Notice Information
Notice Title
GEN_22_104 Financial Instruments
Notice Description
The National Audit Office has awarded a place to multiple suppliers onto a Financial Instrument Framework to provide Financial Instrument Services for the provision of specialist advice, training and expertise to support the NAO audits sector. The selected supplier now has a place on the Framework which has the contract value of PS3.2m including VAT (PS800k per annum) over a period of four years including 2, 12-month extensions. As of January 2025, the value of the framework was varied up to 50% PS1.6m including VAT increasing the overall framework value to PS4,8m including VAT. As of March 2025, the framework has been extended by 12 months from Tuesday 1st April 2025 to Tuesday 31st March 2026. As of January 2026, the value of the framework was varied up to 50% PS1.6m including VAT increasing the overall framework value to PS6,4m including VAT. As of February 2026, the framework has been extended for the final time by 12 months from Wednesday 1st April 2026 to Wednesday 31st March 2027.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-1b473c19-7f3b-4345-94cf-d70e12b1f5a9
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/58981a8f-03fb-4980-9426-6f2483f49320
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79212100 - Financial auditing services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £6,400,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £6,400,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Mar 20265 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 19 Dec 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 25 Jan 20233 years ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2027 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1W 9SP
- Post Town
- 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
- Pimlico North
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/58981a8f-03fb-4980-9426-6f2483f49320
9th March 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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