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Link analysis software contracts

UK public sector · 51 contracts awarded in the 12 months to 6 October 2026

Covering 600+ buyer portals · 5 years of records · Updated 6 October 2026 · How we count

Contracts awarded
51
Last 12 months
Median contract
£151k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£37.0m
50 of 51 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
39
Suppliers
30

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most link analysis software contracts took 35% of them (18 of 51).
  • The median contract, £151k, is 38% above the median across it & software contracts (£110k).
  • Home Office awarded 8% of the link analysis software contracts (4 of 51).

Who buys link analysis software

By contracts awarded, the 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Home Office4 contracts
  2. 2Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey3 contracts
  3. 3Ministry of Defence2 contracts
  4. 4Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC)2 contracts
  5. 5The Insolvency Service2 contracts
  6. 6Financial Conduct Authority2 contracts
  7. 7West Yorkshire Combined Authority2 contracts
  8. 8Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office2 contracts
  9. 9Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire2 contracts
  10. 10West Midlands Police1 contract

Top link analysis software contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Chorus Intelligence Ltd5 contracts
  2. 2Altia5 contracts
  3. 3Internet Investigation Solutions Limited4 contracts
  4. 4Clue Computing2 contracts
  5. 5Sayari2 contracts
  6. 6Unisys2 contracts
  7. 7Experian2 contracts
  8. 8Forensic Analytics Limited2 contracts
  9. 9Phoenix Software2 contracts
  10. 10Softcat2 contracts

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

14Q4 2025*13Q1 202611Q2 202610Q3 20263Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 48 · Scotland 2 · Wales 1

London13East Midlands6North West3Yorkshire and The Humber3South East3West Midlands2Scotland2North East1Wales1UK-wide or not stated17

What is included

Software and data platforms that police, regulators and other investigators use to link entities and events, analyse communications data and cell sites, trace transactions and cryptoassets and search open sources, including data ingestion and GIS tasking.

  • Link and network analysis software
  • Communications data and cell site analysis software
  • Blockchain and cryptoasset tracing
  • Open-source intelligence (OSINT) platforms
  • Intelligence data ingestion and GIS tasking
  • Major incident investigation systems such as HOLMES, including licences under national police solutions

What is not included

  • Device forensic extraction and outsourced forensic analysis -> it.lob.digital-forensics-management
  • Digital evidence storage and sharing -> it.lob.digital-evidence-management
  • Fraud investigation case management -> it.lob.counter-fraud-case-management
  • Accounts payable fraud and error detection -> it.data.accounts-payable-forensics
  • Cyber threat intelligence feeds -> it.cyber.threat-intelligence
  • News archives and media monitoring -> it.data.media-monitoring-and-social-listening
  • General BI -> it.data.business-intelligence-and-dashboards

Often bought by the same buyers