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title: "TEN-2526-023 External Audit services"
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buyer: "National Employment Savings Trust (NEST)"
published: "2026-09-28"
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# TEN-2526-023 External Audit services

Buyer: National Employment Savings Trust (NEST)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-763c7081-49dd-471a-9dc8-8e69cedca364

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## Summary

National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) is buying external audit services for Nest Corporation and Nest Invest. The work falls within accounting and auditing services (CPV 79210000) and is intended to provide independent external audit coverage for both organisations. The buyer is NEST, based in London. Delivery locations are described broadly as the United Kingdom and several international destinations, including Europe, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, British Overseas Territories and the rest of the world. This is a professional audit-services requirement rather than a purchase of goods or construction work, and its scope is centred on the two named NEST entities.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Grant Thornton UK LLP. NEST selected the supplier through a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The stated award value is £1,500,000. The award date is 8 September 2026, and the contract period runs from 8 September 2026 to 7 September 2034. The original tender deadline was 27 March 2026 at 12:00 UTC. The requirement is presented as a single service package, with no separate lots described. The published process data does not set out evaluation criteria or specific supplier eligibility requirements, so the basis for comparing competing offers cannot be summarised beyond the selective framework call-off route.

This award shows that NEST procures external audit support for both Nest Corporation and Nest Invest through a framework call-off, and that it selected a large professional services firm for a substantial, long-term engagement. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need established external audit capability, the capacity to serve both entities over an extended engagement, and a suitably experienced team able to deliver reliable assurance work. The broad stated delivery geography also points to the value of being able to support audit activity across UK and international locations. The procurement was marked as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, signalling that the buyer framed this particular requirement for larger-scale providers rather than smaller or mission-led suppliers.

## Notice

to provide External Audit services to Nest Corporation and Nest Invest.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/57ab14d3-ec3e-4e53-82aa-8bf283dd8df5 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 8 Sep 2026 - 7 Sep 2034 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,500,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,500,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | East London |
| Postcode | E14 4PU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI42 Tower Hamlets |
| Local authority | Tower Hamlets |
| Electoral ward | Canary Wharf |
| Westminster constituency | Poplar and Limehouse |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Grant Thornton UK LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79210000 - Accounting and auditing services

## Release History

- 28 Sep 2026 at 02:42 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/57ab14d3-ec3e-4e53-82aa-8bf283dd8df5

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/57ab14d3-ec3e-4e53-82aa-8bf283dd8df5
  28th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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