Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- National Audit Office · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- SAS Software Limited
- Value
- £21,132
- Procedure
- Competitive quotation (below threshold)
- Sector
- IT services · Data analysis services (CPV 72316000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Feb 2026
- Published9 Feb 2026Published 8 days after the contract date
Description
The National Audit Office (NAO) has awarded a contract to SAS Software Ltd. The supplier will provide SAS Analytics Pro licences which are required by the NAO to effectively review and validate analytical models created with SAS by some of its key financial audit clients. The contract will run for a period of three years, commencing on the 1st of March 2026 until the 28th of February 2029.
About the supplier
SAS Software Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01316437).