SFO-Edinburgh Innovations

Serious Fraud Office
London
Direct award
29 October 2025 to 1 June 2026

Provision of specialist legal expertise delivered through Edinburgh Innovations to support the Serious Fraud Office. The engagement covers a defined period of legal advisory work with a specific provision for a two-month extension to accommodate project timelines.

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Awarded value: £28k; As published
Published: 28 October 2025
Awarded: 28 October 2025; University of Edinburgh
Contract length: 7 months; Ends 1 June 2026

What the contract covers

Legal services

Provision of expert legal consultancy and advisory services to support complex investigations and regulatory requirements for public sector bodies.

Supply expert legal services to the Serious Fraud Office through Edinburgh Innovations

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Legal services
Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 7 months
Extensions: 2 months
Longest it can run: 9 months
Contract dates: 29 October 2025 to 1 June 2026
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
CPV codes: 79100000

Services in this contract

Expert witness servicesMain service£30k typicalExpert legal services supplied to the SFO via a university intermediary

Lifecycle

Published
28 October 2025
Contract awardedto University of Edinburgh
28 October 2025
Contract starts
29 October 2025
Contract ends
1 June 2026

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Serious Fraud Office

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University of Edinburgh

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/331517/sfo-edinburgh-innovations
Buyer reference: ocds-h6vhtk-05d4df
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d4df
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Serious Fraud Office. SFO-Edinburgh Innovations. Contract award, 28 October 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/331517/sfo-edinburgh-innovations (accessed 5 November 2026).