Lot 1
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Statuscomplete
AwardedFind a Tender · award
SFO-QUT88-AVE
Buyer: Serious Fraud Office →
BuyerSerious Fraud Office
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published10 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Expert Witness related work: 1. Give expert witness testimony at the QUT88 Phase 2 hearing. 2. Preparatory work in connection with 1. 3. Potentially assist with additional work reviewing any judgement arising from the Proceedings. 4. Potentially assisting with any appeal. Contract signed 09/04/2026 with an urgent requirement for ongoing expert witness work associated to the QUT88 case.
Lot details
Comparable-procurement analytics
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Procurement strategy & market signals
Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleContinuation of expert witness work for phase 2 of QUT88 case
Rationale classificationsadditionalRepeatFurtherFollowingCompetitiveProcedure
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published
Planning & early market engagement
BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0
No planning milestones published.
Related procurements
No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.
Awards
1
Statusactive
SupplierAccounting Valuation Experts LLP
Contracts
1
Statusactive
Value£280,000
Documents & submission route
- Not published
Source data inventory
Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.
| OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-06800e |
|---|---|
| Latest release ID | 032900-2026 |
| Latest release timestamp | Fri Apr 10 2026 14:06:26 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Source | find-a-tender |
| Official notice URL | Not published |
| Tender status | complete |
| Procurement method | direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Main procurement category | Not published |
| Above threshold | Not published |
| Legal basis | 2023/54 |
| Tender period: start | Not published |
| Tender period: end | Not published |
| Expression of interest deadline | Not published |
| Enquiry deadline | Not published |
| Award period: start | Not published |
| Award period: end | Not published |
| Submission method details | Not published |
| Submission languages | Not published |
| Electronic catalogue policy | Not published |
| Total tender value | Not published |
| Tender lots in source | 1 |
| Tender items in source | 0 |
| Tender documents in source | 1 |
| Awards in latest release | 1 |
| Contracts in latest release | 1 |
| Parties in latest release | 2 |
Notice history
| Date | Event | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 2026 | award, contract | 032900-2026 |
| 10 Apr 2026 | award, contract | 032878-2026 |
| 10 Apr 2026 | award, contract | 032855-2026 |
All source data
Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.
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