Contract award · 30 Jun 2025

Framework Agreement for the Appointment of an Office Holder in Criminal Confiscation and Civil Recovery Cases

CPS awarded “Framework Agreement for…” to Azets PS Limited, Begbies Traynor (Central) LLP, Grant Thornton UK Advisory & Tax LLP for £12.1m.

Financial & insurance servicesLondon

BuyerCPS
Value £12.1m

Open competition

Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.

Key facts

Buyer
CPS · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Value
£12,070,615
Procedure
Open procedure
Sector
Financial & insurance services · Financial and insurance services (CPV 66000000)
Region
London
Timeline
  1. Contract date30 Jun 2025
  2. Published5 Aug 2025Published 36 days after the contract date

Description

Framework Agreement for the Appointment of an Office Holder in Criminal Confiscation and Civil Recovery Cases . The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) sought to procure a service for the appointment of an Office Holder in Criminal Confiscation and Civil Recovery Cases. The CPS (or other body as applicable) will apply to the court for the appointment of Receivers and Trustees under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (for criminal confiscation and civil recovery casework) and the legislation that preceded the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (for criminal confiscation casework). The requirement was for a Framework Agreement to be put in place as the mechanism by which the CPS and other bodies will select an Office Holder to be put forward to the court for appointment. The Office Holder will be appointed as a Receiver or Trustee either to manage assets or to take possession of and realise assets to pay a Confiscation Order in Criminal Confiscation Cases and to investigate the origins of assets, manag…

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