Published date: 28 May 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 1 January 2025, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Auditing services - 79212000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£360,000

Procurement reference

MT234615

Published date

28 May 2025

Closing date

1 January 2025

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

15 May 2025

Contract end date

13 April 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Data Communications Company (DCC) is the central communications body licensed to provide thecommunications, data transfer and management required to support smart metering. DCC wasappointed by using an outsourced service model, to manage contracted smart metering serviceproviders. As such, external costs compose the largest proportion of DCC's costs, and it is critical thatthese contracts are entered into, managed and closed out effectively and efficiently. Each year, theAuthority scrutinises DCC's incurred and forecast costs through the annual Price Control process todetermine whether these costs are economic and efficient. Alongside the cost assessment, DCC alsofaces financial incentives under the Operational Performance Regime (OPR)

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Award information

Awarded date

15 May 2025

Contract start date

15 May 2025

Contract end date

13 April 2028

Total value of contract

£360,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP (PwC)

Address

1 Embankment Place, London

Reference

Companies House number: OC303525

Value of contract

£360,000

About the buyer

Address

10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf
London
E14 4PU
England

Telephone

+44 2079017000

Email

procurement2@ofgem.gov.uk

Website

http://www.ofgem.gov.uk