PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

2026-008 Support for ED3

Ofgem · published 11 Feb 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release ID99a0598f-0179-437e-8f39-db0710d224d4-883272
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-4ecbd671-5619-4b6a-b073-b7b65a7eb7ad
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-84321
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

Values stay separate.

A tender estimate and an award value answer different questions. Neither is treated as cash paid.

Award value
£200,000
award field
Tender value
£200,000
tender field
Procurement method
Open procedure
Category
services
CPV
79400000
Business and management consultancy and related services
Delivery
British Oversea Territories
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

The Electricity Distribution 3 (ED3) Cost Assessment team is currently in the process of delivering the Sector Specific Methodology Decision (SSMD) to be published in May 2026. This will set out Ofgem's methodology for assessing ED3 costs proposed by Distribution Network Operators (DNOs). Ofgem requires the support of a supplier to provide expert input drawing upon their extensive experience of working on cost assessment in previous price controls, including ED2. This will be particularly valuable to inform the business plan guidance, cost benefit analysis, business plan data templates and strategic input to the development of modelling approaches. In addition to the above, the ED team require support from a supplier on the following other areas: * ED2 Load Related Expenditure (LRE) volume drivers * ED3 depreciation policy

Tender statuscomplete
STAGE-DATE LEDGER

Reported dates, without an invented lifecycle.

The current projection contains one award release, not a verified chain of planning, tender, award, contract and modification records. Dates are shown in source-field order and are not silently repaired.

  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release11 Feb 2026
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published1 Jan 2026
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published5 Feb 2026
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published31 May 2026
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

Published names and exact identifiers

A company profile appears only when this release carries a usable company number. Name-only suppliers remain name-only.

SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 11 Feb 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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