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Project assurance contracts

UK public sector · 58 contracts awarded in the 12 months to 6 October 2026

Covering 600+ buyer portals · 5 years of records · Updated 6 October 2026 · How we count

Contracts awarded
58
Last 12 months
Median contract
£79k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£34.3m
55 of 57 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
35
Suppliers
41

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most project assurance contracts took 21% of them (12 of 58).
  • The median contract, £79k, is close to the median across consulting & accountancy contracts (£80k).
  • Scottish Government awarded 16% of the project assurance contracts (9 of 58).

Who buys project assurance

By contracts awarded, the 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Scottish Government9 contracts
  2. 2UK Parliament4 contracts
  3. 3Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat)3 contracts
  4. 4Highways England3 contracts
  5. 5Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs3 contracts
  6. 6Dumfries and Galloway Council3 contracts
  7. 7Restoration And Renewal Delivery Authority Ltd2 contracts
  8. 8London Borough of Lewisham2 contracts
  9. 9Sellafield Ltd2 contracts
  10. 10The City of Edinburgh Council2 contracts

Top project assurance contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Valuta3 contracts
  2. 2Qi Consulting3 contracts
  3. 3Arcadis2 contracts
  4. 4Bramble Hub Limited2 contracts
  5. 5Lumensol2 contracts
  6. 6KPMG2 contracts
  7. 7Methods Business and Digital Technology Limited2 contracts
  8. 8Integrity Global Ltd1 contract
  9. 9Grant Thornton1 contract
  10. 10Efficio1 contract

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

14Q4 2025*16Q1 202615Q2 202613Q3 20260Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 42 · Scotland 16

London15Scotland8North West3North East2East Midlands2West Midlands2South East2South West2Yorkshire and The Humber1East of England1UK-wide or not stated20

What is included

Independent assurance of a non-IT programme, project or major contract: deliverability reviews, peer and gateway-style reviews, deep dives and assurance plans.

  • Delivery assurance partner
  • Programme deliverability review
  • Independent review of an R&D programme's credibility
  • Assurance plans and deep-dive reviews
  • Strategic and external peer reviews
  • Independent quality assurance of a scheme's delivery

What is not included

  • Running the programme (see Programme management and delivery support (PMO))
  • Appraising and monitoring funded projects (see Grant scheme administration, appraisal and monitoring)
  • Client technical adviser on construction projects (see Capital programme management)
  • Internal audit (see Internal audit)
  • Technology programme assurance (see it software (it.advice.technology assurance))

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