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CPT_23_02 Financial Audit Temporary and Permanent Recruitment Services

National Audit Office

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Summary of the contracting process

The National Audit Office procured recruitment services to support its permanent and temporary financial audit staffing needs across the United Kingdom. The requirement was divided into two services: temporary recruitment for financial audit roles and permanent recruitment for financial audit roles. This is a business-to-government staffing opportunity for recruitment agencies with the ability to source, screen and place personnel for an audit-focused public body. The procurement is classified as recruitment services (CPV 79600000) and falls within the services category. The buyer is the National Audit Office, based in London. The selected supplier, Allen Lane Limited, is recorded as a small or medium-sized enterprise, indicating that the requirement has been delivered by an SME-sized recruitment business.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to Allen Lane Limited on 27 November 2023. It used an open procedure above threshold, with the tender submission deadline on 29 September 2023 at 12:00. The awarded contract value is £3,117,807 including VAT: £2,850,000 for temporary recruitment and £267,807 for permanent recruitment. The procurement’s estimated value was £12,129,000. The contract began on 12 December 2023 and now runs to 11 December 2027, following two 12-month extensions: the first extended the term to 11 December 2026 and the second to 11 December 2027. Allen Lane Limited is the sole recorded supplier for both lots.

For a competing recruitment business, this award demonstrates recurring demand from the National Audit Office for specialist staffing support across both temporary and permanent financial audit recruitment. A credible future supplier would need a strong candidate-sourcing network, robust assessment and compliance processes, and the capacity to manage different hiring models at meaningful public-sector scale. Experience recruiting finance, audit or similarly regulated professional staff would be directly relevant, alongside the operational ability to handle temporary placements and permanent appointments under one service. The requirement is suitable for SME suppliers, so a business does not need to be a large national agency to be commercially credible, provided it can demonstrate dependable delivery, candidate quality and sufficient coverage across the United Kingdom.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CPT_23_02 Financial Audit Temporary and Permanent Recruitment Services

Notice Description

The National Audit Office has awarded a contract to the selected supplier Allen Lane Limited to deliver Financial Audit Temporary and Permanent Recruitment Services which support the NAO's permanent and temporary audit staffing needs. The service will be divided into two lots:- Lot 1 Financial Audit Temporary Recruitment Services, Lot 2 Financial Audit Permanent Recruitment Services The total contract value awarded to Allen Lane Limited is (PS3,117,807) based on Lot 1 value of PS2,850,000 and Lot 2 value of PS267,807 including VAT over an initial period of two years including 2, 12-month extensions. As of November 2025, the contract has been extended for 12 months from Friday 12th December 2025 to Friday 11th December 2026. As of September 2026, the contract has been extended for 12 months from Saturday 12th December 2026 to Saturday 11th December 2027.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-e6c6738a-aa9d-4234-9a22-258a19adc909
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7b2a6a5d-9aef-421c-8bb5-f1338c538921
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79600000 - Recruitment services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£12,129,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£3,117,807 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Nov 20232 years ago
Contract Period
12 Dec 2023 - 11 Dec 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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1W 9SP
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
Pimlico North
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ALLEN LANE LIMITED

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