CPT_23_41 Ipsos MORI survey of MPs

The National Audit Office (NAO) is the UK's independent public spending watchdog. We support Parliament in holding government to account and we help improve public services through our high-quality audits work. The NAO takes part in Ipsos Market Research Ltd's' omnibus survey which asks a core set of questions about all those organisations taking part and allows the NAO to include bespoke questions based on NAO measurement of performance. The insight gained from this work helps the NAO measure our performance against key strategic objectives of improving accountability/scrutiny and increasing our influence. The NAO also use the results from the survey to assess the extent to which Parliamentarians are familiar with and have an opinion of the NAO and support the work we do, as well as reporting the results in our Annual Report, Accounts and Transparency Reports. This voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice is to indicate that the NAO is seeking to enter into a contract with Ipsos Market Research Ltd. The NAO has taken part in the Ipsos omnibus survey since 2012 and the data and insights gained from the surveys since then were invaluable in 2020 in helping shape the current NAO strategy. This new contract will enable the NAO to continue to work with Ipsos in the development of bespoke survey questions used both to measure the performance of the NAO strategy 2020 to 2025 and identify strategic priorities for the next strategy 2025-30.