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Water Regulator Reform

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs · published 10 Mar 2026. 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 ID3fea6e6e-4033-4399-a1ee-8bc9fbe68ec1-887821
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-63cdaafa-623c-4c0d-b859-401ba32cac1a
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-332028
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

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Award value
£998,250
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Tender value
£998,250
tender field
Procurement method
Call-off from a framework agreement
Category
services
CPV
79411000
General management consultancy services
Delivery
Not stated
YO1 7PX
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

This engagement will provide targeted consultancy support to Defra to design the Target Operating Model (TOM) for the new integrated water regulator for England. The work will provide inputs to help inform timely Defra decision-making on the design of a coherent, implementable operating model. The engagement will support Defra in shaping early transition actions and a credible, costed pathway to standing up the new regulator (subject to passage of legislation), in readiness for the Price Review 2029.

Tender statuscomplete
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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release10 Mar 2026
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published9 Jan 2026
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published9 Feb 2026
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published24 Apr 2026
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

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McKinsey & Company, Inc. United Kingdom

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Published 10 Mar 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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