Awarded 22 September 2026
Homes England - Property, Financial and Development Monitoring Services Framework 2026 - 2030 - Lot 2 - Project Skylark Subsidy Control Assessment
Homes England
Competition economics tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
50 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
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Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
Competition economics contracts ,
50 contracts across the UK, of any size
Recently awarded
The latest competition economics contracts awarded
Awarded 16 September 2026
LTC Co Regulatory & Economic Advice / Transition Support
Highways England · West Midlands
Awarded 1 September 2026
2026-021 Econometrics and Economic Analysis
Ofgem
Awarded 17 August 2026
Smart Data Economic Incentives Research
Department for Business and Trade
Awarded 27 July 2026
2026-056 Cost of Debt Support
Ofgem
Who wins · 24 months to October 2026
CEPA won the most competition economics contracts
It also won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsHousing associationsOther public bodies
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CEPA London · See every contract | 8 | £4.1m | 4 | ||
| 2 | Europe Economics London · SME · See every contract | 7 | £451k | 4 | ||
| 3 | Grant Thornton London · See every contract | 5 | £664k | 3 | ||
| 4 | Baringa Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 4 | £99k | 4 | ||
| 5joint | Oxera Consulting Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 3 | £350k | 3 | ||
| 5joint | KPMG Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 3 | £100k | 2 | ||
| 7joint | Steer West Midlands · See every contract | 2 | £295k | 2 | ||
| 7joint | Reckon Llp West Midlands · SME · See every contract | 2 | £233k | 2 | ||
| 7joint | Frontier Economics Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 2 | £198k | 2 | ||
| 7joint | Systra London · See every contract | 2 | £103k | 1 |
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Who buys
17 buyers awarded competition economics contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
7 buyers bought competition economics more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many competition economics contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many competition economics contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsHousing associationsOther public bodies
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) | 10 | £1.7m |
| 2 | Office of Rail and Road | 8 | £563k |
| 3 | Financial Conduct Authority | 7 | £848k |
| 4 | Ofgem | 6 | £4.2m |
| 5 | Homes England | 5 | £195k |
| 6 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 2 | £248k |
| 7 | Civil Aviation Authority | 2 | Not published |
| 8 | Highways England | 1 | £310k |
| 9 | Department for Transport | 1 | £300k |
| 10 | Europe Economics | 1 | £132k |
Prices
Half of competition economics contracts are worth less than £79k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsHousing associationsOther public bodies
The 10 biggest contracts hold 70% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- OfgemCEPA · 1 Sep 2026
- Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat)Turner & Townsend, Mott MacDonald · 5 Mar 2026
- OfgemCEPA · 2 Apr 2025
- Financial Conduct AuthorityGrant Thornton · 31 Dec 2025
- Highways EnglandIndepen Limited · 16 Sep 2026
- Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat)PA Consulting, Arup, Grant Thornton, Baringa, CEPA · 28 Feb 2026
- Department for TransportOxera Consulting · 15 Apr 2026
- Financial Conduct AuthorityGrant Thornton · 6 Jan 2025
- OfgemReckon Llp · 20 Nov 2025
- Office of Rail and RoadSteer · 30 Dec 2024
Where and when
London awards the most competition economics contracts
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| London | 17 | £1.5m |
| West Midlands | 8 | £874k |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 2 | £25k |
| North East | 1 | £40k |
| North West | 0 | Not published |
| East Midlands | 0 | Not published |
| East of England | 0 | Not published |
| South East | 0 | Not published |
| South West | 0 | Not published |
| Wales | 0 | Not published |
| Scotland | 0 | Not published |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | Not published |
Often bought with competition economics
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Deadlines
Half of competition economics tenders close within 27 days of being published
Each dot is a competition economics tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 58% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 26% of the time to respond has gone.
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Key findings
- 27 days
is how long the typical competition economics tender is open, from publication to deadline.
Median of 12 UK competition economics tenders published in the last 24 months. - 70%
of the money is in the 10 biggest competition economics contracts.
Of 46 contracts with a published value. - 47%
of competition economics contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 34 award notices.
Questions
How many competition economics contracts does the UK public sector award?
50 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 17 public buyers.
How long are competition economics tenders open for?
The median competition economics tender is open for 27 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector competition economics contract worth?
The median is £79k, and 85% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector competition economics contracts?
CEPA won the most (8), and the most by value (£4.1m).
What is included
Economic advice to regulators and public bodies on markets, competition, pricing, incentive regimes, subsidy control and sector regulation, usually through retained advisers or panels.
- Economic and competition advice to sector regulators
- Recalibration of regulatory incentive regimes
- Business plan review for regulated companies
- Environmental economics advice within price regulation
- Subsidy control assessment
What is not included
- General economic impact and modelling (see Economic appraisal, modelling and impact assessment)
- Policy development advice (see Policy development advice)
- Corporate and regulatory finance advice (see Transaction advisory)
- Regulatory data and cost assurance (see Agreed upon procedures)
- Engineering and cost assessment of regulated companies' plans (see Independent technical advice and review)
- Sector sizing and market studies (see Market analysis)
- Regulatory advice to overseas governments under development programmes (see International development consultancy)
- Competition and subsidy control legal advice (see Legal)