# GEN\_20\_22 - Financial Audit and Assurance Services

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [National Audit Office](/buyers/national-audit-office/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £33,000,000
- Published: 23 January 2021
- Planned start: 1 June 2021
- Planned end: 31 May 2025
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 5bbfdd31-5d9c-4525-99c1-2e437184be8a-407985
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d53dae26-f465-4b6c-9aca-995630a01f39

## Description

Text to be corrected in the original notice: Place of text to be modified: II\.2\.14 Instead of: This tender will be divided into lots\. More information will be given at supplier days which will be held in January 2021\. To register your interest for the supplier days, please email nao\.procurement@nao\.org\.uk\. We will provide further details on the supplier days in due course\. Information about our strategy and our work can be found at www\.nao\.org\.uk\. Read: The NAO will hold three webinars via Zoom to outline their requirements for Financial Audit and Assurance Services\. Please register your preference: Monday 1 February 2021 - 1-4pm https://nao\.zoom\.us/webinar/register/WN\_1JOZCO8aSLW0NI5yBrzIFQ Wednesday 3 February 2021 - 1-4pm https://nao\.zoom\.us/webinar/register/WN\_0-wxdKxJR7uVcvS2\_nYcAQ Friday 5 February 2021 - 1-4pm https://nao\.zoom\.us/webinar/register/WN\_zAavDbbqRz6op99IaYJ9RQ The National Audit Office \(NAO\) is the UK's independent public spending watchdog\. We support Parliament in holding government to account and we help to improve public services through our high-quality audits\. The NAO's contract is a fundamental part of being able to carry out our purpose and achieve our objectives\. The purpose of this contract is to work in partnership with supplier firms to ensure we deliver high quality audits, to support effective accountability and lead to better financial reporting and financial management by public bodies\. We will be contracting out a series of audit engagements which will be divided into lots as well as procuring additional services\. The Comptroller and Auditor General \(C&AG\) retains overall responsibility for signing the audit opinion and the NAO will work with supplier firms to ensure audit and assurance services are carried out in line with the relevant standards and quality expectations\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5bbfdd31-5d9c-4525-99c1-2e437184be8a-407985)