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Lower Thames Crossing Vendor Due Diligence - Business Readiness Assessment

National Highways Limited · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 10:20.

Opportunity overview

Engagement of an independent specialist organisation to undertake an assessment of the following aspects of Lower Thames Crossing's business ahead of Vendor Due Diligence as part of the Investible Business Workstream: • Finance • Tax • Operations, IT (incl. HR) • Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Ernst & Young LLP

Matched by exact name
Published award value
£1.4m
Awarded
25 Aug 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PMLW-7292-ZXTL
Location
London, UKI44, SE1 2AF, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-06ec12
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
National Highways Limited
Id
GB-PPON-PGMJ-3793-VBBN

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PGMJ-3793-VBBN

Address

Street Address
Three Snowhill, Snow Hill Queensway
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B4 6GA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG31

Contact

Telephone
0300 123 5000

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Ernst & Young LLP
Id
GB-PPON-PMLW-7292-ZXTL

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PMLW-7292-ZXTL

Address

Street Address
1 More London Place
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 2AF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI44

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Date
26 Aug 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79410000
Description
Business and management consultancy services

Value

Including VAT
1,734,000
Amount
1,445,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PMLW-7292-ZXTL
Name
Ernst & Young LLP

Contract period

Starts
15 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Dec 2027, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
081572-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
27 Aug 2026, 08:50
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
9 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Birmingham · UKG31 · B4 6GA · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 081100-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 081572-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·