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# Onshore Competition Commercial Model Review

Buyer: OFGEM  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-274b944e-b849-446f-8a46-01cb88a1556f

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## Summary

The buying organization, Ofgem, has awarded a contract for the "Onshore Competition Commercial Model Review" tender in the category of financial and insurance services. The contract, worth 264,000 GBP, was awarded to Cepa Llp. The procurement stage was completed, with the tender closing on 1st January 2024. The contract period is from 8th January 2024 to 31st May 2024. This opportunity was suitable for small and medium enterprises, providing services in financial consultancy, financial market regulatory services, and financial management consultancy services.

Participating in this tender for the critical review of ESO's commercial model can offer growth opportunities to businesses involved in financial consultancy and management services. The competitive process allows for wider supply chain engagement and encourages innovation, in line with the UK Government's commitment to delivering net zero obligations. Ofgem's focus on early competition tenders creates a conducive environment for advisory organisations to support the development of commercial models in the electricity transmission sector, thereby contributing to market diversification and cost-effective infrastructure delivery for consumers.

## Notice

Ofgem require a critical review of ESO's proposed commercial model both in terms of the individual elements and the overall balance of the proposed package to likely investors and developers. This should be carried out for both large HVDC subsea cable projects (over GBP2bn) and smaller onshore projects (c.GBP500m) and be informed by relevant investor contacts. The development of competition in the provision of onshore infrastructure delivery has been a long-term policy objective for Ofgem. Rather than awarding investment to incumbent monopoly TOs, a competition "for the market" can procure investment at lower cost to consumers, drive innovation and widen the supply chain for the delivery of critical network upgrades. The need for changes to primary legislation to enable competition has previously limited our ability to date to fully develop and implement it. On 26 October the Energy Act 2023 received Royal Assent. This now allows for the awarding of electricity transmission and distribution licences through a competitive process and allows for delivery of network upgrades via competitive tender. In the context of the scale of investment in networks required to deliver our net zero obligations the UK Government (HM Gov) has set out, via the Transmission Acceleration Action Plan (TAAP) that it is committed to announcing a suitable first project for competitive delivery by the end of 2024. Having previously developed proposals for Late CATO competition (competitive tender takes place once detailed design work is completed) in 2016, Ofgem has more recently focused on the development of early competition (competitive tender takes place before the detailed design work is in place). In 2022, Ofgem decided that the Electricity System Operator (ESO) will carry out the early competition tenders and confirmed that it should complete the design of the commercial model and tender process. Support is required from an organisation who will act in advisory capacity, by first carrying out a critical review of the Electricity System Operator's proposed commercial model for early competition in the electricity transmission sector.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b3b89182-429e-48b4-b515-c5f301007dde |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Jan 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Jan 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Jan 2024 |
| Contract period | 8 Jan 2024 - 31 May 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £264,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £264,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | OFGEM |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | East London |
| Postcode | E14 4PU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI42 Tower Hamlets |
| Local authority | Tower Hamlets |
| Electoral ward | Canary Wharf |
| Westminster constituency | Poplar and Limehouse |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CEPA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services
- 66152000 - Financial market regulatory services
- 66170000 - Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
- 66171000 - Financial consultancy services
- 79412000 - Financial management consultancy services

## Release History

- 18 Jan 2024 at 17:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b3b89182-429e-48b4-b515-c5f301007dde

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b3b89182-429e-48b4-b515-c5f301007dde
  18th January 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN167603
  NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at the link provided.

## Notice URLs

- http://www.ofgem.gov.uk

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