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SFO-FM-Design/Planning - Ridge

Serious Fraud Office

This public procurement record has 7 releases in its history.

ContractAmendment

14 Sep 2026 at 16:55

UK10 - Contract Change Notice
ContractAmendment

08 Jun 2026 at 15:14

UK10 - Contract Change Notice
ContractAmendment

19 Feb 2026 at 16:07

UK10 - Contract Change Notice
ContractAmendment

09 Oct 2025 at 14:35

UK10 - Contract Change Notice
Award

09 Oct 2025 at 14:33

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

09 Oct 2025 at 13:02

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

09 Oct 2025 at 12:18

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Serious Fraud Office is buying architectural space-planning consultancy services for its estate and related construction-planning needs. The work is classified as construction consultancy services (CPV 71530000). Delivery covers England, including the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. The requirement is for professional advice and planning support rather than construction works themselves. It is a central-government requirement managed by the Serious Fraud Office, whose office address is in London. The scope is associated with one completed requirement and was awarded to Ridge and Partners LLP, an established large consultancy. Suppliers with a national English delivery capability and relevant architectural space-planning or construction consultancy services are the closest fit.

This procurement is complete and was awarded directly without competition under a below-threshold procedure. Ridge and Partners LLP was selected on 8 August 2025. The award value is £48,475 excluding VAT (£58,170 including VAT). The associated contract is active, was signed on 8 August 2025, and is valued at £429,194 excluding VAT (£515,032.80 including VAT). Its recorded period runs from 18 August 2026 to 31 January 2027, with an extension limit of 31 October 2027; up to 12 months’ renewal is allowed. The contract value and scope were subsequently changed for urgency and for further work with clarified costs, including amendments dated 18 September 2025, 28 January 2026, 5 May 2026 and 18 August 2026. There was one completed lot.

For a future requirement of this type, a credible competitor would need demonstrable architectural space-planning and construction consultancy capability, with the professional knowledge to advise a central-government organisation on estate-related planning and further work. The geographic scope indicates that suppliers should be able to support projects across all English regions, rather than only a single local market. The substantial difference between the original award and the later contract value, together with recorded additions for further work and clarified costs, indicates that capacity to absorb changing requirements and deliver additional consultancy tasks would be commercially relevant. Experience of public-sector clients, clear cost clarification, responsive delivery under urgent circumstances and the operational capacity of a large consultancy would strengthen a supplier’s position when this buyer next procures a comparable service.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

SFO-FM-Design/Planning - Ridge

Notice Description

Architectural space planning consultants. Maximal contract value PS48475. This contract was awarded on 08/08/2025 and due to an administrative error has been delayed in upload of notices

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ab8c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087051-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK10 - Contract Change Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71530000 - Construction consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£48,475 Under £100K
Contracts Value
£429,194 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Aug 20251 years ago
Contract Period
18 Aug 2026 - 31 Jan 2027 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Serious Fraud Office
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1Y 5BS
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Ridge and Partners LLP

Further Information

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