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DeHavilland

Political monitoring and horizon scanning with in-house analysts, including Scotland, Wales and the EU

Featured in: Best AI tools for public affairs in 2026

Visit DeHavilland Verified Oct 2026 · Next review scheduled Jan 2027

DeHavilland is a political intelligence service for public affairs and government relations teams, part of Helio Intelligence alongside its sister brand Forefront. It offers political monitoring, stakeholder management, horizon scanning, policy and research support and sentiment analysis, combining technology and AI tools with in-house expertise. Its site has dedicated services for Scotland (DeHavilland Scotland) and Wales (DeHavilland Cymru), and an EU service run from Brussels. Northern Ireland is not mentioned on the pages checked. Pricing is not published; the route in is a free two-week trial.

For comms teams: teams whose work spans Westminster, Holyrood and the Senedd.

Best for

  • • Teams whose work spans Westminster, Holyrood and the Senedd
  • • Organisations with EU as well as UK policy interests
  • • Public affairs teams that want analyst-led horizon scanning

Pricing

Custom pricing, not publicly listed. Free two-week trial.

Verified 22 October 2026 on DeHavilland's own site. The site describes its AI only in general terms, so ask to see it in the trial.

Pricing last verified Oct 2026 – check vendor site for current rates.

What works well

  • + Dedicated Scotland and Wales services
  • + EU coverage from the same supplier
  • + Analysts behind the monitoring

Watch out for

  • - No published pricing
  • - AI features described only in general terms on its site
  • - Northern Ireland not mentioned on the pages checked

When to choose this

Choose DeHavilland when your policy work runs across Westminster, Holyrood and the Senedd, or into the EU, and you want analysts doing the horizon scanning.

Who should look elsewhere

If Northern Ireland matters to you, confirm coverage or look at Vuelio, which names the Assembly. If you want a published price and a self-serve trial of the software, PolicyMogul is the simpler start. A small team following one issue can begin with the free official sources.

Key features

  • • Political monitoring and horizon scanning with in-house analysts
  • • Dedicated Scotland and Wales services
  • • EU monitoring and stakeholder management from Brussels
  • • Stakeholder management
  • • Policy and research support
  • • Sentiment analysis

Governance & data

Data inputs Topics and alert preferences; stakeholder records you keep in the platform
Model training & controls Not stated on the pages checked; confirm in the subscription terms
Admin, SSO & permissions Account-based access; confirm user roles with the vendor
Audit trail & approvals Not described on the pages checked
Risk notes Check any quote or position against the official record before using it. Confirm which legislatures your subscription covers.

Governance information is based on publicly available vendor documentation. Verify with your vendor before procurement decisions.

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