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A services contract from National Audit Office, worth £500,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

National Audit Office

Value

£500,000

Published

7 July 2026

About this contract

The National Audit Office (NAO) pays ICAEW for its student examination fees as they progress through the apprenticeship/graduate programme to obtain their ACA professional qualification.

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✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — National Audit Office scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
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