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
- FCDO Services
- Value
- £60,000
- Procedure
- Other - direct award
- Sector
- Business services · Translation services (CPV 79530000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date10 Mar 2025
- Published24 Mar 2025Published 14 days after the contract date
Description
The National Audit Office (NAO) awarded a contract to FCDO Services who will be delivering translation services. The new contract will run for an initial period of 2 years from Tuesday 1st April 2025 until Wednesday 31st March 2027, with the option to further extend for a period of up to 3 years (3 periods of 12 months) until Sunday 31st March 2030 at the NAO's discretion. The estimated contract value will be £60,000 inclusive of VAT over the 5 years duration.
About the supplier
FCDO Services: every public contract they have won.