Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bf8-6b9d-72c1-adf1-1915fe84f562/qut01-litigation-support-legal-services-framework-rm919-lot-7-general awarded GB restricted procedure # QUT01 - Litigation Support - Legal Services Framework (RM919) - Lot 7 - General Litigation & Legal Support Services [Serious Fraud Office](https://tendernation.io/buyers/serious-fraud-office) Estimated value £63,918 Published 18 Nov 2016 Deadline Closed 29 Sept 2016 ## Who can bid - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. ## About this tender The SFO wishes to instruct a firm of solicitors under the Legal Services Framework Agreement (RM919) Lot 7 – General Litigation & Legal Support Services. This will be to provide litigation support in relation to extant civil proceedings for declaratory relief brought by the SFO in the High Court (the “Proceedings”). The Proceedings are being conducted in parallel with an active SFO investigation of a former listed company (the “Investigation” and the “Company”). During the course of the Investigation, the SFO has raised questions in relation to the Company’s position regarding legal professional privilege (“LPP”). In 2016, the SFO commenced the Proceedings, seeking a declaration in this regard. To date, with the assistance of Leading and Junior Counsel, the SFO has managed the Proceedings, including working with counsel to draft pleadings, preparing evidence and conducting voluntary disclosure. The trial will commence in early December 2016, with a time estimate of 3-5 days. The SFO will be required to undertake a significant amount of preparation in the period leading up to the trial. Accordingly, the SFO invites responses to this ITQ from firms interested in providing litigation support to the SFO for the remainder of the Proceedings and who can prove their capability. ## CPV classification Research and development services and related consultancy services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/6867c684-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Serious Fraud Office: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/serious-fraud-office) [Sector More Research & development tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/research-development) ## More tenders like this [NCC1999 NE Rural Growth Programme Evaluation · Northumberland County Council · 22 days left · 10 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-464d-73d3-9c3e-e81aa703d9f0/ncc1999-ne-rural-growth-programme-evaluation) [Nature recovery and intangible cultural heritage · Natural England · 25 days left · 12 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-4787-7110-ab3a-3a405c46164b/nature-recovery-and-intangible-cultural-heritage) [Local Government Data Sharing Playbook: Multi-Agency Sharing in Children’s Social Care · Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) · 21 days left · 9 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-4947-728c-ad83-59c066944fda/local-government-data-sharing-playbook-multi-agency-sharing-in-childrens-socia) [Specialist Advice/Advisor Service for Gloucestershire’s Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing Sector · Tewkesbury Borough Council · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15476-6446-722b-9ec6-44e39018b2f6/specialist-adviceadvisor-service-for-gloucestershires-advanced-engineering-and) [Research and development services and related consultancy services – Forschungsprojekt - DZSF - Mobilitätskettenanalyse - Wie Verkehrsdaten den ländlichen Schienenverkehr stärken können · Eisenbahn-Bundesamt · 100 days left · 27 Jan 2027](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-2140-73b5-8807-5ad43f7122d9/germany-research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services-f) [Research and development services and related consultancy services – Begleitforschung Städtebauförderung - Wissenstransfer: Anwendungsleitfaden des Bundes zur Praxis Städtebauförderung · Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung (BBR) · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-4375-730a-9135-c6d6d211cb68/germany-research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services-b)