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SERIOUS FRAUD OFFICE
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Total contracts
128
Known spend
£39m
112 disclosed
Average value
£345,780
Per contract
Active suppliers
10
Last 5 years
Top suppliers
Last 5 years- 1
Array Ediscovery (UK) Limited
3 winslatest 31 Jul 2026£2m
- 2
Martello Financial Services
£1m
- 3
Accounting Valuation Experts LLP
£930,000
- 4
EDINBURGH INNOVATIONS LIMITED
£55,467
- 5
The Drapers Company
2 winslatest 12 Dec 2025£38,128
- 6
Clue Computing Company Limited
£5m
- 7
ABM INTELLIGENCE LIMITED
£269,230
- 8
Bytes Software Services Limited
1 winlatest 25 Mar 2026£110,841
- 9
EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (INTERNATIONAL) LLP
£94,500
- 10
CELLEBRITE UK LIMITED
£77,303
What they buy
By CPV categoryPublic administrationCPV 75
28 contracts · £743,828
SoftwareCPV 48
18 contracts · £9m
IT servicesCPV 72
15 contracts · £3m
Business servicesCPV 79
12 contracts · £1m
Education & trainingCPV 80
9 contracts · £1m
R&D servicesCPV 73
5 contracts · £19m
Office & computing equipmentCPV 30
4 contracts · £205,445
Financial & insuranceCPV 66
3 contracts · £320,739
Renewal radar
Awarded contracts predicted to come up for re-tender in the next 18 months
- Additional Allocation of works - Case 1.2
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (11 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Mar 2027).
Mar 2027
40% confident
- SFO/EssentialSkillz/TD
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (15 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Sep 2027).
Sept 2027
40% confident
Tender activity
Notices published per month — last 24 months
All contracts (128)
Investigator training programme
The Serious Fraud Office wants a custom training programme to teach its investigators, lawyers and financial staff how to run investigations and use SFO powers under the Criminal Justice Act 1987 and Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
Sfo/comms/lexisnexis/df
The SFO is directly awarding a three‑year subscription to a legal news and analysis service (LexisNexis) to the current provider. It is a straightforward renewal of an existing contract, with costs shown exclusive of VAT.
SFO/IS&Amp;T/REDSIFT26/DF
This is a call‑off contract under the G‑Cloud 14 framework for the Serious Fraud Office’s Information Systems & Technology department, letting suppliers provide the cloud services they have listed on G‑Cloud.
Sfo/cs/e-eedr - RM6336/L2: altlaw - case 2.1
This is a call‑off contract under the UK Government's RM6336 Lot 2 framework, extending the existing agreement for the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to continue disclosure work on Case 2.1. It adds extra funding but does not guarantee the full amount will be spent. Only suppliers already on the RM6336 framework can bid.
Sfo/comms/onclusive/df
The government’s communications department has directly awarded a contract to Onclusive to provide media monitoring services and a press‑release distribution platform. The supplier will deliver ongoing monitoring of media coverage and a tool for sending out press releases on behalf of the department.
Sfo-fm-design/planning - ridge
Architectural space planning consultants. Maximal contract value £48475. This contract was awarded on 08/08/2025 and due to an administrative error has been delayed in upload of no
Sfo/cs/e-eedr - RM6336/L2: case 2.2
This is a call‑off contract under the RM6336 Lot 2 framework for disclosure work (Case 2.2). It extends an existing agreement and raises the maximum spend, but the buyer is not obliged to spend the full amount.
PVT02-EPE02 LOTS 1 + 2
This is a call‑off contract under the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) Electronic Preparation and Presentation of Evidence (EPPE) framework, covering Lots 1 and 2, for suppliers to deliver electronic evidence‑preparation and courtroom‑presentation services. The buyer is the CPS and the work is for the criminal justice system.
Sfo/pc/leadershiptraining/df
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is seeking market insight from providers capable of designing and delivering a leadership and management development programme. The requirement is in
Sfo/essentialskillz/td
Platform to host data protection e-learning
Sfo/healthpartnersgroup/td
Attendance Management Advice and Assessments Ill Health Retirement Workplace Assessments and Diagnostics to Support Buyers Personnel Education and Awareness Programmes
SFO/IS&T/ALtia/Q-04020
Supply of analysis toolkits Owing to technical difficulties in upload, it should be noted that the contract start date was 1/6/26.
Sfo/fm/evershedssutherland/td
Legal services in connection with the SFO's accommodation project, with a maximal value of £94,500 exc VAT. SFO does not commit to reaching the maximal spend. Owing to an oversight
Additional allocation of works - case 1.2
Additional allocation of works. Call off from CCS (GCA) framework RM6336. Initial allocation awarded following competition. Costs entered do not include VAT.
SFO/IS&Amp;T/Exponential-E/2026
Supply of a secure email gateway from Exponential-E awarded under G Cloud 14. The contract is for a year and allows for 2 12 month extensions.
Sfo/fm couriers/citysprint
Call-Off from framework RM6354 for the provision of Courier, Distribution, Storage and Specialist Solutions
SFO/IST/ADobe26/DF
Call of contract for software licences. Call off from Crown Commercial Services framework RM6098 - Lot 3. Software purchasing agreement arranged and put in place by Crown Commercia
SFO/RTR01-RTT01/DF
Contract for Real Time Transcription Services. Call off contract from MOJ framework. Awarded following ITT, but only 1 supplier available on the lots required. This changed to an I
RTR01-EPE01-LOTS 1 + 2
Contract for Electronic Preparation and Presentation of Evidence (EPPE). Call off contract awarded on CPS EPPE framework, following tender. Costs do not include VAT.
SFO-QUT88-AVE
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 rev