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  1. About us

    The National Audit Office (NAO) is the UK’s independent public spending watchdog. We support Parliament in holding government to account and we help improve public services through our high-quality audits.

  2. Improving the efficiency of postal services procurement in the public sector

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    Substantial savings, in addition to the significant improvements already achieved, could be made by more efficient management and purchasing of postal services by the public sector, according to a report by Parliament’s spending watchdog. The National Audit Office has found that an estimated £31 million a year could be saved across the public sector by […]

  3. Improving the PFI tendering process

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    The NAO has concluded in a new report published today that the tendering process for PFI projects needs improvement. During 2004-2006, PFI projects took an average of almost three years (34 months) to tender. Although there was substantial variation between sectors with schools, in particular, taking significantly less time to close deals (25 months), the […]

  4. NAO Annual Report and Accounts 2018-19

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    The NAO Annual Report and Accounts 2018-19 provides details about the NAO’s work and our performance.