Awarded contract

CPT_26_13 - Idea Licenses 2026/27

Details

Buyer: National Audit Office
Supplier(s): CaseWare UK Ltd
Value: £75,240
Duration: 1 year
Topic: Software package and information systems
Published: 6 April 2026
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

The National Audit Office (NAO) has awarded a one year contract for IDEA licenses to CaseWare UK. This is a data analysis tool to perform auditing tasks common to the majority of audits. License numbers are reviewed annually and therefore contracts are awarded for 1 year. CaseWare UK are the only authorised distributor of IDEA in the UK and therefore this contract has not been competed.

Timeline

Completed: Award date1 April 2026
Completed: Award published6 April 2026
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2027in 5 months

About the buyer

The National Audit Office scrutinises government spending on Parliament's behalf, and buys as a central body with its own Central Procurement Team. Purchases span professional services, technology, training, facilities management and office supplies bought to support its audit work. Procurement follows UK public procurement regulations alongside the office's own internal policies.

Over the past 5 years, most of the National Audit Office's contract awards have been in IT services, business services and software and information systems.

Decision makers

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