Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 15 Apr 2025, 16:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SFO Pension Expert · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Serious Fraud Office (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitable

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Published estimate£70,000≈ £70k / year · £84,000 inc. VAT41.8% below published estimate

Submissions closed 9 May 2025awarded 18 Jun 2025

Awarded to Simon Bradley

Contract term 1 yrends 22 May 2026 · up to 22 May 2027 with extensions · starts 23 May 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Serious Fraud Office require a Pensions Expert to produce a finalised report relevant to an existing case.

CPV: Expert witness services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEPublished value£70,000

Contract period: 23 May 2025 – 22 May 2026 (1 yr) · up to 22 May 2027 with extensionsValue: £70,000 exc. VAT · £84,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: extension option in the event further work is required on the report or the report remains unfinished

71319000 Expert witness services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Most economically advantageous tender

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Below threshold
Regulatory regime: Light touch regime
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 15 Apr 2025, 16:19 BST
Last source update: 9 Jul 2025, 11:26 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-015345
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Expert witness services
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 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05037b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 9 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Electronic submission: Not allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

[email protected]

Prior to being shortlisted for the ITT, suppliers will be required to complete our Standard Selection Questionnaire and return a signed NDA, following this we will send out Conflict Check letters to be returned by 25/04/2025.

The indicative timetable is as follows:

28/04/2025 Publication of ITT and Clarification Period starts

02/05/2025 Clarifications Questions Deadline

09/05/2025 Tender Submission Deadline

w/c 12/05/2025 Evaluation process followed by Notifications to successful and unsuccessful Experts

w/c 19/05/2025 Contract Award

Timeline

15 Apr 2025 → 9 Jul 2025 · 4 dates

Tender notice published
15 Apr 2025, 16:19 BST
Submission deadline
9 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts
23 May 2025, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published
9 Jul 2025, 11:26 BST

Notice history

7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Apr 2025

Tender notice published
15 Apr 2025, 16:19 BST
UK4
Tender notice published
16 Apr 2025, 15:00 BST
UK4
Deadline moved to 9 May 2025, 23:59 BST
16 Apr 2025, 15:00 BST
+0 days · was 9 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract award notice published
1 Jul 2025, 14:16 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
1 Jul 2025, 14:16 BST
Contract signature expected
1 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
9 Jul 2025, 11:26 BST
UK7

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-04: 1 release · 15 Apr 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £40,7501 award exc. VAT

Bids received 2

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jul 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Simon Bradley1 Jul 2025 – 29 Jun 2026 · up to 29 Jun 2027Extensions: extension option in the event further work is required on the report or the report remains unfinished	£40,750	18 Jun 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Simon Bradley
Signed
1 Jul 2025
Value
£40,750
Period
1 Jul 2025 – 1 Jul 2026 · up to 1 Jul 2027 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
extension option in the event further work is required on the report or the report remains unfinished

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2final-stage tenders	0	0	—

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

2 commercial parties on the notice

Simon BradleyAwarded supplier 6 Elizabeth Close, Thornbury, Bristol, South West, BS35 2YNContact email
Simon BradleyAwarded supplier 6 Elizabeth Close Thornbury,, Bristol, South West, BS35 2YNContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender9 Jul 2025, 11:26 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender1 Jul 2025, 14:16 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender16 Apr 2025, 15:00 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender15 Apr 2025, 16:19 BST