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Defra audit scientific expertise 22-24

National Audit Office · published 3 Oct 2025. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

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Contracts Finder release ID1f253bb4-ed0b-4579-a710-10c278383571-866778
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-e15b5538-bf1f-447e-90e9-57cf5cf5fd22
Buyer identifierGB-SRS-sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/sBN45ywB
Release typeawardUpdate
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Award value
£110,728
award field
Tender value
£110,728
tender field
Procurement method
Single tender action (below threshold)
Category
services
CPV
79212100
Financial auditing services
Delivery
Not stated
SW1W 9SP
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

The National Audit Office (NAO) awarded a contract to James Hutton Institute who would be providing 3 audits cycles (21/22, 22/23, 23/24) with appropriate scientific expertise to enable sufficient appropriate evidence for the Defra audit of the foot and mouth disease and metal mine water treatment liabilities. The contract commenced on Friday 1st April 2022 to Wednesday 31st December 2025.

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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release3 Oct 2025
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published4 Mar 2022
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published31 Mar 2022
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published31 Dec 2025
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JAMES HUTTON LTD

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Published 3 Oct 2025 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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