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title: "External Cold Reviews"
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# External Cold Reviews

Buyer: NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f86e37b2-51c8-4228-8fde-1e4473165fd4

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## Summary

The National Audit Office (NAO) is seeking external providers to conduct independent quality assurance reviews of technical rigour and methodological robustness for their non-financial audit and value-for-money reports. The tender titled "External Cold Reviews" involves reviewing 20 NAO products annually. The procurement is for research and development services in London, with a contract value of £600,000. The tender deadline is on 2nd March 2023, with a contract period starting on 1st May 2023 and ending on 31st March 2029.

This opportunity by the NAO is suitable for businesses offering research and development services and related consultancy. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate as the NAO aims to award two to three contracts. Businesses specialising in quality assurance and audit reviews would be well-suited to compete in this procurement process and contribute to the NAO's quality assurance arrangements.

## Notice

As part of its quality assurance arrangements the NAO commissions independent quality assurance reviews of the technical rigour, methodological robustness, quality of argumentation and presentation of evidence in its published non-financial audit and VFM reports. Examples of reports are available on our website www.nao.org.uk. The NAO requires the following quality reviews to be carried out: *A total of 20 reviews per year of individual NAO products (number to be shared between the successful suppliers) The NAO intends to award two or three contracts for this quality assurance work, the exact allocation of which products to be reviewed will be at the discretion of the NAO.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4458572e-80f7-4a18-84f6-3338454457e0 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Mar 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Apr 2023 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £600,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE |
| Locality | VICTORIA |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1W 9SP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | Pimlico North |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 6 Jan 2023 at 13:50 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4458572e-80f7-4a18-84f6-3338454457e0

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4458572e-80f7-4a18-84f6-3338454457e0
  6th January 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Victoria:-Research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services./2635VNZ9N9
  Please follow this link to view the notice.

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