Notice Information
Notice Title
NAO Trainee Recruitment and Selection Programme
Notice Description
The National Audit Office (NAO) sought a supplier to redesign and deliver its Trainee Recruitment and Selection programme for its Chartered Accountancy Training Scheme with the estimated contract value of PS460,000 inclusive of VAT.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04f812
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071483-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- 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
- £383,333 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £383,333 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £337,500 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £337,500 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 28 Apr 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 17 Jul 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- 22 Oct 2025 - 22 Oct 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- nao.procurement@nao.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- 0207 798 7372
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
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071483-2025
6th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041365-2025
18th July 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010989-2025
24th March 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010971-2025
24th March 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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