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Published 22 Aug 2025, 13:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SFO-MARTELLO-EXT · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Serious Fraud Office (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
+6 moreEast Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Awarded value£1,033,500published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 22 Aug 2025no call for competition
Awarded to MARTELLO FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Due to budgetary reasons, a new contract has been established following on from SFO-MARTELLO. Martello Expert Services provides independent expert witnesses, subject matter experts and a range of consulting services to the legal sector. Martello's services are required to procure Doug Strong to provide assistance in connection with Commercial Court Proceedings. Contract has a maximal value of £863500. The original notice was published via Contracts Finder. SFO wishes to flag that the two contracts are not materially different. SFO has included the costs of the previous contract (which ran 27 February 2025-April 4 2025) into the costs of the notice for the new contract, to display the aggregated fees in one notice.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligible
71319000 Expert witness services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
22 Aug 2025, 13:57 BST
Last source update
22 Aug 2025, 15:08 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-050941
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058cea Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Urgency
Published justification

Urgency, as per PA23 Schedule 5 S.13

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Aug 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    22 Aug 2025, 13:57 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    22 Aug 2025, 15:08 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    4 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,033,5001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
MARTELLO FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD5 Sept 2025 – 5 Apr 2026 · up to 4 Oct 2026Extensions: Extension allowed with 10 days written notice for 6 months if further services are required including attending court.£1,033,50022 Aug 2025Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Serious Fraud Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PZLQ-7427-JMLZ 2-4 Cockspur Street, London, London, SW1Y 5BSContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender