Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- National Audit Office · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Xma Limited
- Value
- £2,880,000
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Sector
- IT services · Information technology services (CPV 72222300)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date13 Oct 2022
- Published4 Sep 2026Published 1422 days after the contract date
Description
The National Audit Office (NAO) awarded a contract to XMA Ltd through Lots 3a, 3b, 3c and 3d of Crown Commercial Service's Technology Services 3 Framework (RM6100). The supplier provides an off-site service desk facility together with on-site staff based at the NAO's London and Newcastle offices. The contract commenced on 1 November 2022 and included a six-month implementation and transition period. The service went live in April 2023. The contract was awarded for an initial term of three years, expiring on 31 October 2025, with options to extend for up to two further periods of 12 months each, to a maximum end date of 31 October 2027. Update July 2024: Details of the available extension options and the framework used to award the contract were added. Update September 2025: The contract was extended. It was also clarified that, although the contract was signed in September 2022 and commenced on 1 November 2022, it included a six-month implementation period prior to the service going l…
About the supplier
Xma Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02051703).