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SFO/MARTELLO/Expert Support 2

Serious Fraud Office · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 05:11.

Opportunity overview

The Serious Fraud Office requires a new contract to be established following the expiry of the previous contract. 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 continue to procure Doug Strong to provide assistance in connection with Commercial Court Proceedings. The contract has a maximum value of £335,000 excluding VAT (£402,000 including VAT). Justification for direct award: PA23, Part 3, Chapter 3, Section 41 of the Act. Section 41, Schedule 5, Paragraph 7:Additional or repeat goods, services or works andExtreme and unavoidable urgency, as per PA23 Schedule 5 S.13.

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 LTD

Matched by number
Published award value
£335k
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
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
SFO/MARTELLO/Expert Support 2
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Procurement Act 2023, Part 3, Chapter 3, Section 41 of the Act. Section 41, Schedule 5, Paragraph 7: Additional or repeat goods, services or works 7 The public contract concerns the supply of goods, services or works by the existing supplier which are intended as an extension to, or partial replacement of, existing goods, services or works in circumstances where- (a) a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works, and (b) the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance Extreme and unavoidable urgency Urgency, as per PA23 Schedule 5 S.13

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
additionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement
Entry 2
Id
urgency

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PZLQ-7427-JMLZ

Address

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

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
MARTELLO FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD
Id
GB-COH-11877681

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
11877681

Address

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

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
pending
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79100000
Description
Legal services

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

Value

Including VAT
402,000
Amount
335,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-11877681
Name
MARTELLO FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD

Contract period

Starts
17 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Dec 2026, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Jun 2027, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The Serious Fraud Office can extend the contract for up to 6 months by giving the supplier 10 days notice.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
031150-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Published
2 Apr 2026, 17:22
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
17 Apr 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 031150-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·