Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Ofgem · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Cepa LLP
- Value
- £3,000,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- IT services · Business analysis consultancy services (CPV 72221000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
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- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Sep 2026
- Published23 Sep 2026Published 22 days after the contract date
Description
Ofgem is seeking a consultancy or consortium to act as a strategic analytical partner to provide specialist economic, econometric and cost modelling advice to support the development and delivery of the ED3 electricity distribution price control, with additional call-off support for RIIO3 and preparatory work for the future RIIO4 framework where required. Under this contract, the supplier will provide specialist economic and econometric support to enable the development and delivery of ED3. This includes advising on the framework, reviewing methodological choices, and supporting Ofgem's cost assessment and detailed scrutiny of network company business plans. The supplier will evaluate the efficiency and justification of proposed expenditure and outputs, assess how companies address uncertainty and scenario driven cost variations, and test the coherence and deliverability of business plans. They may also support the design and calibration of outputs, incentives and uncertainty mechanis…
About the supplier
Cepa LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC326074).