.2m14
2024£662.1m18
2025£240.2m23
2026£1.16bn13
Deloitte LLP, value won by year

* 2026 so far

Deloitte LLP, value won by year
YearValueContracts
2021£536.4m132
2022£251.1m160
2023£322.7m137
2024£343.1m112
2025£214.5m84
2026£434.0m73

Written from published notices and GovMarket contract records. Totals cover GovMarket records, which start at different dates for each source.

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