Buyer profile · Central government
National Audit Office tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 2
- In the last 12 months
- Contracts awarded
- 17
- To 23 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £65.7m
- 25 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £2.62m
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 1 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
National Audit Office has no tenders open right now.
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- £500kestimated
- £5mestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 1 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)24%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)24%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)10%
- Direct award (no competition)41%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow National Audit Office has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Advertised openly
- 24%
- Lower than 57% of central government buyers
- Based on 29 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 20%
- Lower than 93% of central government buyers
- Based on 30 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 5
- More than 59% of central government buyers
- Based on 23 awards
- Direct awards
- 41%
- Lower than 51% of central government buyers
- Based on 29 procurements
Compared with other central government buyers
National Audit Office: 5
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 3 |
| 2–4 bids | 29 |
| 4–6 bids | 27 |
| 6–8 bids | 6 |
| 8–10 bids | 6 |
| 10–12 bids | 3 |
| 12–14 bids | 1 |
| 14–16 bids | 1 |
| 16–18 bids | 3 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 0 |
National Audit Office: 24%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 33 |
| 10–20% | 24 |
| 20–30% | 21 |
| 30–40% | 9 |
| 40–50% | 8 |
| 50–60% | 11 |
| 60–70% | 7 |
| 70–80% | 9 |
| 80–90% | 10 |
| 90–100% | 19 |
National Audit Office: 20%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 3 |
| 10–20% | 5 |
| 20–30% | 13 |
| 30–40% | 18 |
| 40–50% | 33 |
| 50–60% | 27 |
| 60–70% | 22 |
| 70–80% | 7 |
| 80–90% | 12 |
| 90–100% | 5 |
Each column is a group of central government buyers with similar figures. The coloured column holds National Audit Office.See the full scoreboard
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| SFP Transceiver | Wavenet Limited | £12k | 20 Dec 2026 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| WorldCC Membership - 2026 - 34 | WorldCC UK Ltd | — | 23 Oct 2026 |
| CPT_26_48_Specialist career transition support service | Working Transitions Limited | £180k | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Personal productivity workshop | Personal Best Limited | — | 15 Oct 2026 |
| CPT_26_03 IT Service management (ITSM) | Halo Service Solutions Ltd | £1.5m | 14 Oct 2026 |
| SFP Transceiver | Wavenet Limited | — | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Institute for Fiscal Studies - NAO Corporate membership | Centre for Economics and Business Research Ltd | — | 9 Sept 2026 |
| APEX and PowerApp Support | Robiquity Limited | £200k | 1 Sept 2026 |
| CPT_25_02 Financial Audit and Assurance Services Contract | Forvis Mazars LLP, Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP, Grant Thornton UK LLP and 3 more | — | 1 Sept 2026 |
| Careers Fairs Logistical Support 2026/2027 | A101 Solutions (London) Ltd | £22k | 31 Aug 2026 |
| IT Testing Solution | Phoenix Software Limited | £480k | 20 Aug 2026 |