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title: "RIIO ED2 Strategic Legal Support"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02924a"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UK POWER NETWORKS (OPERATIONS) LIMITED"
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# RIIO ED2 Strategic Legal Support

Buyer: UK POWER NETWORKS (OPERATIONS) LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02924a

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## Summary

UK Power Networks (Operations) Limited is seeking strategic legal support for their RIIO ED2 Business Plan Submission, which is critical for defining the regulatory framework and financial parameters for the years 2023 to 2028. This procurement falls under the legal services category and has a procurement method classified as selective, using a negotiated procedure with prior call for competition. The contract was signed on 11 January 2021 and is currently active. The work will primarily take place in London, UK.

This tender provides a significant opportunity for legal firms specialising in regulatory compliance and utilities. Businesses with expertise in supporting regulated sectors, particularly those experienced in navigating complex legal challenges and advising on submissions to regulatory bodies, will be well positioned to compete. The involvement in substantial financial arrangements, with UK Power Networks previously allowed £6 billion under RIIO-ED1, indicates a lucrative collaboration for potential partners in this tender.

## Notice

Provision for Strategic Legal Support on the UKPN RIIO ED2 Business Plan Submission.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The RIIO-ED2 price control will set the allowed revenues, finance parameters, incentives, outputs and customer commitments for the period 2023-2028. As a regulated entity, UK Power Networks will have to operate within these arrangements for the five-year period. In the current RIIO-ED1 price control, UK Power Networks is successfully delivering its outputs, performing strongly on incentives, notably customer service, reliability and delivering sector-leading cost outperformance. Ofgem, the industry regulator, has already made several decisions for RIIO-ED2, which will lead to changes compared to the current price control; one of these is a return to a five-year control rather than an eight-year deal. Ofgem still has key decisions to take on the details underpinning RIIO-ED2, which UK Power Networks is already heavily involved in developing through consultation responses, RIIO-ED2 Working Groups, and bi-lateral meetings. In parallel with the development of the details for RIIO-ED2 on areas such as incentive mechanisms, cost assessment methodologies, scenario arrangements, and financing, UK Power Networks is developing its business plan for RIIO-ED2. This work will involve extensive engagement with a large cross-section of our customer and stakeholder base as well as leveraging the learning gained from RIIO-ED1 and insights from developments elsewhere, including the RIIO-GD2/T2 price controls and the PR19 water price control. The revenues at stake are significant. In RIIO-ED1 UK Power Networks was allowed PS6bn for the period, with a suite of strong incentives, providing the opportunity to earn an additional PS70m per annum. RIIO-ED1 also saw an increase in the totex sharing factor to 53 percent for UK Power Networks. UK Power Networks is seeking a Strategic Partner to assist with: Strategic legal advice having regard to insights from regulatory settlements in the water, gas transmission and distribution, and electricity transmission sectors. We are looking for a partner with broad and in-depth industry knowledge, experience of advising regulated utilities in successfully challenging regulatory decisions where necessary and also in structuring the utility's own submissions so as to minimise the risk of outside challenge.

Options: 1-year extension option available

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002787-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Feb 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Jan 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK POWER NETWORKS (OPERATIONS) LIMITED |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 6NP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark |
| Local authority | Southwark |
| Electoral ward | St George's |
| Westminster constituency | Bermondsey and Old Southwark |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services
- 79111000 - Legal advisory services

## Release History

- 11 Feb 2021 at 11:06 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002787-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:521277-2019:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk/

## Provenance

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