Official UK procurement notice
NAO Trainee Recruitment and Selection Programme
Authority: National Audit Office (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe National Audit Office (NAO) sought a supplier to redesign and deliver its Trainee Recruitment and Selection programme for its Chartered Accountancy Training Scheme with the estimated contract value of £460,000 inclusive of VAT.
CPV: Recruitment services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£383,333
- Economic & financial standing
N/A
- Technical & professional ability
See PSQ Questions on Delta and the Tender Documents - Appendix B - Procurement Specific Questionnaire.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: Long criteria description
- Price: Long criteria description
- Economic & financial standing
N/A
- Technical & professional ability
See PSQ Questions on Delta and the Tender Documents - Appendix B - Procurement Specific Questionnaire.
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Mar 2025, 16:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Nov 2025, 09:39 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Jul 2025
- Authority reference
CPT_25_09- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-010971- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f812Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Procurement Specific Questionnaire Responses to be submitted here - www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/V3DN69F2M2 ↗
Quality and Price Responses to be submitted here - www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/6CUV49ZTD8 ↗
Timeline
24 Mar 2025 → 6 Nov 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published24 Mar 2025, 16:05 GMT
- Clarification questions by7 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline28 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by1 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent18 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends29 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published350 days ago6 Nov 2025, 09:39 GMT
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Mar 2025- Tender notice published24 Mar 2025, 16:05 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published24 Mar 2025, 16:29 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published18 Jul 2025, 15:00 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete18 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published6 Nov 2025, 09:39 GMTUK7
Published amendments (1)
Tender Notice updated to include instructions for submission of PSQ responses ( to be submitted via Delta Access Code: V3DN69F2M2) and Quality and Price Responses (to be submitted via Delta Access Code: 6CUV49ZTD8)
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-03: 1 release · 24 Mar 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cappfinity Limited4 Aug 2025 – 3 Aug 2027 · up to 3 Aug 2029Extensions: Subject to provisions for earlier termination, the contract will be for an initial period of 2 years, with the NAO having the option to extend the Contract period by a further 2 years annually, up to a total of 4 years. | £337,500 | 18 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
NAO Trainee Recruitment and Selection Programme · Cappfinity Limited
- Signed
- 23 Oct 2025
- Value
- £337,500
- Period
- 23 Oct 2025 – 22 Oct 2027 · up to 22 Oct 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The contract will run for a initial 2 years from Thursday 23rd October 2025 to Friday 22nd October 2027 with 2, 12 months extension to Monday 22nd October 2029.
No agreed KPIs: While KPIs have been set for this Trainee Recruitment and Selection Programme contract, in accordance with Section 52 of the Procurement Act 2023, the requirement to publish Key Performance Indicators applies only to public contracts with an estimated value exceeding £5 million. As the estimated value of this contract is £405,000, this threshold is not met, and therefore the obligation to publish the KPIs does not apply.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders · 8 at stage one | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cappfinity LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender