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SFO-MARTELLO-EXT

Serious Fraud Office · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 08:14.

Opportunity overview

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.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Martello Financial Services

Matched by number
Published award value
£1m
Awarded
21 Aug 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 11877681
Location
London, UKI32, WC2A 2JR, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-058cea
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Urgency, as per PA23 Schedule 5 S.13

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
urgency

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PZLQ-7427-JMLZ
Name
Serious Fraud Office

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI32
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1Y 5BS
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
2-4 Cockspur Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PZLQ-7427-JMLZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-11877681
Name
Martello Financial Services

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI32
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2JR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
7 Bell Yard

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
11877681
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
22 Aug 2025, 00:00
Title
SFO-MARTELLO-EXT
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 10
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 11
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 12
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 13
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 14
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 15
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 16
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 17
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 18
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
71319000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Expert witness services

Value

Amount
1,033,500
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,240,200

Renewal

Description
Extension allowed with 10 days written notice for 6 months if further services are required including attending court.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
050899-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
22 Aug 2025, 13:57
Entry 2
Id
050941-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
22 Aug 2025, 15:08

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-11877681
Name
Martello Financial Services

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
4 Sept 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
5 Apr 2026, 23:59
Starts
5 Sept 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
4 Oct 2026, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1Y 5BS · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-058cea-2025-08-22T15:08:05+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·