Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Ofgem · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £360,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Business services · Auditing services (CPV 79212000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 027955-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date15 May 2025
- Published28 May 2025Published 13 days after the contract date
Description
The Data Communications Company (DCC) is the central communications body licensed to provide the communications, data transfer and management required to support smart metering. DCC was appointed by using an outsourced service model, to manage contracted smart metering service providers. As such, external costs compose the largest proportion of DCC’s costs, and it is critical that these contracts are entered into, managed and closed out effectively and efficiently. Each year, Ofgem scrutinises DCC’s incurred and forecast costs through the annual Price Control process to determine whether these costs are economic and efficient. Alongside the cost assessment, DCC also faces financial incentives under the Operational Performance Regime (OPR)
About the supplier
Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP (PwC): every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC303525).