Buyer	National Audit Office — not a council we hold
Supplier	Ridge & Partners LLP

The National Audit Office (NAO) awarded a contract to Ridge & Partners LLP who will be expected to consult on road engineering assumptions underpinning the valuation of the Strategic Road Network (SRN) in the National Highways (NH) accounts, including assessing the condition-based depreciation estimates. This contract has been direct awarded using Lot 1: Business of Crown Commercial Services Management Consultancy Framework Three (MCF3). The new contract will run for an initial period of 1 year from Tuesday 1st April 2025 until Tuesday 31st March 2026, with the option to further extend for a period of up to 4 years (4 periods of 12 months) until Sunday 31st March 2030 at the NAO's discretion. The estimated contract value will be £375,000 inclusive of VAT over the 5 years duration.

Runs	1 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2030
OCID	ocds-b5fd17-4c42d998-a761-4efb-a6f0-8a1e750645c4
Notice	Read it on Contracts Finder

Figures are as published An award value in OCDS may be a framework ceiling rather than a sum anyone expects to spend, so a large figure here is not evidence of a large purchase.