The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is seeking a bespoke training programme that will equip its people with the core skills required to effectively conduct SFO investigations, based around the powers available to the SFO to exercise (including the Criminal Justice Act 1987/Section 2 and Proceeds of Crime Act 2002). The programme will cover the following areas: • The theory and process behind conducting an investigation • Interviewing witnesses and victims • Interviewing suspects The primary participants of the programme will be investigators involved in criminal financial investigations, as well as civil recovery and confiscation investigations. In turn, this will range from new entrant, trainee investigators, to experienced investigators/senior investigators, investigative lawyers and financial investigators. By completing the Investigator Training Programme, learners will gain an increased confidence in: • The theory and process that constitutes an investigation conducted by the SFO • Adopting a strategic, methodical and investigative mindset throughout all stages of an investigation • Their role and responsibility within an SFO investigation • Investigative decision making and risk management • Exercising the powers available to the SFO throughout an investigation • Interviewing, taking and structuring statements from witnesses, victims and suspects. To support learners in digesting and applying the programme content, whilst recognising the commitments from their day-to-day roles, we intend to split the course content into modules, comprising of up to three days per module. The modules will combine theory, along with interactive engagement and regular opportunities to practice the skills taught.

Renewal: 1 x 12 month extension option.

Procurement Act 2023

Competitive flexible procedure

https://sfo.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/esop/guest/login.do Tenders must be submitted via the Bravo e-procurment solutions portal.

The Serious Fraud Office will be using Bravo e-Procurment Solutions to issue the ITT and associated documents. To receive the ITT and to submit a bid suppliers must sign up to the SFO's portal on Bravo. Suppliers can register at the link provided above. Click the new registration link and complete the questions to sign up. When registering on Bravo, suppliers MUST add SFO to the front of their organisation name - i.e. "SFO - Company Name". Even if you already have a Bravo account, the SFO may not be able to see you as a supplier, so please ensure you register a new account, with the supplier name details as per instructions above Suppliers must include their Public Procurement Organisation Number in their Bravo registration. Once the registration on Bravo is complete, the supplier must email [email protected], confirming the name they have registered on Bravo. The supplier will then be added to the ITT in Bravo the ITT documents will be accessible.: https://sfo.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/esop/guest/login.do