The Water Services Regulation Authority

Awarded value each year

In GBP, from awards with a published value

Awards per year under each year. *2026 to date

Key figures

Median contract value

£75,500

Last 3 years

Typical contract length

6 months

Median, last 3 years

Suppliers used

33

Last 3 years

Awards to SMEs

56%

As declared in notices

Top suppliers

By awarded value, last 3 years, framework panels excluded

• Ernst & Young LLP£13m

  1 award · 62.3% of value
• Grant Thornton UK Advisory & Tax LLP£5m

  2 awards · 24% of value
• Moorhouse Consulting Limited£309k

  3 awards · 1.5% of value
• Oracle Corporation UK Ltd£294k

  1 award · 1.4% of value
• Deloitte LLP£203k

  2 awards · 1% of value
• Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited£172k

  2 awards · 0.8% of value
• Wayne Holdings No.3 Ltd£171k

  1 award · 0.8% of value
• Edge Economic Consulting Ltd£170k

  1 award · 0.8% of value

What they buy

Awards by CPV division, last 3 years

• Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security14
• Public utilities7
• IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support6
• Financial and insurance services6
• Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services4
• Software package and information systems1

How they buy

Procedure behind each award, last 3 years

• Direct award69%
• Limited competition18%
• Open procedure5%
• Not stated5%
• Framework call-off3%

When they award

Awards by calendar month, last 3 years. Busiest: January