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# The Water Services Regulation Authority · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-water-services-regulation-authority-gov-d240). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** The Water Services Regulation Authority is a Central government based in West Midlands. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 40 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** The Water Services Regulation Authority
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** West Midlands
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PPCX-7855-VXBT` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 40
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £15m (median award: £55k) across 40 of 40 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-water-services-regulation-authority-gov-d240

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (median of 1 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 2 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 40 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 28 (70%), Limited / restricted: 8 (20%), Open: 2 (5%), Route not published: 2 (5%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 4 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
2. **[Research and development services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/research-development-r-d-73000000) (CPV 73):** 1 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Moorhouse Consulting Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/moorhouse-consulting-limited-coh-05053551):** 3 procedures
2. **[HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hays-specialist-recruitment-limited-coh-00975677):** 2 procedures
3. **[GRANT THORNTON UK ADVISORY & TAX LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/grant-thornton-uk-advisory-tax-llp-coh-oc454533):** 2 procedures
4. **[Tina Fegent Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/tina-fegent-limited-coh-06743819):** 2 procedures
5. **[HR Wallingford Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hr-wallingford-ltd-coh-02562099):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[L.E.K. CONSULTING LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/l-e-k-consulting-llp-coh-oc300277):** £7.5m · [Independent Monitor](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-monitor-ocds-h6vhtk-068c98)
2. **[GRANT THORNTON UK ADVISORY & TAX LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/grant-thornton-uk-advisory-tax-llp-coh-oc454533):** £5.0m · [PROC.0218 - Independent Monitor - South East Water](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-monitor-for-south-east-water-ocds-h6vhtk-06d963) · Awarded: 29 Sept 2026
3. **[Wayne Holdings No.3 Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/wayne-holdings-no-3-ltd-coh-16515249):** £171k · [System Consultancy](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/system-consultancy-ocds-h6vhtk-05aaf2)
4. **[Edge Economic Consulting Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/edge-economic-consulting-ltd-coh-15232230):** £170k · [Interim support for Credit and Collateral Arrangements (CCA) Review](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/interim-support-for-credit-and-collateral-arrangements-cca-review-ocds-h6vhtk-05eb0f)
5. **[JAMES BLAKE SOLUTIONS LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/james-blake-solutions-ltd-coh-06587400):** £140k · [Website Maintenance](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/website-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-06dbac)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 9
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 11
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full The Water Services Regulation Authority intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-water-services-regulation-authority-gov-d240#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-water-services-regulation-authority-gov-d240
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt