# Financial Audit and Assurance Services Contract

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by National Audit Office.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [National Audit Office](/buyers/national-audit-office/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £39,009,748
- Published: 14 July 2026
- Contract start: 2 August 2021
- Contract end: 31 July 2026
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: ec147078-89e6-4b31-9519-9b59f60f8943-906173
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9b188b7f-358b-4cc4-9d13-af58c5032d47

## Description

Modification Notice Original description: These bodies are responsible for the representation of devolved affairs in HM Government, facilitating the smooth operation of devolution, liaising between the UK Government and these governments and the administering of certain reserved matters of government relating to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland\. The National Lottery Community Fund provides grant support to community projects across the entire UK\. Description of the modifications The Financial Audit and Assurance Services contracts awarded under procurement reference GEN\_20\_22 have been modified to increase the overall contract value by £9\.6 million and extend the existing arrangements\. The modification ensures continuity of audit and assurance services and supports the National Audit Office in meeting its statutory responsibilities\. The nature, scope and objectives of the contracts remain unchanged\. Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor: Additional audit and assurance services are required from the original contractors to ensure continuity of statutory audit delivery\. Changing contractors at this stage would cause significant inconvenience, duplication of costs and disruption to audit planning, delivery and quality assurance\. The modification does not alter the overall nature of the contracts and the increase remains below 50% of the original contract value\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ec147078-89e6-4b31-9519-9b59f60f8943-906173)