Official UK procurement notice
SFO-QUT88-AVE · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Serious Fraud Office (Central government)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Awarded value£280,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 10 Apr 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Accounting Valuation Experts LLP
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionExpert Witness related work:
- Give expert witness testimony at the QUT88 Phase 2 hearing.
- Preparatory work in connection with 1.
- Potentially assist with additional work reviewing any judgement arising from the Proceedings.
- Potentially assisting with any appeal.
Contract signed 09/04/2026 with an urgent requirement for ongoing expert witness work associated to the QUT88 case.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 10 Apr 2026, 13:53 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Apr 2026, 15:06 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-032900- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06800eFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Further Following Competitive Procedure
- Published justification
Continuation of expert witness work for phase 2 of QUT88 case
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Apr 2026- Transparency notice published10 Apr 2026, 13:53 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published10 Apr 2026, 14:34 BSTUK6
- Contract details notice published10 Apr 2026, 15:06 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected22 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £280,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Apr 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting Valuation Experts LLP22 Apr 2026 – 31 Dec 2026 · up to 31 Dec 2027Extensions: The Buyer may extend the Contract for a period of up to 12 Months by giving not less than 10 Working Days' notice in writing to the Supplier prior to the Expiry Date. The Conditions of the Contract shall apply throughout any such extended period. | £280,000 | 10 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Accounting Valuation Experts LLP
- Signed
- 9 Apr 2026
- Value
- £280,000
- Period
- 9 Apr 2026 – 31 Dec 2026 · up to 31 Dec 2027 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Buyer may extend the Contract for a period of up to 12 Months by giving not less than 10 Working Days' notice in writing to the Supplier prior to the Expiry Date. The Conditions of the Contract shall apply throughout any such extended period.
No agreed KPIs: KPIs would not appropriately assess the performance of the Expert Witness work related to the relevant case
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Accounting Valuation Experts LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender