Our report sets out the delivery of NS&I’s digital transformation programme, including how NS&I has addressed the issues and risks.
Responses to Freedom of Information (FOI) and Environmental Information Regulation (EIR) requests made to the NAO in 2024.
The Ministry of Justice does not know whether everyone eligible for legal aid can access it and government needs to do more to ensure the sustainability of the legal aid market if it is to achieve value for money.
Responses to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests made to the NAO in 2023.
The National Audit Office (NAO) spends over £30 million a year on externally purchased goods and services. This ranges from professional services such as financial, research and legal services, to training and management consultancy, IT, Facilities and stationery. The NAO Procurement Team is committed to delivering value for money procurement solutions in line with legislative requirements and established best practice.
This investigation examines DHSC’s performance in managing PPE contracts. It is a factual account of what has happened since November 2020.
This report is a detailed review of government contracts let to Randox between January 2020 and December 2021.
The NAO’s work includes looking at a huge range of government activities, and the setting up and managing of commercial arrangements are central to many of them. This became very clear when looking back at twenty years of our work auditing government’s spending and reporting on its value for money for taxpayers. Over this time, […]
The NAO’s good practice guide for managing the commercial lifecycle The government’s response to the COVID-19 global pandemic has drawn renewed, and possibly unprecedented, attention to public procurement and commercial practice in government. Our aim at the NAO is to provide an independent and evidence-based perspective, on how public authorities can achieve better outcomes and value […]
This report examines the causes of persistent delays and cost increases that have affected the Ministry of Defence’s equipment contracts.
This investigation sets out the facts relating to government procurement during the COVID-19 pandemic up to 31 July 2020.
This investigation sets out the facts relating to government procurement during the COVID-19 pandemic up to 31 July 2020.
This report examines the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s management of the renegotiated contract in place with Cavendish Fluor Partnership.
This report examines the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s management of the renegotiated contract in place with Cavendish Fluor Partnership.
Establishing solid foundations early in the contract and commercial relationship lifecycle is critical for contracts to work. But this process starts long before contracts are signed. Two recent NAO reports provide insights into the importance of getting both the procurement strategy and process right. Experience has shown that not doing so can result in millions […]
The MoD’s new regulations for overseeing non-competitive procurement has the potential to save significant sums of money, if implemented properly.
The MoD’s new regulations for overseeing non-competitive procurement has the potential to save significant sums of money, if implemented properly.
High profile incidents remind individuals and organisations just how important it is to manage potential conflicts of interest. In March 2017, the Court of the Bank of England commissioned a review of the institution’s approach to managing conflicts of interest. The review was prompted by the resignation of Charlotte Hogg who had been Deputy Governor […]
The Department for Work and Pensions has not yet achieved value for money in managing contracted-out health and disability assessments.
The Department for Work and Pensions has not yet achieved value for money in managing contracted-out health and disability assessments.