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Southwark firm Ernst & Young wins £13m contract from The Water Services Regulation Authority

The Water Services Regulation Authority has awarded the firm a contract worth £13m excluding VAT for "Independent Monitor, Thames Water: Independent Monitor (IM), Thames Water".

Ernst & Young LLP is named as the supplier in a contract award notice that The Water Services Regulation Authority published on Find a Tender on 9 November 2026.

The notice describes the work as: “Role of Independent Monitor, Thames Water.” The buyer lists it as a services contract.

The notice gives the award date as 28 October 2026. Under the Procurement Act 2023, a contract award notice is published before the contract is entered into. The contract runs from 16 November 2026 to 8 May 2029, and the notice allows it to be extended to 8 November 2030.

Ernst & Young LLP is the only supplier named on the award, and its address on the notice is in London. Its registered office at Companies House is in Southwark. The notice lists it as a large business. Its Companies House number is OC300001.

The value is as stated by the buyer in the notice; it is not a record of payments made. The full notice is on Find a Tender.

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